tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post7877118623800786899..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : Motivational MondayMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-34223933537650032472013-09-11T13:37:31.221-04:002013-09-11T13:37:31.221-04:00I think having a true, loyal fan base or people wh...I think having a true, loyal fan base or people who are moved and touched by our work is so incredibly important and why most - if not all - of us write. Yes, we'd like to make money, too, but I think it's good to remind ourselves of the ultimate reason. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-57043633278658471102013-09-11T12:07:39.550-04:002013-09-11T12:07:39.550-04:00Perfect love casteth out fear.
If you love somet...Perfect love casteth out fear. <br /><br />If you love something enough, that love will motivate you through the insecurities. I sometimes think, if we can just catch the vision of one read, just one, who absolutely loves our work, that will carry us forward. Because isn't that it? It only takes one TRULY appreciative heart to have made the effort worth it? (Maybe not fiscally, but in all other regards.) Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-77751844439841702962013-09-11T09:33:04.641-04:002013-09-11T09:33:04.641-04:00Then I'm in trouble because my way of dealing ...Then I'm in trouble because my way of dealing with fear in my nightmares is usually to run and hide. Although, in the one I mention in the post, I am trying to figure out a way to save others...so maybe I'm not such a chicken after all?Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-49645431235017390832013-09-11T09:19:49.247-04:002013-09-11T09:19:49.247-04:00There's a theory I once read which suggested w...There's a theory I once read which suggested we have nightmares to practise how we'd deal with fear. The fact you can also use it in your writing is a big bonus!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-61628312211005368532013-09-11T09:01:39.788-04:002013-09-11T09:01:39.788-04:00I wish I was funny enough to do that! I count on m...I wish I was funny enough to do that! I count on my husband to make me laugh. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-76017270220999192402013-09-10T21:09:42.665-04:002013-09-10T21:09:42.665-04:00i like the idea of using fear memories in writing....i like the idea of using fear memories in writing. but i dont like being scared! id rather crack myself up, which i do all the time! ha!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-64112519983837010462013-09-09T15:49:30.205-04:002013-09-09T15:49:30.205-04:00I'm going to try and tell myself this - "...I'm going to try and tell myself this - "it's worth it, it's worth it, it will make my writing better" - the next time I wake cowering in fear. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-67804176018652776592013-09-09T15:47:19.299-04:002013-09-09T15:47:19.299-04:00It's funny because I don't remember every ...It's funny because I don't remember every nightmare I have - thank goodness! - but usually the feeling clings to me for quite awhile. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-88158276829828843192013-09-09T15:28:22.822-04:002013-09-09T15:28:22.822-04:00That's a great quote.
That is also a very scar...That's a great quote.<br />That is also a very scary dream but if it can be put to use scaring your readers...then it was worth every moment of it. IMHO. = )Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855191816253362396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-22215474723966879922013-09-09T13:41:42.047-04:002013-09-09T13:41:42.047-04:00Although I try not to remember my nightmares, I th...Although I try not to remember my nightmares, I think it's a good idea to tap in to them to capture fear on paper.<br /><br />Thanks for the great advice, Madeline. Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-69129090306216231412013-09-09T13:03:56.810-04:002013-09-09T13:03:56.810-04:00I wish I could twist a nightmare into a happy drea...I wish I could twist a nightmare into a happy dream! Sometimes I'll wake up from a nightmare and when I manage to fall asleep again, I'm right back in it. Ugh.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-65430350707722462732013-09-09T13:02:02.541-04:002013-09-09T13:02:02.541-04:00That is so scary! And I REALLY hope this post does...That is so scary! And I REALLY hope this post doesn't trigger that dream again. If it does, maybe you can work the dream itself or the fear it brings into your next book or maybe write a story about it?Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-22105226788190351812013-09-09T12:31:00.293-04:002013-09-09T12:31:00.293-04:00I've had dreams about storms. Tornadoes specif...I've had dreams about storms. Tornadoes specifically. I guess it's because we had so many in a row here in the St. Louis area. When I hear a siren, I still freak out.<br /><br />I'm a lucid dreamer, so if my dream is going the way of a nightmare, I can control it and give it a happy ending.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-18811984464669836822013-09-09T11:59:58.182-04:002013-09-09T11:59:58.182-04:00I had a recurring dream about someone breaking int...I had a recurring dream about someone breaking into my house and standing over my bed with a knife for years as an adult. Fortunately, and knock on wood, I haven't had it now in some time. I hope I didn't just jinx myself by writing that. Watch I will have the dream tonight LOL. <br /><br />Love this quote and I hadn't read it before, definitely one worth keeping. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-80527997642202388562013-09-09T11:12:45.883-04:002013-09-09T11:12:45.883-04:00Ha! :) Maybe you need to dream you have a crossbow...Ha! :) Maybe you need to dream you have a crossbow and are fighting off those Walkers. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-42138032607715414122013-09-09T11:11:55.679-04:002013-09-09T11:11:55.679-04:00Burying those feelings can not only sometimes hurt...Burying those feelings can not only sometimes hurt us personally but it can also make our characters and our writing feel flat. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-21992290299089179252013-09-09T11:09:11.779-04:002013-09-09T11:09:11.779-04:00I might channel the fears into different scenarios...I might channel the fears into different scenarios. Instead of a character experiencing a break in, he or she is being chased instead. <br /><br />This week holds an underlying current of fear, and I tried to take my own tenseness and unease and come up with a halfway positive post. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-2566010425294455732013-09-09T10:43:37.722-04:002013-09-09T10:43:37.722-04:00Ever since becoming a fear of The Walking Dead I o...Ever since becoming a fear of The Walking Dead I occasionally have zombie-filled nightmares LOLOptimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-67292410025527654252013-09-09T09:40:59.960-04:002013-09-09T09:40:59.960-04:00A nice reminder. And so true that sometimes we nee...A nice reminder. And so true that sometimes we need to feel it to get it out in the writing--.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-35883027617147057912013-09-09T09:11:24.583-04:002013-09-09T09:11:24.583-04:00I probably haven't tapped into my own fears as...I probably haven't tapped into my own fears as much as I should. And I used to dream someone was breaking in until we got an alarm system.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com