tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post3774193356058852559..comments2023-10-04T04:05:26.777-07:00Comments on Adventures In Writing: Sleep Brain!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-55835770204793328542010-12-20T09:59:04.821-08:002010-12-20T09:59:04.821-08:00This made me laugh so hard because this is exactly...This made me laugh so hard because this is exactly what happens to me. I love the brain image "haha no!". Hope yours didn't last long and you were able to get a good nights sleep the following night.Sondrae Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990517502363224333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-61839750603431632672010-12-14T05:42:16.050-08:002010-12-14T05:42:16.050-08:00I definitely have this problem. I've always ha...I definitely have this problem. I've always had a non-stop brain, and so I've always had difficultly getting it to shut up for me to go to sleep, but when I've got a good idea for a story or I'm on a roll with it, it's even harder.<br /><br />It's really, <i>really</i> bad when your characters start waking you up after you have finally dozed off, too.Jessica Ann Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131293013101275074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-44248250950491261242010-12-14T05:31:16.560-08:002010-12-14T05:31:16.560-08:00Yes, being a writer has worsened my insomnia signi...Yes, being a writer has worsened my insomnia significantly, LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-24039787583039801382010-12-13T16:33:42.561-08:002010-12-13T16:33:42.561-08:00This rarely happens to me. I usually zonk right ou...This rarely happens to me. I usually zonk right out as soon as my head hits the pillow. <br /><br />The only time it did happen was at the LA SCBWI conference this summer, after Ellen Hopkins critted my first 15 pages. Then I couldn't sleep at all. I ended doing as in your post. Once I finally fell asleep, I woke up an hour later due to a nightmare. I looked a wreck for several days.<br /><br />I'm never doing a conference crit again after that. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-55447327689889132402010-12-13T13:27:15.211-08:002010-12-13T13:27:15.211-08:00I sympathize. It happens to me all the time! And l...I sympathize. It happens to me all the time! And like the commenter above, I am more of a night person but my job dictates that I go to be at least by midnight. Of course, my brain is just begining to party!<br /><br />Loved the pictures :D<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-22002478641095489132010-12-13T10:32:15.704-08:002010-12-13T10:32:15.704-08:00This happens to me almost nightly. Inspiration alw...This happens to me almost nightly. Inspiration always plagues me right before I need to fall asleep. I'm really an night person but work demands that I be an early morning person. I can't survive on little sleep so I have to force myself to sleep. Also keeping a notebook and my cell phone handy for things I really don't want to forget is key. <br /><br />p.s.<br />I love Allie.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-83481675703842281912010-12-13T09:32:56.931-08:002010-12-13T09:32:56.931-08:00I suffer from this, too. My cures:
1. Exercise
2....I suffer from this, too. My cures:<br /><br />1. Exercise<br />2. Wine<br /><br />=)<br /><br />Hope you regulate your sleeping pattern soon!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-45891480398626043052010-12-13T09:00:52.236-08:002010-12-13T09:00:52.236-08:00Oh God, yes! I think I spend about the first two t...Oh God, yes! I think I spend about the first two thirds of the week like that, until I completely exhaust myself ...Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-20061438503897093132010-12-13T08:54:00.179-08:002010-12-13T08:54:00.179-08:00This is EPIC!!! I don't usually stay awake at ...This is EPIC!!! I don't usually stay awake at night, but if this happened to me, I'd react the same way as you. <br /><br />Nothing chocolate can't cure, right? ;)Amparo Ortizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-67557535600495231852010-12-13T08:10:25.153-08:002010-12-13T08:10:25.153-08:00Yes! This is exactly what happens to me when I'...Yes! This is exactly what happens to me when I'm neck-deep in writing or revisions. Brain just won't settle down. <br /><br />Sometimes writing is the only thing that works it out so I can sleep. I hope it worked for you. :)Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-56842273239924197312010-12-13T08:07:11.176-08:002010-12-13T08:07:11.176-08:00UGH! I did that exact same thing last night!! Now ...UGH! I did that exact same thing last night!! Now I'm up at work and my eyes are all red. I look like a frikkin' crack head...<br /><br />I hope you get some good sleep tonight!!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-53034888922593009712010-12-13T07:48:04.315-08:002010-12-13T07:48:04.315-08:00OMG - I totally get this. And the deeper into revi...OMG - I totally get this. And the deeper into revisions I go, the harder it is to fall asleep. I've given up trying to edit at night b/c I know I'll be awake for ever afterward!<br /><br />So now I have to get up early to start my revisions. Not a lot of fun, but at least I get to sleep! LOL<br /><br />Good luck - hopefully you find something that works to help you sleep :)Jamie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504892632149036762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-26151192411317473942010-12-13T06:31:04.993-08:002010-12-13T06:31:04.993-08:00I've been there too. Good luck getting a good ...I've been there too. Good luck getting a good night's sleep!Jaydee Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069805915071090479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-62772643873106345742010-12-13T06:29:02.903-08:002010-12-13T06:29:02.903-08:00oh yeah, i had that this weekend. I hate it. Sleep...oh yeah, i had that this weekend. I hate it. Sleep time is sleep time, not lay awake and think timeSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-50764152030983668732010-12-13T05:35:06.613-08:002010-12-13T05:35:06.613-08:00This is why I usually stick to writing on weekends...This is why I usually stick to writing on weekends. With a 6AM shift at work missing sleep is not an option.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-60810625642407935092010-12-13T04:57:46.402-08:002010-12-13T04:57:46.402-08:00I soooo have this problem. It's especially ba...I soooo have this problem. It's especially bad when I know I have to get up and go to work the next day.Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-49635955501613818742010-12-13T04:47:00.184-08:002010-12-13T04:47:00.184-08:00For some reason I have no problem shutting my brai...For some reason I have no problem shutting my brain off at night. Sometimes during the day as well!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-14505689853927920702010-12-13T03:50:54.832-08:002010-12-13T03:50:54.832-08:00Luckily, I don't have a problem with that. La...Luckily, I don't have a problem with that. Lately I've been dozing off while typing...<br /><br />I recognized Hyperbole's art...and thought at first you either had the same style or you had another, secret, hyperbolic identity. Now I just see you borrowed the pics. LOLVicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-91247329248691624702010-12-13T02:48:33.415-08:002010-12-13T02:48:33.415-08:00Yuck! I hate insomnia.Yuck! I hate insomnia.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.com