tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post7655568322498902301..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Zen and the art of writing by Abie LongstaffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-29437449465118962992013-04-30T21:16:46.149+01:002013-04-30T21:16:46.149+01:00Very true and particularly apt for me at the momen...Very true and particularly apt for me at the moment.Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-66502566807793340372013-04-29T22:10:30.913+01:002013-04-29T22:10:30.913+01:00Yes, I too am looking forward to hearing about you...Yes, I too am looking forward to hearing about your new children's picture book project. Congrats. I need to be careful with down time - I need deadlines and pressure!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-54527316671806053232013-04-29T14:07:44.947+01:002013-04-29T14:07:44.947+01:00I do tend to panic when it's quiet because if ...I do tend to panic when it's quiet because if I don't write I don't earn. But I do agree some down time must be taken otherwise those ideas just won't flow. Looking forward to finding out about your new book deal.Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-48922545688173427282013-04-27T10:02:28.919+01:002013-04-27T10:02:28.919+01:00Thanks for all your comments. I agree down time is...Thanks for all your comments. I agree down time is scary! Not sure how good I'll be at taking my own advice to chill out...Abie Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682225221860351795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-25540869661157378832013-04-26T08:07:00.536+01:002013-04-26T08:07:00.536+01:00Thanks for the reminder. Down time is very nervous...Thanks for the reminder. Down time is very nervous making in this uncertain world. Hurrah for your book deal!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-29406636910713848872013-04-26T07:20:02.479+01:002013-04-26T07:20:02.479+01:00Very exciting to hear that you've got a new bo...Very exciting to hear that you've got a new book deal!Playing by the bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761644438775249830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-48409570308251566442013-04-25T19:14:56.118+01:002013-04-25T19:14:56.118+01:00Yay for the book deal! And I really must take your...Yay for the book deal! And I really must take your advice about quiet times; my tendency is to go into Major Panic Mode if I can't write anything decent for more than 24 hours, which really can't be healthy. Elli Woollardhttp://wordstroll.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-37949743669266083632013-04-25T17:27:03.345+01:002013-04-25T17:27:03.345+01:00Exciting that you've got a new book deal, and ...Exciting that you've got a new book deal, and lots of new ideas. Tell more!!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-67843006164118614402013-04-25T09:51:57.642+01:002013-04-25T09:51:57.642+01:00Lovely post, Abie.
It is important to have quiet t...Lovely post, Abie.<br />It is important to have quiet times as well as busy times, but it's not always easy to remember that when things go quiet. You are right, the quiet times are to be enjoyed, to let yourself have thinking time and time to enjoy the other things that feed the imagination.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-56519666842102723992013-04-25T09:34:46.966+01:002013-04-25T09:34:46.966+01:00Yes, try to enjoy the down time as well as the up ...Yes, try to enjoy the down time as well as the up time. Glad you're feeling refreshed, Abie - and congratulations on the fantastic new book deal!Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-41663767422871902342013-04-25T08:47:37.659+01:002013-04-25T08:47:37.659+01:00Yes, having quiet time and giving projects space i...Yes, having quiet time and giving projects space is so important, Abie. Thank you so much for reminding me. I've realised it's what I need to do right now with a few things. 'Don't panic, Mr Mannering!' is one of the phrases I often trot out (shows my age) and then I rush around like Corporal Jones, getting nowhere.I often tend to have this kind of panic when I get a new idea, rushing into it and somehow overcooking it. Reflection time needed. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.com