tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post5915076486719268165..comments2024-02-19T15:25:57.626+11:00Comments on Breathless In the Bush: Left Brain/Right Brain: The Critic and the MuseHelzKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01921987291520604201noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-86661449284760503442018-04-05T06:24:38.141+10:002018-04-05T06:24:38.141+10:00Utterly fascinating, Enisa! The brain is so comple...Utterly fascinating, Enisa! The brain is so complex and yet here we are, thinking, writing, enjoying life, analysing life! I did one of those online Facebook tests once and it told me I have more right brain activity than left brain...then I did another and got the opposite result. So, who knows? But I do know that when the muse is unleashed for creative people, wonderful things ensue. Keep writing!Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-33661530989604655852018-03-29T19:23:21.676+11:002018-03-29T19:23:21.676+11:00Hi Penelope. I understand totally. I write the sam...Hi Penelope. I understand totally. I write the same and it's that pesky inner critic watching over my shoulder. And as you say, the writing slows. Am starting a new story and decided to just write without stopping and thinking. They say that's how the words flow. Am hoping theyret right!Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-59220824988121975402018-03-28T21:39:46.108+11:002018-03-28T21:39:46.108+11:00Thank you Enisa - this was really interesting. I e...Thank you Enisa - this was really interesting. I edit a lot as I write - but I think of it as 'thinking as I edit.' It seems I just can't move on often unless I've spent an hour on a paragraph. Even though that paragraph sometimes gets deleted, it has shown me it shouldn't have been there in the first place (so it was lucky I didn't write a whole chapter before discovering this!). Not sure this makes sense - and maybe explains why I am quite a slow writer! Penelope Janunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-27633237340037812302018-03-27T05:59:20.481+11:002018-03-27T05:59:20.481+11:00Hi Alyssa. Everyone works differently but if youre...Hi Alyssa. Everyone works differently but if yourey more scientific, the Critic pounces! Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-35776767700182027642018-03-27T05:57:34.316+11:002018-03-27T05:57:34.316+11:00Hi Sharon. Yes, there are strategies. Too many to ...Hi Sharon. Yes, there are strategies. Too many to discuss here, content for another post.Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-7197580838724635192018-03-26T22:10:56.862+11:002018-03-26T22:10:56.862+11:00Really enjoyed this blog Enisa. It was interesting...Really enjoyed this blog Enisa. It was interesting to see how you "operate" as a writer!!alyssa j montgomerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-77344546808901489932018-03-26T20:33:50.728+11:002018-03-26T20:33:50.728+11:00Hi Enisa, my internal editor always seeme to be at...Hi Enisa, my internal editor always seeme to be at work, slowing my writing down. Do you have any strategies to shut it down for a while so my creative muse can flow?Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-72654941745832333732018-03-26T11:08:49.322+11:002018-03-26T11:08:49.322+11:00Hi Cassandra. We'd all be happier if it were e...Hi Cassandra. We'd all be happier if it were easier!Enisa Hainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-30101571066607973522018-03-26T09:59:18.978+11:002018-03-26T09:59:18.978+11:00Absolutely fascinating Enisa. There is so much of ...Absolutely fascinating Enisa. There is so much of our brain power unexplored. Turning off the internal critic is so very hard to do. I wish it were easier that is for sure.Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-66134057673456113222018-03-26T09:32:40.464+11:002018-03-26T09:32:40.464+11:00Hi Marilyn. That internal critic sure gives writer...Hi Marilyn. That internal critic sure gives writers a hard time. There are ways to switch it off. But that's a post for another time...Enisa Hainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-83321612035460149512018-03-26T09:25:00.931+11:002018-03-26T09:25:00.931+11:00Hi Enisa. I must have a secret scientific bent as ...Hi Enisa. I must have a secret scientific bent as I'm constantly struggling with turning that damned internal editor off! When I'm able to do it, the words just pour out. If only I could make it happen more often. :(<br />Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.com