Anne Louise Bannon is the author of the Old Los Angeles series of historical mysteries and the Operation Quickline series of cozy spy novels. Find out more on her website, annelouisebannon.com
Audial writer. Thanks for that! I should have known there was a word for it. I hear whole conversations in my head! And music, and voices. Just kidding! I only hear the voices of my characters.
I love Solitaire. I play Sudoku all the time. Because you're right, it feels so good when you win! Now, if only I could beat my husband at Scrabble....
I play Wordle during breakfast seven days a week. That inspires me to think about my love of language, reading, and writing. Which makes me think about teaching. Which makes me think about my former students. Who make me think about why I write. Which screams at me, "So, get off your duff and go do it!" So, I do.
I like how you connect the various games with the writing process. I usually play the New York Times’ connections game in the morning, then return to it in the evening (using a different browser) to test my memory.
I love learning new analogies connected to writing. How interesting that you hear the sentence in your head before you write it in its best form. I had not thought of writing this way, but it certainly makes sense to me. I think a lot of the little distractions we do when writing get us to our endgame. When I stop to organize a cupboard, I'm still plotting and listening to my characters. When I do something active, the conundrums I'm facing often work themselves out. I start every morning with Wordle and Connections, and those mind puzzles have made me think more like a writer. I get you!
Audial writer. Thanks for that! I should have known there was a word for it. I hear whole conversations in my head! And music, and voices. Just kidding! I only hear the voices of my characters.
I love Solitaire. I play Sudoku all the time. Because you're right, it feels so good when you win! Now, if only I could beat my husband at Scrabble....
If it helps, Scrabble isn't really about words, but seeing patterns.
I can relate to this. I do play games mindlessly for a break, but sometimes there's a lot more going on in my brain--I swear!! :)
I thoroughly enjoyed this analogy! Keep up the great work!
I play Wordle during breakfast seven days a week. That inspires me to think about my love of language, reading, and writing. Which makes me think about teaching. Which makes me think about my former students. Who make me think about why I write. Which screams at me, "So, get off your duff and go do it!" So, I do.
I like how you connect the various games with the writing process. I usually play the New York Times’ connections game in the morning, then return to it in the evening (using a different browser) to test my memory.
I love learning new analogies connected to writing. How interesting that you hear the sentence in your head before you write it in its best form. I had not thought of writing this way, but it certainly makes sense to me. I think a lot of the little distractions we do when writing get us to our endgame. When I stop to organize a cupboard, I'm still plotting and listening to my characters. When I do something active, the conundrums I'm facing often work themselves out. I start every morning with Wordle and Connections, and those mind puzzles have made me think more like a writer. I get you!
I love mind games, too. I mean...
Aha!
Thanks, Saralyn!
Wow. That's an interesting idea about the connections game. Boosting the old memory is not a bad thing.
I love the progression here!