tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post3266609985924299341..comments2024-03-27T03:14:07.652-04:00Comments on Seekerville: The Journey Continues: How Writing Is Like A Road TripMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-47302306785232389022019-05-17T19:49:48.691-04:002019-05-17T19:49:48.691-04:00Hi Lee-Ann, absolutely! Hitting a writing roadblo...Hi Lee-Ann, absolutely! Hitting a writing roadblock can derail a book just like travel roadblocks can derail a tripWinnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-36059353959404512672019-05-17T19:16:27.783-04:002019-05-17T19:16:27.783-04:00Love the comparisons! Maybe road/writers block(s) ...Love the comparisons! Maybe road/writers block(s) is another one? :) Lee-Ann Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-42643768783006864822019-05-17T18:57:31.295-04:002019-05-17T18:57:31.295-04:00Thanks Samantha. And sometimes the detours are the...Thanks Samantha. And sometimes the detours are the best part - of both road trips and writing. :)Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-85092761721437104012019-05-17T18:55:50.569-04:002019-05-17T18:55:50.569-04:00Thanks Debby! And this is a case of do as I say, n...Thanks Debby! And this is a case of do as I say, not as I do - my office is embarrassingly cluttered at the moment. :(Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-19313718912358319932019-05-17T18:52:38.175-04:002019-05-17T18:52:38.175-04:00Hi Amy, thanks for the kind words about my book. A...Hi Amy, thanks for the kind words about my book. And I'm glad you enjoyed the post. Cleaning between projects is the best I can do. While I'm in the middle of things I need my 'stuff' around me.Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-61039744807164443262019-05-17T18:48:59.417-04:002019-05-17T18:48:59.417-04:00Wilani, desks are always good though I do most of ...Wilani, desks are always good though I do most of my writing at the dining room table.Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-5852020583502179862019-05-17T18:44:10.443-04:002019-05-17T18:44:10.443-04:00LOL I hear you. And thanks for the excitement over...LOL I hear you. And thanks for the excitement over my trip, I'm REALLY looking forward to it.Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-91185290446960766312019-05-17T17:22:53.599-04:002019-05-17T17:22:53.599-04:00Great tips and a fun parallelism! Thank you. Now i...Great tips and a fun parallelism! Thank you. Now if I would quit taking so many detours...Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302159600104330296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-20850023592605591262019-05-17T17:03:24.751-04:002019-05-17T17:03:24.751-04:00Hi Ruth:
And how about those signs that say, &quo...Hi Ruth:<br /><br />And how about those signs that say, "Fantastic Caverns 500 Miles Ahead" and then "Fantastic Caverns 400 Miles Ahead", and then every 100 miles until someone in the car notices that 'we drove by it'!<br /><br />Talk about an anticipatory event!<br />Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-20905001187077621352019-05-17T16:55:36.248-04:002019-05-17T16:55:36.248-04:00Hi Winnie: Your writing translations are perfect! ...Hi Winnie: Your writing translations are perfect! If you've had kids in the car on a long trip, you know just what I mean. Us kids would ask that until we fell asleep. Such fun.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-82919316972865097412019-05-17T16:42:39.190-04:002019-05-17T16:42:39.190-04:00Have a great trip! Love your road trip tips that a...Have a great trip! Love your road trip tips that also apply to writing! Also love your blurb. The story sounds delightful!<br /><br />I need to make a note to clean my office! :(Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-58270563594264663452019-05-17T15:30:53.453-04:002019-05-17T15:30:53.453-04:00That is such a fun book cover, Winnie! I love it. ...That is such a fun book cover, Winnie! I love it. And I love the idea of road trip rules being writing rules, too. And now, I'm sort of playing with the idea of writing a story about a road trip gone wrong ... Maybe I should incorporate the rules?<br />Do we have to clean our work space if it's always this cluttered? Asking for someone I know.Amy Anguishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227138959392552195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-24624648568636125122019-05-17T15:04:07.509-04:002019-05-17T15:04:07.509-04:00This writer is hoping to have a desk soon. Right n...This writer is hoping to have a desk soon. Right now my desk is the living room couch and I have heard a lot of flack from my brother because my couch was always full. Of course when I fell and could not come home for 4 months they came in and cleaned off the couch and there are still things I cannot find. Plus with having to have home health and people who bring the meals on wheels I have to keep the house spotless even though I can't clean. My house is not big enough for a desk. Very frustrating because I want to write in spite of it all but kind of hard right now so in the mean time I keep jotting down notes as ideas come and pray that my knee will start cooperating and I can be free to be me again. Family does not understand my need to write.Wilani Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601994716681655552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-85484693264925322492019-05-17T14:12:05.723-04:002019-05-17T14:12:05.723-04:00Those are some good ones, Vince!
