tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post4386879646525357588..comments2024-03-10T10:34:02.181+02:00Comments on The Alliterative Allomorph: The Artist Unleashed: THE TWO-FACED LIFE OF A WRITING EDITOR, by Laurel GarverJessica Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-7870355412514237312012-11-04T05:03:42.053+02:002012-11-04T05:03:42.053+02:00Thanks Tyrean! Have a great weekend.Thanks Tyrean! Have a great weekend.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-34719432346603870612012-11-04T05:03:13.195+02:002012-11-04T05:03:13.195+02:00Thanks for the well wishes, Nicole.Those who are g...Thanks for the well wishes, Nicole.Those who are good at the messy side struggle elsewhere--revision and editing for example, don't come easily. Getting the left brain to give up some control for a while is really the key--and sometimes it takes tricks to make it happen. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-75751879341797088902012-11-03T16:53:08.837+02:002012-11-03T16:53:08.837+02:00Great post Laurel!Great post Laurel!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-20274183052727819442012-11-03T14:31:32.273+02:002012-11-03T14:31:32.273+02:00It's wonderful to hear I'm not the only on...It's wonderful to hear I'm not the only one who struggles with letting go of the need for immediate perfection and embracing the messy side of the creative process. Congrats on the book!!! Best of luck with everything!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-7435100021652930202012-11-02T23:33:17.020+02:002012-11-02T23:33:17.020+02:00Thanks again for giving me a special Friday appear...Thanks again for giving me a special Friday appearance, Jessica! It was fun talking books and writing.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-64631676969578224802012-11-02T20:23:00.509+02:002012-11-02T20:23:00.509+02:00They're still being published I believe. I alw...They're still being published I believe. I always tried to have that kind of variety in my homemade publications--some fiction and poetry, plus nonfiction and how-tos and puzzles. Dang, did I love making puzzles! :-DLaurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-8075260359625797532012-11-02T20:21:30.227+02:002012-11-02T20:21:30.227+02:00Thanks, D.G. I've always been too shy to be a ...Thanks, D.G. I've always been too shy to be a reporter, but loved the editing side of things, where the real decision making happens for publications. I love your outline as signpost idea. Sounds like a good way to get both hemispheres of my brain to play nice together.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-84031424371136109522012-11-02T20:18:59.199+02:002012-11-02T20:18:59.199+02:00Funny! I feel like my left brain is always chiding...Funny! I feel like my left brain is always chiding me for pantsing, but as you say, the story flow comes when the creative right brain is given freedom to roam.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-25721381452361991382012-11-02T20:17:09.193+02:002012-11-02T20:17:09.193+02:00Sometimes to make the leap I have to do character ...Sometimes to make the leap I have to do character games, like writing interview questions and getting the characters to answer them. When it feels like I'm taking dictation, the drafting flows more.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-80869079636062782122012-11-02T20:15:18.031+02:002012-11-02T20:15:18.031+02:00Thanks for providing the neurological science on t...Thanks for providing the neurological science on this phenomenon. I wish my hemispheres played together a bit more nicely at times. Seems one or the other wants to run the show when I approach a task! Any tips?? :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-51368884399926522582012-11-02T20:07:20.160+02:002012-11-02T20:07:20.160+02:00Thanks, Sherrie. Stina does a great job below talk...Thanks, Sherrie. Stina does a great job below talking the science of left and right brain and how each hemisphere has different strengths. I simply renamed the actors in the drama (smack-down?) that is my writing process. :-DLaurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-2800675203948331502012-11-02T19:55:26.750+02:002012-11-02T19:55:26.750+02:00Oh wow. I remember Highlights! Those magazines wer...Oh wow. I remember Highlights! Those magazines were awesome.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-62754809329364449622012-11-02T19:16:11.150+02:002012-11-02T19:16:11.150+02:00Congrats on the release. Loved your story about w...Congrats on the release. Loved your story about writing. Journalism has always lured me. But, I took a detour for art. Then a detour to Canada. I have an 'analytical side and a driver side'-these are business behaviour terms. (I want to know all the details and I can be pushy if it's needed - think raising kids).I didn't have a good father-daughter relationship, but it made me a more stubborn, risk-taking woman.<br /><br />I plan, outline, and then let my mind wander. I use my novel plan as signposts; I can still take a detour. Good Luck with the book! D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-57132078502893936862012-11-02T18:18:56.001+02:002012-11-02T18:18:56.001+02:00Congratulations on your release, Laurel! My list-l...Congratulations on your release, Laurel! My list-loving mind sometimes recoils at my pantsy writing habits, but I can't seem to progress logically while wading into a story. Love your line about "harnessing mystery".Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-72537377008342812322012-11-02T14:02:38.964+02:002012-11-02T14:02:38.964+02:00I'm the extensive planner who can be frustrate...I'm the extensive planner who can be frustrated by the messy process of the first draft as well.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-39866475543281162342012-11-02T13:50:07.400+02:002012-11-02T13:50:07.400+02:00Like Laurel, I'm able to use both my right (cr...Like Laurel, I'm able to use both my right (creative) and left (analytical) sides of the brain. Creative-only writers would freak if they saw what analytic me does when I plan and edit. :D<br /><br />I love this post and finding out about this side of Laurel. <br /><br />And Jessica, I love the new blog banner (or new for me because I'm sometimes slow at noticing these things).Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-6083585525512356312012-11-02T13:03:45.070+02:002012-11-02T13:03:45.070+02:00Hi Laurel! Congrats on the book. I've heard gr...Hi Laurel! Congrats on the book. I've heard great things about it.<br /><br />Love the Editor Brain and that inner child, too. I like how you allow your mind to separate the where and how of editing from that youthful fun place of creating. S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.com