tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444069458422024208.post5172603759287411699..comments2024-01-28T06:18:45.909-08:00Comments on The Curzon Group: The Pathetic Fallacycurzon grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593876062208166082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444069458422024208.post-29339392524717226812010-11-30T01:49:44.943-08:002010-11-30T01:49:44.943-08:00'noodleing a new story' - that's a gre...'noodleing a new story' - that's a great turn of phrase, Dick! I think we should all devote a week to noodleing a new story. Oh well, I can't stop - I have a new story to noodle...Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444069458422024208.post-10539738513495297342010-11-30T01:47:42.638-08:002010-11-30T01:47:42.638-08:00There's nothing like a deadline to focus the m...There's nothing like a deadline to focus the mind. I have to submit my final draft of Dead End within one week for the proof copies to be printed (so excited!) After that, I have exactly one month to send the final draft of the following book to my agent. <br />In the absence of external deadlines, I set my own deadlines. Without that 'pressure' I suspect I might procrastinate endlessly...Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444069458422024208.post-58327694868047118332010-11-29T12:05:01.860-08:002010-11-29T12:05:01.860-08:00Great post. I find another aspect that works into ...Great post. I find another aspect that works into my life when I'm noodleing a new story is the absence of distractions. If I go to sleep with the earphones on I block out my story and plot. If I hit the sack and think just about my story I find new ideas fly at me. So although you are right, "It takes a certain type of imagination to develop a starting point like this into a plausible novel with intriguing plot twists and convincing characters, and this requires a lot of thought" I also think that it takes focus that sometimes is tough to find these days.<br /><br />Keep up the good work,<br />Dick Hannah<br />puborperish.blogspot.comDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374941532797206860noreply@blogger.com