Comments on: Being the Best—What it Takes to Be a Rainmaker https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: What Inspiration Is Made Of – Under-Paid, Over-Enthused https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62765 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:52:54 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62765 […] is a blatant reference to Kristen Lamb’s Rainmaker post, but it’s also something I find to be true. My writing is junk if I’m not inspired—it’s […]

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62764 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:32:21 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62764 In reply to Dawn Ross.

Recognize it. It CAN be a good thing but it does need a leash. Being obsessively creative is wonderful. And it is often good to switch gears to a different medium to boost creativity. For instance if you have writer’s block, try drawing for a bit. But be careful not to get spread too thinly. Focus is mandatory for success.

]]> By: Dawn Ross https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62763 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:16:55 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62763 You said, “Creatives often go from writing to drawing to painting to sewing to knitting to playing an instrument. We can only relax from ONE obsession by switching to a different obsession.” This is me to a T. Right now, I am obsessed with writing. At some point, I will put it aside and start drawing again or doing crafts. So I’m not sure what you’re saying. Is this a good thing? Or should I always try to write, even when I want to change focus for a while?

]]> By: "Lonesome" Lee West https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62762 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:42:03 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62762 yeah, let’s make it rain. every bleepin’ day, every bleepin’ night. like portland, oregon. the harder the rain, the better. i don’t care what they say in LA. i hate the sunshine… sorry, hafta go, it’s clouding up again…

]]> By: ailsatims https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62761 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 21:21:07 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62761 Love your writing and so get this! I have always been rainmaker, but not everyone wants that! Respect to you!!

]]> By: Angela Macala-Guajardo https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62760 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:28:59 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62760 Reblogged this on Chronicles of a Nerd and commented:
Love it!

]]> By: katkent2014 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62759 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 06:02:45 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62759 Have I become totally obsessive about writing, heck yeah. I can’t watch many things and not look at dialogue, character development, sensory detail, descriptive language. The possibilities for a writer are endless and exciting. Great advice about starting a blog too, Kristen. Even things that at one time were boring, like Budget Meetings, are now fodor for a Wall Street Thriller (the fight in the hall between the male chauvenistic CEO and the newly appointed Treasurer was priceless) or possibly a non-fiction book on how to save a million dollars if you start young and pay yourself first (I know – its probably been done) but could pop up in a chapter in your YA book. Writers immersed in their craft become the eyes and ears of the world. All good stuff…

]]> By: katkent2014 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62758 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 05:47:37 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62758 Reblogged this on writersback and commented:
Being the best – what it takes to be a rainmaker by Kristen Lamb. And/or writer, Be + do = Have. ( An old sales equation). Obsessing about writing and all things writing is way helpful to your WIP. Feeling guilty if you are not getting your word count in is healthy and good too. I find I turn every situation into a writing scene now and jot down feelings, emotions and body language on a 5 by 7 for future use. A bit obsessive, heck yeah. It takes time to build a writing arsenal and now its like a second sense. The possibilities are endless. Awesome advice on starting a blog.

]]> By: emilyardenauthor https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62757 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 04:58:22 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62757 Reblogged this on Emily Arden, author and commented:
Let’s make rain – I love this post from Kristen Lamb

]]> By: emilyardenauthor https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/11/being-the-best-what-it-takes-to-be-a-rainmaker/#comment-62756 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 04:57:24 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=18215#comment-62756 Oh yeah – I really relate to a lot of this… I am rather obsessive about writing – can’t seem to help running through all sorts of scenarios while I’m listening to friends chat, or hearing people on a bus, watching tv, or anything really (especially trying to sleep). I’m work on my rainmaking – definitely expecting a storm or two soon…

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