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By Any Other Name: IWSG: The Voices in My HeadNancy Gideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-17211083939234925022014-11-06T20:16:17.122-05:002014-11-06T20:16:17.122-05:00The worst is when new characters and stories whisp...The worst is when new characters and stories whisper in your ears trying to seduce you away from the hard work of editing and polishing the stuff you've already written so it can be sent out into the world!Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-87230260524874053312014-11-06T08:10:59.512-05:002014-11-06T08:10:59.512-05:00Good thing they don't certify us as troubled o...Good thing they don't certify us as troubled or worse by admitting we hear voices! Me, too.Rohn Federbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02016317876402074001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-49491052839743093992014-11-05T20:36:03.052-05:002014-11-05T20:36:03.052-05:00I have the best ideas while driving to or from wor...I have the best ideas while driving to or from work... but I can't stop to write them down... so frustrating! I feel for you!!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-81920728113774493492014-11-05T20:05:19.548-05:002014-11-05T20:05:19.548-05:00Every year, Diane! Every year, even though the sto...Every year, Diane! Every year, even though the stores would like you to think it comes right after Halloween!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-6860615564074615402014-11-05T20:04:29.288-05:002014-11-05T20:04:29.288-05:00Yaaaaawn! What were you saying? By 2:00 pm, I'...Yaaaaawn! What were you saying? By 2:00 pm, I'm mainlining ice coffee.Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-45888086169093463402014-11-05T20:03:31.638-05:002014-11-05T20:03:31.638-05:00It's even worse when that great piece of dialo...It's even worse when that great piece of dialogue comes to you when you're driving to work and you keep repeating it over and over so you won't forget and the people in the next car thing you're mental.Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-74682720246224332872014-11-05T20:02:03.452-05:002014-11-05T20:02:03.452-05:00It's pretty much the constant state of my ment...It's pretty much the constant state of my mental health and housekeeping!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-9654034298096460152014-11-05T20:00:53.621-05:002014-11-05T20:00:53.621-05:00As long as their ideas are better than mine, I'...As long as their ideas are better than mine, I'm not going to complain!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-89183656623467253002014-11-05T20:00:17.381-05:002014-11-05T20:00:17.381-05:00Thanks Chrys!Thanks Chrys!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-7958912126592736982014-11-05T19:59:26.961-05:002014-11-05T19:59:26.961-05:00Thanks, Kristin! It's when they're quiet ...Thanks, Kristin! It's when they're quiet that you get to wondering what they're up to . . .Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-46145129832580597462014-11-05T19:58:32.661-05:002014-11-05T19:58:32.661-05:00And while driving home from work, those voices tol...And while driving home from work, those voices told me how to link the next two books together. Now . . . if I could only teach them to type or use a Dictaphone!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-13725562320439224282014-11-05T19:57:05.918-05:002014-11-05T19:57:05.918-05:00Legend in my own mind, perhaps, LOL!Legend in my own mind, perhaps, LOL!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-39105281598470056152014-11-05T15:31:19.403-05:002014-11-05T15:31:19.403-05:00Its tough when our characters never sleep. They ar...Its tough when our characters never sleep. They are such devious taunters.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-37041803994975555542014-11-05T14:31:05.871-05:002014-11-05T14:31:05.871-05:00I have this problem every single night. It makes s...I have this problem every single night. It makes sleeping impossible, but what my voices tell me is usually good stuff, so I always listen. I get my best ideas while struggling to fall asleep. <br /><br />Congratulations on your release!!!!!!!!!!!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-54426148438257980752014-11-05T13:42:10.535-05:002014-11-05T13:42:10.535-05:00Voices, yes! Story of my life. Don't those voi...Voices, yes! Story of my life. Don't those voices know when we're trying to sleep? You'd think they'd be more courteous...<br /><br />I absolutely LOVE the excerpt—beautiful writing at its best! Congrats on your newest release! I HAVE to read this one! Kristin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119967346326579747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-25614873709208190942014-11-05T12:51:31.059-05:002014-11-05T12:51:31.059-05:00Ecstatic to hear that the voices are already pushi...Ecstatic to hear that the voices are already pushing you to write the next one, Nancy! You know I'm patiently waiting. :) I was awake this morning at 3 a.m. running a scene through my mind also. Misery loves company so I'm glad to hear I'm not alone! Sandra Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799317489516225795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-18671456441309971842014-11-05T11:57:17.525-05:002014-11-05T11:57:17.525-05:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has t...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has to get up in the middle of the night to write what's on my mind! And yes, it happens BEFORE I finish the project I have going. Love the excerpt. No wonder you're such a legend.Patricia Kiyonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763838993363110626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-11937575877276784572014-11-05T10:03:54.409-05:002014-11-05T10:03:54.409-05:00OMG, you just described my nights! Voices, I hear ...OMG, you just described my nights! Voices, I hear voices! But if it wasn't for those annoying (in the middle of the night) voices, I wouldn't have the ideas. Lately the worst voice is the one telling me to finish the short story for the Roses of Prose Christmas anthology--free stories during the month of December. And December is coming sooner than expected. Oh, yeah. It does come after November, doesn't it? :)Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-25060474151900618842014-11-05T08:48:56.436-05:002014-11-05T08:48:56.436-05:00I love it! Sorry for your mental health and the st...I love it! Sorry for your mental health and the state of your housekeeping, but glad to hear you already have a new project percolating. :)KatBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034419526903082887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-34481016559042074122014-11-05T08:43:57.109-05:002014-11-05T08:43:57.109-05:00Nancy, it's always nice to realize I'm not...Nancy, it's always nice to realize I'm not the only one who wakes up in the middle of the night (or, since it's am by then, is it the middle of the morning?) with way too many thoughts tumbling around in my head. Ideas bounce off the walls: need-to-dos, plot possibilities, voices. Only another writer understands I'm not going crazy. It's stimulating, but by afternoon, I sure wish I'd gotten another two hours sleep.Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714052867941990380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-36970076260545157472014-11-05T08:31:17.386-05:002014-11-05T08:31:17.386-05:00As sleep-deprived as it makes us, that is the way ...As sleep-deprived as it makes us, that is the way that great novels begin, right? Good luck getting all your new thoughts down! :)Alyssa Auchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519148869409762857noreply@blogger.com