tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post2422505813345402363..comments2024-03-27T03:35:51.702-04:00Comments on Lisa Romeo Writes (the blog): The unexpected mental work of working (and writing) at home.Lisa Romeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-74563755698691394642010-12-09T17:35:16.454-05:002010-12-09T17:35:16.454-05:00I can so relate to this. But you know what? It'...I can so relate to this. But you know what? It's always greener. Now that I'm back in a full-time job, I so miss those days when I went right from bed to my desk to write, without even changing my clothes.Alexis Granthttp://www.alexisgrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-43583858553924033582010-12-09T17:17:42.751-05:002010-12-09T17:17:42.751-05:00It's all about balance, isn't it? I find t...It's all about balance, isn't it? I find that the temptation to sit at home and write is very strong, too, but I do go nuts if I do it for too many days in a row (and my kids notice before I do!).<br /><br />I will never forget an assignment Hope Edelman gave us in a writing workshop once: go out for lunch by yourself, sit in a busy restaurant, and eavesdrop. Then you'll discover how people actually talk and your dialogue will be more realistic. It changed forever the way I write dialogue.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-80654577504239664662010-12-09T10:07:08.614-05:002010-12-09T10:07:08.614-05:00Thanks, Lisa! I needed to hear that I have to get ...Thanks, Lisa! I needed to hear that I have to get out to observe, take in all the sensory bits, in order to put some of them down on paper in the guise of habits my characters have, or exactly how the bite of 27 degrees feels in the nose! I went snowshowing with my golden retriever the past 3 mornings, and this is like the miracle at Lourdes for someone who loves long, lauguid mornings goofing off at the kitchen table, thinking of writing, then getting distracted with something else. Looking forward to working with you in Boot Camp. KateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219354545609947277noreply@blogger.com