Are we there yet...Those are some good ones, Vince!<br /><br />Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-26958065607242891572019-05-17T14:11:41.647-04:002019-05-17T14:11:41.647-04:00LOL on the M&M's as real food!! :)LOL on the M&M's as real food!! :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-28129383376734297832019-05-17T14:10:05.867-04:002019-05-17T14:10:05.867-04:00Winnie, what a fun post! You know, I've had ch...Winnie, what a fun post! You know, I've had characters before that I discovered I just didn't like. LOL So I think having likable companions is a great recommendation! BTW, I got rid of the characters I didn't like (or changed them majorly). :)<br /><br />I'm so excited about your trip! I think that would be so fun to have a girls trip like that.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-69341270711968220532019-05-17T12:44:25.089-04:002019-05-17T12:44:25.089-04:00I'm so glad to be home. I have a file folder w...I'm so glad to be home. I have a file folder with floor plans of all types of houses. I printed them from the internet. Some have pictures of the house furnished. I have something to look at while describe the home of the characters.Wilani Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601994716681655552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-4143756561830704362019-05-17T12:41:39.313-04:002019-05-17T12:41:39.313-04:00LOL, I think we all can :)LOL, I think we all can :)Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-88835749410841537112019-05-17T12:37:12.300-04:002019-05-17T12:37:12.300-04:00I can relate to when life happens. I can relate to when life happens. Wilani Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601994716681655552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-75100704025032477182019-05-17T10:34:06.002-04:002019-05-17T10:34:06.002-04:00And often those are the most memorable parts of a ...And often those are the most memorable parts of a trip - and a book!Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-37529261101336152622019-05-17T10:32:37.355-04:002019-05-17T10:32:37.355-04:00Thanks Ruthy, we're all very excited, texting ...Thanks Ruthy, we're all very excited, texting each other daily like a group of schoolgirls :)Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-23196974251607816212019-05-17T10:30:01.778-04:002019-05-17T10:30:01.778-04:00Great additions Vince. To bring these into the wri...Great additions Vince. To bring these into the writing realm,<br />1. When you get stuck, talk it out with a trusted writing buddy<br />2. Don't let social media steal your focus when it's time to write<br />3. Don't let others take advantage of your 'availability' when it's writing time<br />4. Don't let other folk's impatience for your finished product derail you<br />5. Know your limits and take breaks accordingly<br />6. Take time to learn and grow in your craft.Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-58383426385665319672019-05-17T10:20:04.947-04:002019-05-17T10:20:04.947-04:00I think, too, that I kind of write like I road tri...I think, too, that I kind of write like I road trip.... I don't wander a lot (anymore) but I do let the road and conditions help pave the way. So I know where I'm ending up, but I don't always know what backroad detours might befall me on the trip (like getting sent off the state road in a PA snowstorm last winter and ending up on an unmarked gravel road and being rescued!!!) or the cool sites that draw us to stop... (a lost puppy or small child wandering...)<br /><br />Or an elderly person seeming lost and alone.<br /><br />So many reasons to veer slightly off-course!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-13095367417690982422019-05-17T10:19:27.656-04:002019-05-17T10:19:27.656-04:00Hi Lila, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for sto...Hi Lila, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for stopping by.Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-70113398365030370532019-05-17T10:17:48.108-04:002019-05-17T10:17:48.108-04:00Oh Mindy I love this so much! Patience is definite...Oh Mindy I love this so much! Patience is definitely not a strong suit of mine - I've been known to groan that I prefer to 'have written' than to 'be writing' :)Winnie Griggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295070748234710260noreply@blogger.com