Been doing quite a bit of writing lately AND dishes!
AT THE SAME TIME!!
Yes, I can multitask!
YEAH BABY!
Okay, not that exciting, but the writing is.
I am feeling the love!
In fact...I'm going to go write some more RIGHT NOW!
Maybe I need to think about decaf.
Nah!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Top 10
On the Writer's Digest Community Forum they were asking for different Top 10 lists from the members. I started with my Top 10 ways to procrastinate list. Hmmm.
What are your Top 10 Favorite Ways to Procrastinate?
1. Research. I research the stupidest facts instead of writing.
2. Doing the dishes. (I hate the dishes)
3. Editing.
4. Playing a video game. (I'm just helping my son)
5. Defrag the computer. (The computer was slow)
6. Read the WD forum.
7. Write a blog post.
8. Check Facebook.
9. Call my mother.
10. Read. (But I have trouble concentrating on new books when I am trying to write)
What are the Top 10 Things That Keep You Writing?
I'm not sure I have 10. I just love to write.
What are your Top 10 Favorite Ways to Procrastinate?
1. Research. I research the stupidest facts instead of writing.
2. Doing the dishes. (I hate the dishes)
3. Editing.
4. Playing a video game. (I'm just helping my son)
5. Defrag the computer. (The computer was slow)
6. Read the WD forum.
7. Write a blog post.
8. Check Facebook.
9. Call my mother.
10. Read. (But I have trouble concentrating on new books when I am trying to write)
What are the Top 10 Things That Keep You Writing?
I'm not sure I have 10. I just love to write.
...and it worked
The break actually worked.
I sat down this morning and wrote a whol'-lott'a pages!
It was great. It was very important for me to do it.
I feel so much better, mentally and physically.
Still taking the iron to make sure that I keep feeling that way.
I'm starting to get a good feel for the two characters now and how they feel about each other. Starting to fill in their backgrounds a bit.
I have no idea where things will go from there. Just need to wait for my fingers to type it, then I will know.
Maybe next time I won't fight 'down-time' so hard. We shall see.
No other news by email or phone or mail.
I sat down this morning and wrote a whol'-lott'a pages!
It was great. It was very important for me to do it.
I feel so much better, mentally and physically.
Still taking the iron to make sure that I keep feeling that way.
I'm starting to get a good feel for the two characters now and how they feel about each other. Starting to fill in their backgrounds a bit.
I have no idea where things will go from there. Just need to wait for my fingers to type it, then I will know.
Maybe next time I won't fight 'down-time' so hard. We shall see.
No other news by email or phone or mail.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Took a much needed break
Well I have been feeling pretty down lately and exhausted. Thought I could blame it all on being depressed but turns out it was low iron. Something I should have recognized but didn't and now I am feeling better cause I'm taking some vitamins.
I had some time with friends yesterday and talked about my frustration with trying to get published. They didn't know what a pain in the ass it was, just like I didn't when I started. They gave me some much needed support, even just by listening.
I was telling them that I could really use a break and that I wanted to just read a book, not for research or comparison, but just to read like I used to.
So that is what I did this morning. Got up to feed the cats and instead of sitting down in front of this computer, I grabbed a paperback and went back to bed. I read practically the whole thing, it is a book with 2 short stories, and it felt great. I would have finished the whole thing, but the household began to wake up and I had to go put on some coffee. Maybe tomorrow morning I can finish it.
It was really good to just fall into someone's story that isn't mine for a change. Just to read for the pleasure.
I used to read a few hardcovers a week. I would have multiple books going on at the same time depending on where I was. It was great.
But between becoming a mom and trying to work on my own writing, reading had fallen to the bottom of the list of shit I needed to do.
But, hopefully, that will change. It was good to read to charge the batteries.
Off to another grand adventure.
Back to writing on Monday.
I had some time with friends yesterday and talked about my frustration with trying to get published. They didn't know what a pain in the ass it was, just like I didn't when I started. They gave me some much needed support, even just by listening.
I was telling them that I could really use a break and that I wanted to just read a book, not for research or comparison, but just to read like I used to.
So that is what I did this morning. Got up to feed the cats and instead of sitting down in front of this computer, I grabbed a paperback and went back to bed. I read practically the whole thing, it is a book with 2 short stories, and it felt great. I would have finished the whole thing, but the household began to wake up and I had to go put on some coffee. Maybe tomorrow morning I can finish it.
It was really good to just fall into someone's story that isn't mine for a change. Just to read for the pleasure.
I used to read a few hardcovers a week. I would have multiple books going on at the same time depending on where I was. It was great.
But between becoming a mom and trying to work on my own writing, reading had fallen to the bottom of the list of shit I needed to do.
But, hopefully, that will change. It was good to read to charge the batteries.
Off to another grand adventure.
Back to writing on Monday.
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