Sunday, February 10, 2013

I'm unbalanced

Anyone who knows me would not contest that statement.

The Plot Whisperer arrived on my door step. Squee!!

In the first pages it suggests that you identify your strengths and weaknesses.  Are you linear or circular in your thought process.

A linear thinker is left brained and can easily create dialogue and action packed scenes.

Circular thinkers are known to fall in love with the characters and ponder themes and meanings. They are right brained.

The left brain struggles with right brained activities and the right brain struggles with the left.

A balanced brain can deal with all of the above.

In my pursuit of all things write it makes sense to me how utilizing the whole brain would be a good thing.  I do struggle with linear and the logical.  It is a part of me that I will work on.

A passage that I liked from the book that I wanted to share. Doesn't have to do with left or right but I liked it.  The book came very highly recommended and though I'm in the early stages of reading it, I can see why.

"When you move from talking about writing a book, a screenplay, or your memoir to actually doing it, you join your destiny.  Once you begin, there is no turning back.  The act of writing changes you. The transformation has already begun." 
The Plot Whisperer

Cheers to transformation

8 comments:

  1. That is a wonderful quote! I'm more left-brained, but I do try to engage my right brain a lot, especially when I'm thinking of my characters and the trouble they'll get into. :)

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    1. I liked the quote. We send our characters on their hero's journey and discover we're taking our own right along with them.

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  2. Well in that case, I'm definitely right brained. And I'm not surprised - I've never been balanced at the best of times!

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  3. Wow, you just gave me something to think about. In my perfect world I would be balanced and have the best of both, but I think I am more like the right brained...

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    1. I am working on developing the skill set to allow me to use the left. I suppose if I practice it enough perhaps one day I will be balanced. It's a good goal.

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  4. Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog and a chance to visit yours. I'm your newest A-Z member! I tend to be more left brain-driven, which helps when editing a manuscript. I have to kick-start the right brain, when I get stuck. :)

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    1. Being left brained would really be an asset in editing. That's a toughie for me.

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