Comments on: The Twirlies https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/ My life is books. Always, always books. Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Candice https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9775 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:53:16 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9775 In reply to Mary Z.

“Clock!” Very funny! Hang on to hope with that novel. Two maybes is nothing to sneeze at. Turn your Clock into starting a new book. You can always scan your travel slides when you have a cold.

Happy Creative 2015 to you too!

]]> By: Mary Z https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9774 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:55:40 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9774 I can totally relate to your Twirlies, Candice. I always have ideas twirling in my head. If I state one out loud, my daughter and I call it a “Clock”–as in, add this to all the other ideas that you’ll never take time for.

I have a middle grade novel out there on submission–lots of NOs, and two Maybes. I’m preparing myself for another writing failure by looking for nonwriting outlets and starting to collect clocks–decoupage the top of a table, scan all my travel slides, etc.

Maybe your Twirling will surprise you.

Creative New Year, Mary

]]> By: Candice https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9773 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:54:12 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9773 In reply to jeannineatkins.

Yes, you’d be an enabler for me, but your own ideas are so sound, I still think you’d be a better sounding board.

Those ideas all sound great, but when you get them every day, and they insist on being investigated, it’s a big time sink and work-derailer. And 99% of those ideas aren’t feasible. Truly. Spend a week inside my head and you’ll have all the ideas you could use for the rest of your life!

Happy 2015, Miss Jeannine!

]]> By: Candice https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9772 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:49:54 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9772 In reply to Melissa Gaggiano.

It took me forever to come up with that word, but it suits, doesn’t it? We twirl from one idea to another, sometimes more than one idea within a single twirl.

My word for the year is the same it was last year, clarity. I didn’t achieve it last year thanks to the Twirlies. I’ll try harder this year! Happy 2015 to you!

]]> By: Candice https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9771 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:48:16 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9771 In reply to patiencehcmason.

Hi Patience! Yes, I know about Cindy Lord’s series. I can’t walk into a regular animal shelter without feeling sorry for all the cats and dogs. I’d bring home a cat every day. Even when they bring the cats and dogs into PetSmart, I always look and feel tempted.

The feral/unadoptable animal refuge appealed to me because of the variety of animals and also I wouldn’t be bringing home a cow or llama or dog. The best to you in 2015!

]]> By: patiencehcmason https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9770 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:02:30 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9770 What a great post, and great idea! I think you are wonderful.
Have you read Cynthia Lord’s Shelter Pet Squad? If you go to a regular animal shelter, they need lots of help walking the dogs, etc.

]]> By: Melissa Gaggiano https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9769 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:51:58 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9769 Ah! Now I have a cute word to describe the mad flood of ideas in my brain. Yes, it seems creative people are so easily distracted. And so my key word for the year is ‘focus’. Something I’ve gotta work on.

]]> By: jeannineatkins https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9768 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 01:31:14 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9768 I don’t get many ideas, but as it takes me a long time to bring one out, I guess that works out. But isn’t the grass always greener? I am definitely not the person you want around when you get twirlies. I was thinking all of these were GREAT ideas. A twirly-enabler, I will keep my hands under my butt and my mouth shut and remember to say: Take ten. I’m glad you found an idea you can sit with, and follow your own good I’m certain advice.

]]> By: Candice https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9767 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:43:53 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9767 In reply to Moira.

Moira, the fact you were a lawyer means you have a logical, mostly quiet mind. Be glad of it! My husband is like you.

But everyone in any profession gets notions–it’s just that artists get more of them. I don’t think it’s the end of the world to run some of those ideas down the road. It’s how we learn and grow. But only some–not all, as I am tempted to do!

Thanks for dropping in. The best 2015 to you, too!

]]> By: Candice https://candiceransom.com/blog/the-twirlies/#comment-9766 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:41:35 +0000 http://www.candiceransom.com/honeysucklevine/?p=4204#comment-9766 In reply to Donna.

We all fall into that trap of wanting things–or a different life–and finding out it’s not that great. Yesterday I walked through my house and thought, “Every day is the same. My house is the same. We eat the same stuff. Nothing changes.” But that’s not true, things *do* change. That was my bored, restless mind needing something to do. A new toy mouse to play with.

I’m counting on you to sit on me, too! Eric Maisel’s advice to practice hushing and holding is helping. My next blog post . . .

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