tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.comments2023-12-25T23:36:05.999-08:00The Big ThingCathy Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-56641944885155463122010-12-03T16:04:08.710-08:002010-12-03T16:04:08.710-08:00That is an AWESOME quotation. Thank you. And thank...That is an AWESOME quotation. Thank you. And thank you for allowing me to share your insights and ideas with others.Cathy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-27705266238390204952010-12-03T14:52:42.343-08:002010-12-03T14:52:42.343-08:00Loved this post, Cathy. I read a great & appli...Loved this post, Cathy. I read a great & applicable quote today by Laurie Buchanan: "Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing." I'm going to put this above my desk to remind me that each day/hour I'm not writing when I could be writing is a choice I'm making & not something that just magically happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-3944096564446283792010-12-03T08:33:48.873-08:002010-12-03T08:33:48.873-08:00Wow. I love the idea of outlining a typical day an...Wow. I love the idea of outlining a typical day and analyzing how you spend your time. I'm going to have my composition students do this, too. It seems like a really good exercise for any college freshman struggling with time management. (Not to mention that I need to do this myself!)Kara Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373409872641894964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-53539448019880852092010-12-03T07:04:13.312-08:002010-12-03T07:04:13.312-08:00Yes, very true. Thanks for the comment!Yes, very true. Thanks for the comment!Cathy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-40500435317132504792010-12-03T07:00:01.685-08:002010-12-03T07:00:01.685-08:00This is a great piece-time management is the trick...This is a great piece-time management is the trickiest part of any big project, and it seems like we always have the time for the small stuff, but not always for the important things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-83576894318858635382010-11-22T07:39:05.557-08:002010-11-22T07:39:05.557-08:00This is exactly why my class didn't get 50K-wo...This is exactly why my class didn't get 50K-word ambitious. If I had it to do over again, I'd have them start earlier so they could reach 50K. What an accomplishment to graduate with. Next time.Lori Rader-Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261322825057374362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-31600774246284479962010-11-22T04:09:51.366-08:002010-11-22T04:09:51.366-08:00Thanks, Keri. Next year when I try this again, you...Thanks, Keri. Next year when I try this again, you should do it too!Cathy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-5667068892873474162010-11-21T20:58:14.460-08:002010-11-21T20:58:14.460-08:00The only thing that kept me motivated in my Writer...The only thing that kept me motivated in my Writer's Workshop class was that I knew if I showed up to class and hadn't written at least three page, Catie would be disappointed in me.<br /><br />It's hard to be self-motivated otherwise.<br /><br />I think the two month Nano is definitely the way to go for busy college students. I didn't do Nano this year, but I've tried for the past four years and always give up in the first week. 800 words a day seems like a good and reasonable habit to form.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466651386803323573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-46228241378714421552010-11-19T11:11:00.021-08:002010-11-19T11:11:00.021-08:00Fascinating. I just gave an interdisciplinary brea...Fascinating. I just gave an interdisciplinary breakfast talk to faculty--on creativity--and this fits right into the series theme of resistance and play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-43877393745831425322010-11-19T08:47:47.473-08:002010-11-19T08:47:47.473-08:00"But Cathy, novel writing isn’t a game! How d..."But Cathy, novel writing isn’t a game! How dare you suggest such a crazy ass thing!"<br /><br />Love these crazy ass ideas of yours.Lori Rader-Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261322825057374362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-7299855136942293822010-11-19T07:18:28.271-08:002010-11-19T07:18:28.271-08:00Spot on!Spot on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861172285802032118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-50198011018735488592010-11-18T16:47:42.332-08:002010-11-18T16:47:42.332-08:00http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/i-drew-a-cartoon
