tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post613912720845770435..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Walk the WalkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-42376031940983037222009-12-08T04:44:23.752-06:002009-12-08T04:44:23.752-06:00Jen, what you say is the absolute truth.
I think...Jen, what you say is the absolute truth. <br /><br />I think part of the problem is we try to achieve a perfect balance of everything in our lives - health, sleep, job, writing, kids, whatever - and then try to maintain that balance, when, IMO, there really is no such thing as balance. Life is just too unpredictable (and so are we humans!) to try to have everything in balance, all the time. I think all we can do is have a priority of how we use our time - mine is family, then exercise (I have a loopy immune system and a bastard of a back that sure let me KNOW when I've slacked off on exercise), then writing, then reading, then way, way down the list, housework (g) - but then not beat ourselves up if we hit a day, a week, or whatever, when we don't live up to these goals. But that said, you can't let yourself off the hook; even if you find that you can't give your writing or exercise or whatever the attention you'd like to, you can still slip a few minutes in and feel better that you've done something, rather than nothing. That's how it tends to work with me, anyhow ...<br /><br />You deserve a medal for how you've approached your diabetes. I know many people would have settled and taken the drugs rather than make the lifestyle changes you have. You should be really freakin' proud of yourself. And I KNOW you can apply that same resolve to your writing. Just know we're all cheering you on ...Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-79660718185367230112009-11-27T19:46:42.594-06:002009-11-27T19:46:42.594-06:00Great post Jen!
Yes, ten minutes is definitely bet...Great post Jen!<br />Yes, ten minutes is definitely better than nothing. I must remember this!<br />Hmm... think I might try a self-assessment of my own...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-2799973299660225952009-11-25T09:56:33.793-06:002009-11-25T09:56:33.793-06:00Hey Jen,
Dang, routine makes me break out in hive...Hey Jen,<br /><br />Dang, routine makes me break out in hives too. Total slacker, no doubt. Routine is something I need to do. I suspect it gets easier the farther into it you get. Right? Right?<br /><br />As for me? Hmm...the only thing that really works to get me back into the saddle is to re-read older scenes. I get back into the character's head, and find myself either really liking what I've read, or not, which results in editing. Either way, I'm back to writing, so it's all good. :)Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-89612899973117511052009-11-24T19:24:28.971-06:002009-11-24T19:24:28.971-06:00I'm so out of my writing rhythm these days, I ...I'm so out of my writing rhythm these days, I don't know which is better -- weekdays or weekends. Neither really, as I work nearly every day. (g) That said, if I can just get back in SOME kind of pattern...and I KNOW I can. Just have to put a little oomph in my step. <br /><br />And yeah, breaks are good. I often find that when I'm stuck, a solution will hit me when I'm not even thinking about my book -- doing something completely unrelated and stressfree. It's good to take those moments sometimes. Treat yourself. And my goodness, I can only imagine the writing hangover you have right now...you definitely need a break. (g)<br /><br />JenJennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-50702303983371411982009-11-24T01:40:13.046-06:002009-11-24T01:40:13.046-06:00I'm with you on the ten minutes is better than...I'm with you on the ten minutes is better than nothing. And after the last month or so, I'm slowing down, and I think it's actually a good thing. Obsession was what I HAD, but most of the time, OCD isn't a positive diagnosis. <br /><br />If routine is what's needed, maybe it's the weekends that foul up the schedule? I work nights during the week, and keep a day schedule on weekends, so my own routine is anything but. That said, if you spend 8 hours a day during the week on the bill-paying job, but only ten minutes here and there writing, perhaps the weekends are a place for writing, with only ten minutes here and there for work? (Can you tell I do laundry on weekends?) I know writing takes daily effort, but some of that effort can be in your own head, while you're walking, or driving, or... <br /><br />I'm only a green newbie, but when I run up against a stumbling spot, I try to go do something else, and work out the scene in my head, without the blank screen staring at me. (This also happens when hubby and/or kids insist on having some time on the computer--we only have one, at this point.) Sometimes I realize I was heading down a dead-end street, anyway, but now and then I manage to skip over the slow patch and hit my stride again. Googling for research can be good for new ideas, but bad for production. I can spend hours and hours, happily clicking from site to link to random search...<br /><br />Best to all!<br />GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com