tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post1233383080245490577..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: My writing partner: my subconsciousAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-70099359955412341882012-01-27T00:00:20.547+11:002012-01-27T00:00:20.547+11:00Go the subconcious. And congrats on your latest re...Go the subconcious. And congrats on your latest release, Nikki!<br /><br />xEleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-89617282982786880272012-01-24T21:45:38.237+11:002012-01-24T21:45:38.237+11:00Anna - aren't the voices in your head only a p...Anna - aren't the voices in your head only a problem when you start interacting with them? :) But YES - it does know best.<br /><br />Zana - thanks. Was a crazy first half of last year I tell ya! And yeah, hooray for a release.<br /><br />Sharon - Your comment really had me sitting here thinking. I often say 'that's my fear speaking' but I really don't know how I know it's not my subconscious giving me a healthy warning. I think there's a certain kind of rightness to the inner-voice that you can distinguish from the wrongness of fear. Almost as though one is positive and the other negative even if they're both telling me not to do something. Ugh, that makes no sense... It *is* very hard to explain.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-55857800078518181232012-01-24T15:13:25.277+11:002012-01-24T15:13:25.277+11:00Nikki, I'm a great believer in the inner-voice...Nikki, I'm a great believer in the inner-voice! I think often ignore it at our peril... the tricky thing is to be able to discern the difference between an ingrained fear of getting out of our comfort zone and a genuine sixth-sense alarm. Alas, I haven't got a fool proof answer to that! <br /><br />How exciting to be in a best-seller anthology! Congratulations! And your latest book sounds like a fabulous premise! I'll look forward to getting my hands on it!<br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-15071765620889827132012-01-24T12:16:42.528+11:002012-01-24T12:16:42.528+11:00Four books in 6 months! Way to go, Nikki! Delighte...Four books in 6 months! Way to go, Nikki! Delighted to hear there's another one out. What a great way to kick off 2012.Zana Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452523395857120532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-30758312173502238212012-01-24T12:06:54.260+11:002012-01-24T12:06:54.260+11:00Nikki, I totally get where you're coming from!...Nikki, I totally get where you're coming from! My dh did say I shouldn't be too quick to judge. I said I hope I'm wrong, but I'm pretty darn sure I'm not. Will keep you all posted!<br />And I'll get that book. Thanks =*)Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-91890825462196261492012-01-24T10:43:33.879+11:002012-01-24T10:43:33.879+11:00Hi Nikki --
Great post. I love hearing about how ...Hi Nikki --<br />Great post. I love hearing about how story ideas came about. <br /><br />I think we all need to listen to our subconscious more (I don't like calling it inner voice...you know what they say about people who hear voices!) I try to listen to mine, especially when I'm working on a story, it seems to know best.Anna Hacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448179667690075629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-9849716172483241892012-01-23T19:39:15.401+11:002012-01-23T19:39:15.401+11:00Robbie - I just need to reinforce that I'm not...Robbie - I just need to reinforce that I'm not suggesting your ruler-hating teacher is to be feared (LOL), it was just the example about your husband telling you you're over-reacting made me think of the book. It's full of people who had an instinctive, gut reaction to something then let 'reason' over-rule it. Most of them end up worse.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-89627743171924260012012-01-23T19:37:34.752+11:002012-01-23T19:37:34.752+11:00Helen said: "usually those instinctive choice...Helen said: "usually those instinctive choices take me exactly where I need to go"<br /><br />Yes, exactly!! And we get so used to drowning it out under a mountain of social niceties we stop hearing it.<br /><br />I like to be very quiet sometimes and see what its up to. It often has a lot to say in that moment.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16899935534616245362012-01-23T19:35:21.618+11:002012-01-23T19:35:21.618+11:00Leah - bwahahaaa. A late-to-the-party inner voice....Leah - bwahahaaa. A late-to-the-party inner voice. Not helpful :)<br /><br />Robbie - Yeah. Trust that voice. Is it too late to change classes? There's an amazing book called 'The Gift of Fear' which is full of situations much nastier than any of us are talking about here, but it basically says that our instincts are still finely honed despite thousands of years of domestication and that that voice that says 'wrong' or that scares you is really onto something. Such a miserable read but so very interesting.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-39117587467141959272012-01-23T19:31:58.759+11:002012-01-23T19:31:58.759+11:00Thanks Sue - I don't really set out to do that...Thanks Sue - I don't really set out to do that (well, sometimes...) but I just end up getting really intellectually interested in my character's plight and adding in the layers... Hope this one lives up to it!Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-12732363059693250652012-01-23T19:30:42.036+11:002012-01-23T19:30:42.036+11:00LOL Rach - what an obliging inner voice you have. ...LOL Rach - what an obliging inner voice you have. Mine just gets louder if I try and ignore it.<br /><br />xNikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-13304971967355985652012-01-23T19:28:36.018+11:002012-01-23T19:28:36.018+11:00I do trust my inner voice. I don't always list...I do trust my inner voice. I don't always listen to it though, I should know better.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-66628950701378147152012-01-23T17:14:08.996+11:002012-01-23T17:14:08.996+11:00Ah - the old inner voice. Like an old and faithful...Ah - the old inner voice. Like an old and faithful friend, it often comes to me at the most inconvenient time, whispering "No, go this way..... you know I'm right." And usually those instinctive choices take me exactly where I need to go. <br />Love the sound of Their Miracle Twins, Nikki. Great reason for me to fire up my Kindle today :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-5789412782063955892012-01-23T16:57:57.123+11:002012-01-23T16:57:57.123+11:00(Let me try that again...)
I LOVE the virgin birt...(Let me try that again...)<br /><br />I LOVE the virgin birth idea, too, Nikki! Imagine the back blurb! =)<br /><br />Yes, I listen to my instincts. Remarkable how often they're right.<br /> <br />Right now it's telling me we chose the wrong class/teacher for our youngest. Could have gone for a composit class with a lovely female teacher (not being sexist here, but girls are usually softer/more understanding/patient...) but we went for the straight grade 5 with a male teacher who is, well, strict. <br /><br />No slouching, no rubbers (what is that!!), no rulers with holes stamped in them coz you might swing it around on a pencil. :sigh: Apparently he's been married 20 years and a Christian for 30. (Hmm,don't know why the kids need to know that.)<br /><br />My dh will say I'm over-reacting. I'm thinking it's my wiser inner voice saying "Get out now".Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-59200725689438543432012-01-23T16:54:40.911+11:002012-01-23T16:54:40.911+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-59965462650689938842012-01-23T14:57:54.264+11:002012-01-23T14:57:54.264+11:00My wise inner voice only seems to speak up once I&...My wise inner voice only seems to speak up once I've got things terribly wrong. Would love to skip that step! But, it's always right.<br /><br />I'm with Sue, I love your strong premises. A virgin birth is ultra cool :)Leah Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541640223609201519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-14843970065122548532012-01-23T14:08:15.686+11:002012-01-23T14:08:15.686+11:00Nikki, I love how you go for very strong premises ...Nikki, I love how you go for very strong premises that get me, as a reader, thinking. They make for fabulous stories. Looking forward to reading this one.Sue MacKaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-13358715408043718862012-01-23T14:06:38.017+11:002012-01-23T14:06:38.017+11:00Nikki, I love that your subconscious worked on you...Nikki, I love that your subconscious worked on your story, and that you got to save a cool opening and give it its own book!<br /><br />I have a wise inner voice, but it's shy - if I get busy or stressed, it quietens down. Probably just trying to help by not adding to the chaos. =)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.com