Comments on: My eye intent on all the mazy plan http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/my-eye-intent-on-all-the-mazy-plan/ Hoarding the shiny moments. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The chapbook challenge at Magpie Days http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/my-eye-intent-on-all-the-mazy-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-452 The chapbook challenge at Magpie Days Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:19:35 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=126#comment-452 [...] - though I found it a few days late into the month, it’s a perfect challenge to drive forward my chapbook project. I’ve stalled on writing new poems for this manuscript I’m building in my mind. [...] [...] – though I found it a few days late into the month, it’s a perfect challenge to drive forward my chapbook project. I’ve stalled on writing new poems for this manuscript I’m building in my mind. [...]

]]> By: durable pigments http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/my-eye-intent-on-all-the-mazy-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-396 durable pigments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:39:45 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=126#comment-396 Good for you! Always trust wherever your process is leading you, I say. Putting structures like that in place can be wonderful--regardless of whether or not the reader ever notices them. It will inform the writing process, and you can always point out things like that on the flyleaf. ;-) Good for you! Always trust wherever your process is leading you, I say. Putting structures like that in place can be wonderful–regardless of whether or not the reader ever notices them. It will inform the writing process, and you can always point out things like that on the flyleaf. ;-)

]]> By: kristen http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/my-eye-intent-on-all-the-mazy-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-371 kristen Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:17:40 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=126#comment-371 I think this makes perfect sense, the structure, the framing of the ideas in your mind. When I started writing my novel, I had similar thoughts about part one and part two and a structural theme tied to the seasons. It really helped me make progress in the beginning. I did, however, get to a point where I knew the structure was too limiting, no longer necessary. Any tool that helps the process has value. Good luck, and keep us posted! I think this makes perfect sense, the structure, the framing of the ideas in your mind. When I started writing my novel, I had similar thoughts about part one and part two and a structural theme tied to the seasons. It really helped me make progress in the beginning. I did, however, get to a point where I knew the structure was too limiting, no longer necessary. Any tool that helps the process has value.

Good luck, and keep us posted!

]]> By: Bethany http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/my-eye-intent-on-all-the-mazy-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Bethany Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:01:23 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=126#comment-370 Good for you, calling it a manuscript! Because of course it is -- just a baby for now. And I do so absolutely relate to the need for order in the lovely chaos of creation. My husband finds it hilarious that I have to write down lists for everything I do -- chores in a day, errands to run, timeline for a short story, name ideas for the third child we're not planning on having :) -- but if I don't, the top of my head flies off... and it's never easy to find again. Please keep us updated on how your little chapbook grows! I'll be rooting for you. Good for you, calling it a manuscript! Because of course it is — just a baby for now. And I do so absolutely relate to the need for order in the lovely chaos of creation. My husband finds it hilarious that I have to write down lists for everything I do — chores in a day, errands to run, timeline for a short story, name ideas for the third child we’re not planning on having :) — but if I don’t, the top of my head flies off… and it’s never easy to find again. Please keep us updated on how your little chapbook grows! I’ll be rooting for you.

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