tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post8646519687156229794..comments2024-02-16T02:32:13.736-08:00Comments on Write About Now: The 2AM Wakeup CallSherrie Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-6633148347351660512010-08-24T14:21:26.623-07:002010-08-24T14:21:26.623-07:00That's fantastic ... I can't wait to hear ...That's fantastic ... I can't wait to hear about how this story develops - - I bet it's going to be amazing!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-66012737520389905292010-08-23T21:10:16.476-07:002010-08-23T21:10:16.476-07:00Always have pen and paper handy...no matter where ...Always have pen and paper handy...no matter where you are. I carry a voice recorder when I walk too...Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-9527303059492615962010-08-23T17:37:32.180-07:002010-08-23T17:37:32.180-07:00That so NEVER happens to me I am so jealous of pe...That so NEVER happens to me I am so jealous of people who just have characters, scenes, plots pop into their heads fully formed!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-43869446471759327672010-08-23T16:03:50.604-07:002010-08-23T16:03:50.604-07:00Yes! Write it! If it's gnawing at you, you'...Yes! Write it! If it's gnawing at you, you'll probably bang it out in no time. I love those stories that just flow through you like you're channeling. <br /><br />Go Sherrie! GO!Suzanne Casamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-84961410558137561572010-08-23T15:14:37.308-07:002010-08-23T15:14:37.308-07:00This is so interesting! I really hope this works o...This is so interesting! I really hope this works out for you. I've never had an experience where I wake up...but Cinders came about kind of like this.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-14106563454825200252010-08-23T14:29:45.569-07:002010-08-23T14:29:45.569-07:00This is very interesting, as I have just finished ...This is very interesting, as I have just finished a YA urban fantasy that, I swear, came to me in a dream!<br /><br />I woke and scribbled down the names of my two characters and also the central conflict. <br /><br />I hope to start querying it soon.Ronald L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649046677631873728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-64039554889853306422010-08-23T13:02:58.805-07:002010-08-23T13:02:58.805-07:00Oh, how exciting. I'm so curious and excited f...Oh, how exciting. I'm so curious and excited for you.<br />Yes, I have had at least one character charge into my dreams and stay firmly rooted.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-55202072185437646122010-08-23T11:26:38.056-07:002010-08-23T11:26:38.056-07:00That's wonderful, Sherrie! All my stories star...That's wonderful, Sherrie! All my stories started as dreams. I never learn the plot, I just meet the main character and know I have to find out who they are. That's why, for me, writing is always an act of discovery. Keep dreaming (and writing)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-51002547434896878492010-08-23T10:09:49.401-07:002010-08-23T10:09:49.401-07:00Oh yeah. I've been trying to finish a manuscr...Oh yeah. I've been trying to finish a manuscript for almost a year and I am constantly interrupted by great new ideas. I love them, but they sure do slow down my progress on the first project!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-87943602946248730922010-08-23T10:00:14.991-07:002010-08-23T10:00:14.991-07:00How wonderful and utterly inconvenient. Yes, I hav...How wonderful and utterly inconvenient. Yes, I have. Enjoy!Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-28608405570878341412010-08-23T09:08:37.122-07:002010-08-23T09:08:37.122-07:00No. Never. I'm jealous and intrigued. ;)No. Never. I'm jealous and intrigued. ;)Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-52067183034502256272010-08-23T08:11:27.959-07:002010-08-23T08:11:27.959-07:00maybe not in that way. But when a character and/or...maybe not in that way. But when a character and/or story idea is constantly in my head, I give it time and do some plotting before I lose it. Go with it!Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-4795650595580241752010-08-23T07:59:17.657-07:002010-08-23T07:59:17.657-07:00That is a great feeling! Keep turning it over and ...That is a great feeling! Keep turning it over and I hope it turns into something that ends up on paper!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-85626617007019145902010-08-23T07:11:04.214-07:002010-08-23T07:11:04.214-07:00That's how I got started with Caro. SO excitin...That's how I got started with Caro. SO exciting. Yay for you!Becky Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406002037226319543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-33017454399630613442010-08-23T06:37:40.306-07:002010-08-23T06:37:40.306-07:00hi miss sherri! wow that cool that you got a good ...hi miss sherri! wow that cool that you got a good idea when you were sleeping but not so cool it got you awake at 2. a couple weeks ago i got dreaming of a story and its every night for a while i liked going to sleep cause the next part came to me til i got a whole story out of it. i wrote lots of it down for later cause i got other stuff im writing now.i hope you get a good book out of that dream.<br />...smiles from lennyLenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-13747610840525818032010-08-23T06:15:44.543-07:002010-08-23T06:15:44.543-07:00I *love* it when that happens!! It always means t...I *love* it when that happens!! It always means that the character will be close to my heart, and I will work *very hard* to tell his/her story. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-40325663715282235492010-08-23T06:15:00.469-07:002010-08-23T06:15:00.469-07:00I have to admit, I've never been woken from sl...I have to admit, I've never been woken from slumber for it, but sometimes it hits me right as I'm falling asleep, and I have to scribble it on a notepad by my bed and then decipher it in the morning.<br /><br />And usually it's for ideas I've already got going...<br /><br />(PS: I know what you'll be reading tomorrow. ;P)Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-22685908238689265762010-08-23T06:14:01.907-07:002010-08-23T06:14:01.907-07:00I'm so glad that you got up and typed it out. ...I'm so glad that you got up and typed it out. I've had times that part of my story pops into my head in the night but I'm too tired to write it down and I lose it!<br />When I first married my hubby, I got up in the middle of the night and wrote three chapters (this was before I really thought I wanted to write for children). I have to find that somewhere!<br />Definitely see where that story goes, Sherrie!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-35240677765787039262010-08-23T05:54:02.427-07:002010-08-23T05:54:02.427-07:00This is so great when it happens. Follow that sto...This is so great when it happens. Follow that story!<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-7077018810299527832010-08-23T05:46:29.577-07:002010-08-23T05:46:29.577-07:00yes yes always. it's the only way it's ev...yes yes always. it's the only way it's ever happened for me. best of luck with this one!!Beth Kepharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-62326237143586317062010-08-23T05:35:23.083-07:002010-08-23T05:35:23.083-07:00I LOVE THIS. And yes, I am one of those writer'...I LOVE THIS. And yes, I am one of those writer's that doesn't write word in a new story until my character shows up and tells me his or her story.Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.com