tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post7711049521465800583..comments2023-12-10T22:06:31.504+01:00Comments on Riley Quinn: Creative Tunnel VisionRiley Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363595230073330154noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-74818196587357887462010-02-12T14:00:14.119+01:002010-02-12T14:00:14.119+01:00I enjoy sewing, beading, and soapmaking. I do mana...I enjoy sewing, beading, and soapmaking. I do manage to squeeze some of that in while I'm writing, but the thing that really suffers for me is pleasure reading. When I'm writing, I don't want to touch fiction. At all. Nonfiction research is okay - it helps get me in the zone. But I find that whatever I'm writing takes an inordinate amount of real estate in the back of my head until I'm finished.Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-27779334999041010062010-02-12T09:33:39.601+01:002010-02-12T09:33:39.601+01:00Oh, I had so much fun making cards when I lived in...Oh, I had so much fun making cards when I lived in TX. We had a group that met once or twice a month and made several cards each time. Of course, I haven't made any cards since moving here.<br /><br />I don't know. I think some people would like stuff like that. Try it and see it works.Riley Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363595230073330154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-7904317286646034902010-02-11T23:29:01.171+01:002010-02-11T23:29:01.171+01:00I used to be a Stampin' UP! consultant and mad...I used to be a Stampin' UP! consultant and made homemade stationary, greeting cards, etc. I have a ton of stuff left but no time to do it! I definetly suffer from tunnel vision. I even have trouble stopping to do chores, much to my families dismay!<br />About the stationary, I'm consoling myself with the idea all those cute little card sets and stuff will get used when I'm published. I was thinking of offering them as contest prizes along with books, and stuff. I've made handmade book marks too. What do you think, would anyone want to win that kind of stuff from a writer or should I stick with book giveaways and stuff?Rachel Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558320176729409822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-5681890621663795462010-02-11T22:47:35.030+01:002010-02-11T22:47:35.030+01:00Interesting, Felicia. I like to bake but I hate to...Interesting, Felicia. I like to bake but I hate to clean up afterwards. I used to bead too but again, craft-ADD struck. Do you still have some of your jewelry?Riley Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363595230073330154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-79873387992946763612010-02-11T21:52:55.290+01:002010-02-11T21:52:55.290+01:00I used to make jewellery, just with beads and macr...I used to make jewellery, just with beads and macramé knots, but I rarely have time for it anymore. I also bake. I love the feeling of mixing things and creating something new, bigger than the parts. If that makes sense. I bake when I'm stressed, because it forces me to stay focused and helps me relax.Felicia Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952389942269153931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-23019469606939613052010-02-11T19:19:31.689+01:002010-02-11T19:19:31.689+01:00Interesting thought, Danica. You'll have to le...Interesting thought, Danica. You'll have to let me know how it works out if you try it.<br /><br />Denise, I used to do counted cross-stitch too, but I'm so craft-ADD, it's too time consuming for me.<br /><br />Mary, you must be creative or you wouldn't be a writer!<br /><br />So it appears that I'm not alone in the creative tunnel vision. That makes me feel a little better.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting, ladies.Riley Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363595230073330154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-31278393665388946472010-02-11T19:04:19.593+01:002010-02-11T19:04:19.593+01:00Not very creative or crafty myself. I'll stick...Not very creative or crafty myself. I'll stick to writing!Author Roast and Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168000760283530981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-71674181753506095362010-02-11T18:53:42.162+01:002010-02-11T18:53:42.162+01:00I'm with Danica. I completely abandoned my ea...I'm with Danica. I completely abandoned my earlier obsession with counted cross-stitch. Sadly, that left a 3-ring binder full of patterns sitting on the sidelines and collecting dust. One day, I whisper to them, when I retire. But they and I know that my eyesight will probably be shot by then *sigh*. For now, I find myself completely obsessed by this endeavor called writing and happily so.Denise Golinowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646310909366020757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225509207139912540.post-72690404626837477092010-02-11T15:59:53.443+01:002010-02-11T15:59:53.443+01:00I reserve my creativity for writing these days, bu...I reserve my creativity for writing these days, but the problem with that comes from me wanting to start more than one project. I'll be mid-manuscript and suddenly get the urge to write another story. For some people this isn't a problem, but for me, I have to concentrate on one story at a time, otherwise they both end up lacking. Maybe I should pick up another creative outlet for when those urges hit. Hm. It's something to think about :)Danica Avethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129612632580681776noreply@blogger.com