tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post400460161011520157..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: First Drafts by Joanna RoddyProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-2956945838076543812015-03-16T16:35:16.227-05:002015-03-16T16:35:16.227-05:00Thanks Marissa! <3Thanks Marissa! <3Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78913470004926438992015-03-16T16:34:41.469-05:002015-03-16T16:34:41.469-05:00Not even super cute stickers? ;)Not even super cute stickers? ;)Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-12435357590903212782015-03-16T16:34:00.934-05:002015-03-16T16:34:00.934-05:00Happy to oblige! :)Happy to oblige! :)Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-67405553399543721752015-03-16T16:26:24.190-05:002015-03-16T16:26:24.190-05:00Gorgeous photos! So glad your retreat was full of ...Gorgeous photos! So glad your retreat was full of good writing time - totally resonate with what you said about embracing the freedom of the first draft! Marissa Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079821721448782710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-61019645399803288112015-03-16T16:15:04.973-05:002015-03-16T16:15:04.973-05:00Joanna, everything you've said here resonates ...Joanna, everything you've said here resonates with me and how I write my first drafts. They are always a journey of discovery. I've learned to trust the process and not try to adopt someone else's process.<br /><br />And word count goals suck. At least for me, they do. It comes when it comes, and no sticker on a calendar is going to convince my Muse any different!Dianne K. Salernihttp://diannesalerni.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-77040332234462843842015-03-16T15:23:09.972-05:002015-03-16T15:23:09.972-05:00Ah, looking at your photos is almost as restorativ...Ah, looking at your photos is almost as restorative as going on a retreat (but it doesn't get the draft done, unfortunately!).Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-73577015400420014182015-03-16T13:03:48.167-05:002015-03-16T13:03:48.167-05:00Michael, I admit to getting a leeetle too obsessed...Michael, I admit to getting a leeetle too obsessed with the word counts. Resisting. Glad for the solidarity. :) Hope your retreat was a success too!Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9697264385065379462015-03-16T13:02:30.894-05:002015-03-16T13:02:30.894-05:00Thank you, C.!Thank you, C.!Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3973701246076170592015-03-16T13:01:27.575-05:002015-03-16T13:01:27.575-05:00Thank you, Katharine!Thank you, Katharine!Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-27532092488053969382015-03-16T12:55:59.528-05:002015-03-16T12:55:59.528-05:00Laini, I'm so happy you stopped by! Thanks for...Laini, I'm so happy you stopped by! Thanks for keeping it real. ;)Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-60737123844708318822015-03-16T12:43:31.200-05:002015-03-16T12:43:31.200-05:00Retreats are so restorative. This one's doing ...Retreats are so restorative. This one's doing wonders for you. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-64424372494657914672015-03-16T12:36:54.685-05:002015-03-16T12:36:54.685-05:00Wonderful post :-) And I've only written 5k in...Wonderful post :-) And I've only written 5k in a day at the VERY END of the book, the scenes I'd been dreaming of for a year and had finally gotten to. Usually I'm lucky to get a thousand! Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-7032974867013359102015-03-16T11:44:36.340-05:002015-03-16T11:44:36.340-05:00I love writing retreats! Your process sounds very ...I love writing retreats! Your process sounds very similar to mine. Thanks so much for sharing your insights.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133613633729435045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-29113780102250303612015-03-16T11:23:04.291-05:002015-03-16T11:23:04.291-05:00I was hoping we'd hear about your retreat! Tha...I was hoping we'd hear about your retreat! Thanks for the insight into your process. I particularly resonated with the following: "I need to be fully immersed in the story and I can't do that if I feel like my main goal is just amassing words." You will never find me posting my word count for the day on Twitter!Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-76786372970744738882015-03-16T10:16:53.040-05:002015-03-16T10:16:53.040-05:00Perfect timing, Donna! I love reports from the fie...Perfect timing, Donna! I love reports from the field, especially from seasoned vets such as yourself. It's good to know that it keeps getting more fun. I hope I can craft and draft simultaneously like you someday, but I think I'm still taking it one at a time. Getting there. :)Joanna Roddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872747084305014996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-44056077597408477212015-03-16T05:39:51.137-05:002015-03-16T05:39:51.137-05:00Joanna, how lovely! I am holed up in a special cab...Joanna, how lovely! I am holed up in a special cabin in the woods on writing retreat starting a new novel as I write this now! We need these chunks of time. And trusting ourselves, as you write, is a big key. I have over-outlined books before. Now, I've outlined but seeing where it takes me on the page each day - and getting to know my characters which is so fun! I also used to write fast but now write far less slower but I find I now can craft with care as I go and it makes revision so much shorter and easier. Folks often post their "word count" for the day and I wonder...but how GOOD are those words on the page? Good luck with your drafting!DonnaGalantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936331145444649588noreply@blogger.com