Ju...http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/i-drew-a-cartoon<br /><br />Just found this: Alison Bechdel writing about the satisfaction of working on and finishing a cartoon in the midst of writing her next big thing memoir.Cathy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-6509278004249002622010-11-16T19:08:11.959-08:002010-11-16T19:08:11.959-08:00Really enjoyed your reading/talk tonight at the Il...Really enjoyed your reading/talk tonight at the Illini Union Bookstore. Next time I teach creative writing in the fall, this will be a model for what we will do during the fiction section.David Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018189370011739131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-91909626216976413092010-11-15T06:18:09.151-08:002010-11-15T06:18:09.151-08:00We writers-together are too busy having fun to wor...We writers-together are too busy having fun to worry about the reasoning of the anti-s. Let their fallacies bury them. We have work to do. :)<br /><br />Jerry<br /><a href="http://www.memorywritersnetwork.com/blog" rel="nofollow"> Memory Writers Network </a>Jerry Waxlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945251286691895431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-74165520532273452752010-11-12T07:44:54.906-08:002010-11-12T07:44:54.906-08:00I don't want this semester to end, do you? It&...I don't want this semester to end, do you? It's really inspiring to watch my students do something they never thought they'd do.Lori Rader-Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261322825057374362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-87976150327729171192010-11-12T07:42:31.510-08:002010-11-12T07:42:31.510-08:00Love it!Love it!Lori Rader-Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261322825057374362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-37606839338479723362010-11-12T06:18:04.485-08:002010-11-12T06:18:04.485-08:00This blog post was very inspiring. I wish I could ...This blog post was very inspiring. I wish I could take time out of my busy schedule to attend the NaNoWriMo write-ins around town. All I have is my radio and my chattering toddler to keep me company.Susie McCrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672732605360996946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-57928374589111958762010-11-09T17:28:48.729-08:002010-11-09T17:28:48.729-08:00This is such an exciting idea! I can't wait to...This is such an exciting idea! I can't wait to hear how it turned out. Are they bringing in their work each day, or do you just have to trust that they're doing it?Kara Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373409872641894964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-71658728125240562652010-11-02T21:36:12.354-07:002010-11-02T21:36:12.354-07:00I love this experiment -- in part because there ar...I love this experiment -- in part because there are no wrong answers, and in part because there are infinite ways to reattempt/redefine. So much writing is ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-34592345794009926602010-10-31T16:09:30.470-07:002010-10-31T16:09:30.470-07:00It was on HuffPo yesterday. Follow the link above!...It was on HuffPo yesterday. Follow the link above!Cathy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-17774164317731594922010-10-31T15:43:36.862-07:002010-10-31T15:43:36.862-07:00Very cool. I need to do this sometime!
Where will...Very cool. I need to do this sometime! <br />Where will your piece be published?Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746303562008912745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-47061610263068140662010-10-31T09:25:53.285-07:002010-10-31T09:25:53.285-07:00I like this. Having read the story, this gives me...I like this. Having read the story, this gives me the thought process behind the story. All--okay, maybe not all--but quite a bit of what goes into why you chose to write what you did, in the way that you did.... and how-the process you went through, writing it. As a budding (hopefully) creative writer, this is helpful shit (pardon the down and dirty--but it is).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861172285802032118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-37789834779499664162010-10-24T21:17:59.591-07:002010-10-24T21:17:59.591-07:00It's true. Betty White is the center of the un...It's true. Betty White is the center of the universe.Cathy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382084566176624993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-59196923358474868462010-10-24T21:07:38.494-07:002010-10-24T21:07:38.494-07:00I've got sheets of butcher paper all over my w...I've got sheets of butcher paper all over my walls right now with sparkley crayon notes (I have no idea when and where I acquired this many glitter crayons) for my big thing. My favorite so far is a bunch of arrows that more or less prove that all roads lead to Betty White.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241054928077094273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184243340391511389.post-67069561519033330212010-10-24T21:00:27.780-07:002010-10-24T21:00:27.780-07:00Fantastic stuff you're doing here! I just spen...Fantastic stuff you're doing here! I just spent a grad class meeting talking about the writing process and creativity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com