8:32 am - May 30, 2014 - sjcarlson

Writer’s brains are awesome…we hold God knows how many other worlds in our head. How many are in yours?

This isn’t so much me, but I know a lot of other writers often have more than one WIP. Yep that’s how awesome our brains are. We can hold our reality (hopeful) along with one to you tell me how many other worlds that we create.

I posted this before and I’m going to post it again just because it’s that funny.

What are you working on right now? How many WIP? What do you tell your friends when they ask how that novel’s coming?

Categories: Non-writers just don't understand, Writing Tags: creativity, Humor, writing

22 thoughts on “Writer’s brains are awesome…we hold God knows how many other worlds in our head. How many are in yours?”

Sierra May 30, 2014 at 9:07 am

I love that clip! Hahah can’t go wrong with Family Guy. I myself have several works on progress. But then again I always have.

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1. Sierra May 30, 2014 at 9:08 am
  
  When people ask about my book, I literally just say, “It’s about a gay angel.” It earns me strange reactions, but hey, that’s life!
  
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  1. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 9:12 am
    
    That’s amazing! I’d love to see their faces. Hey, it’s definitely attention-grabbing. I want to know more!
    
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2. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 9:13 am
  
  Haha I know right? Yeah, I have a hard time coming up with story ideas, so I usually only have one WIP…. But still, glorious brains? We have them.
  
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Jack Sutter May 30, 2014 at 9:44 am

Haha, that scene from family guy is the epitome of why I don’t really tell people I write. That way I don’t have to deal with them bugging me about it.

“What are you working on right now? How many WIP? What do you tell your friends when they ask how that novel’s coming?”

Question 1&2: A few pieces of flash fiction, which I kind of add to at my liesure. Honestly I’ve been pretty lazy when it comes to fiction. I lost count of how many different ones I bounce around from, but there’s maybe two or three I’ve been focusing on lately.

Question 3: I don’t have to tell them anything ’cause they don’t know there’s anything to ask about ;p , plus I haven’t tried my hand at anything as long as a novel yet. I’ve avoided the dilemma entirely… so far.

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 9:51 am
  
  Haha yeah I “came out” of the closet as a writer about a month ago. That family guy clip also summed up why I didn’t tell people, too. Then I moved to Singapore and am just doing a few odd things for money, not really working, and I had to say something about what I do to fill my time. writing keeps me insanely busy lol.
  
  and I get asked on occasion and I usually just say fine. Keep it simple haha. Then occasionally they ask to read it and I usually say it’s not ready. Honestly, I’ve found friends are the least reliable readers. Either they don’t do it or they just don’t know how to give helpful feedback.
  
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Rose F May 30, 2014 at 11:30 am

That’s funny, I was thinking about making a post about my story worlds. I don’t write novels anymore; I do serial shorts, about 6-8k words each interconnected settings, but I have several worlds.

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 11:41 am
  
  Great writer brains think alike! Your writing style is very intriguing…. May have to check that out if you’ve got stuff posted anywhere.
  
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  1. Rose F May 30, 2014 at 11:46 am
    
    Hahaha, guess so.
    
    I’ve got a post here about how I started writing this way: http://rosebfischer.com/2014/05/20/advice-for-the-muse-herding-newbies-3-write-what-fascinates-you/
    
    And I have some stuff up in my Free Reads section. These two are part of a three piece set I may expand later:
    
    http://rosebfischer.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/fox-hunting-a-story-of-synn/
    
    http://rosebfischer.com/2014/05/20/advice-for-the-muse-herding-newbies-3-write-what-fascinates-you/http://rosebfischer.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/free-read-giving-best-a-story-of-synn/
    
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  2. sjoycarlson Post authorJune 1, 2014 at 10:59 am
    
    Great! I’ll have to check it out!
    
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  3. Rose F May 30, 2014 at 11:48 am
    
    Um, one of those links posted twice. Sorry about that, let me know if you need them again. _._
    
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Dixie Minor May 30, 2014 at 5:34 pm

I am only working on one novel right now. When people ask me about it, I tell them that I had several false starts, but now I THINK I’m on track! I hope! When people asked me what it’s about, I have more trouble, because I don’t want to go into too much detail. I’m almost superstitious about it; and also if I talk about it very much, then it don’t feel as fresh when I sit down to write. I think I have recently figured out a “short answer” to this question. ☺️Thank you for your post!

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 5:45 pm
  
  Nice! Having that short quick response is critical 😛 yeah I don’t like going into detail either because much beyond my logline I tend to just talk too much and I’m sure it’s confusing to others haha. Thanks for commenting!
  
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Harliqueen May 30, 2014 at 6:50 pm

Great clip 😀

I can only work on one WIP at a time! My brain needs complete focus. But I do write down any other ideas in a notebook, so as I never forget!

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 30, 2014 at 6:51 pm
  
  I agree! Same for me 😀 thx for comment! Happy writing!
  
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Natacha Guyot May 30, 2014 at 8:59 pm

I’m sitting on 6 fictional worlds, 1 exists in my finished novella and 1 in the finished novel I want to rework one day, the 4 others are only in outlines and notes. I hope to have 5 of them eventually intersect the day I return to fiction writing. When it comes to actual writing and not note taking and world building, I can’t have multiple WIP. My brain can’t compute it right anymore. So I focus on one writing project at a time. It has helped me a lot when I wrote nonstop on so many different projects within the last year for all my academic papers, chapters, eBooks and books!

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorMay 31, 2014 at 7:33 am
  
  Wow that’s quite an impressive brain you have there :P! 6 worlds, 5 worlds that will hopefully intersect one day! On top of all the other stuff you’re doing. Nice! Yeah, I have to focus on one WIP too. Happy writing and everything else! 🙂
  
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Rachael C Marek May 31, 2014 at 3:25 pm

I have four screenplays I’d consider WIPs with too many others in the early stages, but I only work on one at a time. I find it causes scatter brain to flip between worlds. As for telling people I’m a writer, I sometimes dread it because there is always the inevitable follow-up comment, “I have this amazing story you could write.” Really?! Do I sound like I’m desperate for more ideas? 🙂

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorJune 6, 2014 at 12:46 am
  
  Thanks for the mention! 🙂 Actually now my brain is getting taken over by ideas lols
  
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christybharath August 13, 2014 at 6:09 pm

this is hilarious!

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1. sjoycarlson Post authorAugust 13, 2014 at 6:20 pm
  
  Thanks! I do my best. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for stopping by! Happy writing 😀
  
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