tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post5478578940528010438..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Listen Up, GrasshopperSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-91474008744014451132012-06-15T07:49:41.706-07:002012-06-15T07:49:41.706-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Autumn. Here's hoping ...Thanks for stopping by, Autumn. Here's hoping the world gets back into balance for you - although it's never quite fully balanced, is it? :)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-8124403506710902642012-06-14T20:53:51.147-07:002012-06-14T20:53:51.147-07:00Great blog, Anne Marie. I never thought of conflic...Great blog, Anne Marie. I never thought of conflict that way. (Knocking head on laptop) I don't know why. I'm often out of balance myself, and fight to set the world start. Thanks for the insight.<br /><br />Oh, I agree with Addison. A workshop please.Autumn Jordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168172253998245307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-722198258201946672012-06-14T10:25:13.609-07:002012-06-14T10:25:13.609-07:00Diana, I hear you. When I had two really little on...Diana, I hear you. When I had two really little ones, I didn't sleep for more than a couple hours at a stretch for five years. I tell people I was a different person. My personality changed. <br /><br />Thank goodness that's over!<br /><br />The physical things like good health, eating right, exercise, and sleep are just as important as the other elements...they all go together.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-8352904467495982782012-06-14T07:51:34.902-07:002012-06-14T07:51:34.902-07:00True, true, I've recently had to accept that t...True, true, I've recently had to accept that the many hours working with no sleep is not so good for the body. Like how you relate it to characters.Diana Laynehttp://www.dianalayne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-65328984996507157682012-06-13T17:19:33.728-07:002012-06-13T17:19:33.728-07:00Oh, fun idea, Addison! I learned this view of bala...Oh, fun idea, Addison! I learned this view of balance from my days as a counselor...have thought about using some counselor tidbits in a workshop, but haven't worked it through. Will have to think on it. ;)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-64018085005863279962012-06-13T16:39:12.509-07:002012-06-13T16:39:12.509-07:00Anne Marie:
What a great post and what a neat way...Anne Marie:<br /><br />What a great post and what a neat way to look at how we develop conflict in our books! I smell a workshop in here.... :-)<br /><br />AddisonAddisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961526865988112043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-5997137711011642042012-06-13T15:45:04.706-07:002012-06-13T15:45:04.706-07:00LOL, Rita. I love her already!
Sometimes it'...LOL, Rita. I love her already! <br /><br />Sometimes it's those tiny things that tip the scales, for sure. And sometimes it's the big things.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-81726250976814674432012-06-13T14:30:52.961-07:002012-06-13T14:30:52.961-07:00Heroine has a wicked temper. she doesn't hesit...Heroine has a wicked temper. she doesn't hesitate to reach out an touch when pushed too far. She is an Intelligence office and sees things that light a match to her rocket fuel skying her up on a regular basis. I keep telling her she’s going to get ulcers if she doesn’t find another line of work. She gives me a dirty look and keeps right on. Heavy sigh. What are you gonna do? You make them gorgeous, give them an exciting job, write about them and they still give you grief. <br />You’re right- balance is what it’s all about. From the tiniest to biggest things in our livesRitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-49278668756901931722012-06-13T09:15:05.945-07:002012-06-13T09:15:05.945-07:00@Maureen - I have my deep philosophical moments. :...@Maureen - I have my deep philosophical moments. :) Good luck on that balance beam!<br /><br />@Toni - ah, the midnight oil. If I try to do it all, or do too much in one arena, I get headaches. Migraines are my body's way of telling me to back off one area and focus on another. (I try to notice this BEFORE the headache!) Sounds like your characters are being thrown into delicious turmoil. ;)<br /><br />@Marcelle - hope Constance finds her balance (after you throw her off a bit more. LOLAnne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-23363875658280105052012-06-13T07:41:29.167-07:002012-06-13T07:41:29.167-07:00Great post, Anne Marie. I need balance in order to...Great post, Anne Marie. I need balance in order to write. If I'm pulled too far in one direction, everything else suffers. It's different in my writing, of course. :-) In Backli's Ford, Constance starts off balance and ends somewhat more in balance -- but not completely, so there will have to be a sequel.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-595322222385037022012-06-13T06:00:57.614-07:002012-06-13T06:00:57.614-07:00You are so right. This is why burning the midnight...You are so right. This is why burning the midnight oil doesn't work for me and why simple disruptions throw me off so easily. Great post, Anne Marie.<br />My characters are being thrown off by death of a father, the heroine's beliefs are about to be proven wrong and the solitude my hero thinks he needs is about to get busted. I really nee balance in my life. Harmony in chaos.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-49917725945809192012012-06-13T05:31:25.177-07:002012-06-13T05:31:25.177-07:00Wow, Anne Marie! You started my morning off with s...Wow, Anne Marie! You started my morning off with some deep philosophy. You made complete sense. It is so true. Too often I walk that balance beam and list one way or the other.<br />I was also a big fan of the Kung Fu series. :)Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.com