tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post8845314083091795476..comments2023-12-15T23:36:01.113-06:00Comments on Joni's Muse ~ The Poet Within: STAY FOCUSEDjonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401569094090026684noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-56972345879539364392008-07-23T10:37:00.000-05:002008-07-23T10:37:00.000-05:00I see that the Poetry Sunday is a great success an...I see that the Poetry Sunday is a great success and I WILL be keeping it!<BR/><BR/>It gives us all a break and allows me some time to ummm... FOCUS on more important things that go on within my day. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all of your support ladies! It is what keeps me plugging away everyday!<BR/><BR/>Joni :-Djonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401569094090026684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-83978922299601234102008-07-22T05:31:00.000-05:002008-07-22T05:31:00.000-05:00I do tend to have several stories going at one tim...I do tend to have several stories going at one time, but that's to keep my mind stimulated. Sometimes there's an overlapping that occurs, like when I like a character so much I bring him/her over from another story to see whether there's a role for him/her. Mostly, focus arrives with a trance. The kids could starve and I'd be tapping away. lol. A couple of weeks ago, I was working on a story and my hubby kept passing by my chair. Each time he'd rub my shoulders. It wasn't until much later that I realized I'd been writing for over six hours! No wonder my neck was stiff!<BR/>As for straying off topic in a story, it happens. I like to put in stuff I might want to use later on in the work. Sure does make for some long word counts, though.<BR/><BR/>Keep plugging away JOni. I'm reading your posts everyday, even if I can't always comment. Love the Sunday poem. I hope you keep that feature in your blog.<BR/><BR/>RavenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-75727555694154218502008-07-21T18:39:00.000-05:002008-07-21T18:39:00.000-05:00Hi Joni,I loved your take on the multiple levels a...Hi Joni,<BR/><BR/>I loved your take on the multiple levels and layering of "focus."<BR/><BR/>Excellent!<BR/><BR/>Even though I've been writing a while now, it is easy to get lost in writing story beginnings. I keep a file of story beginnings and ideas. That helps me to go back to the story I've dedicated my precious time on and to FOCUS on getting it done.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667593734893172308noreply@blogger.com