{"id":1544,"date":"2011-03-02T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2012-03-02T00:32:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T05:32:47","slug":"wip-wednesday-dangling-carrot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/02\/wip-wednesday-dangling-carrot\/","title":{"rendered":"WIP Wednesday: Dangling Carrot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;m <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/16\/writing-wednesday-deadlines-for-flitters\/\">back to flitting<\/a> again.<\/p>\n<p> I&rsquo;ve got 2 WIPs that are <em>this close<\/em> to being finished.<\/p>\n<p> The other night, in one of my late-night flashlight writing sessions, I brainstormed and loosely outlined my way through another idea that until then, was languishing as a mere two-paragraph &ldquo;what if?&rdquo; idea.<\/p>\n<p> I&rsquo;m trying to keep away from the <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/25\/i-can-haz-new-ideaz-plz\/\">Bright &amp; Shiny New Idea<\/a> until I can polish off these 2 WIPs but my resolve is weakening. Maybe I need to follow <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2011\/03\/02\/pantser-versus-plotter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chuck Wendig&#39;s advice<\/a>. I&#39;m already a card-carrying Plotter. Maybe I need to remember how that can help, as Chuck says, to diminish the &ldquo;Holy Crap I Just Had An Awesome Idea And Now I Want To Quit This Novel For The Next Novel&rdquo; Syndrome. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/Wysi-Wordpress\/plugins\/emotions\/images\/smiley-laughing.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Laughing\" title=\"Laughing\" \/><\/p>\n<p>  Maybe if I fill up the treat drawer in my writing desk, I&rsquo;ll be able to keep my butt in my chair long enough to do it all. 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