tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post5101267120927767005..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Answering the queston "How do you find the time?"Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-86646709483314238802009-09-26T07:36:40.874-07:002009-09-26T07:36:40.874-07:00I also did the "Write during work lunches&quo...I also did the "Write during work lunches" thing to pound out one of my novels and it was great! I told myself to do just 2 pages longhand, then I'd get home at night and type them into Word and would usually keep going and end up with more than the 2 pages. It worked out really well and always kept my head in the story.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-65170818277049631082009-09-25T14:12:20.370-07:002009-09-25T14:12:20.370-07:00I love these tips. (Thank you for sharing)
I too ...I love these tips. (Thank you for sharing)<br /><br />I too work a day job (being unpublished kind of requires that *sighs*) so I bring my laptop to work and use my lunch break to get an hour of writing in (my coworkers have gotten very used to me putting in my headphones to tune out the phone and spending the hour at my desk) <br /><br />And I've found this has several benefits: 1) I saved money (since I used to spend my lunch wandering target or the mall) 2) I lost weight (because now I have to bring my lunch, which is always healthier than take-out) and 3) It jumpstarts my evening writing time because I'm now starting in the middle of a scene. <br /><br />So it's win win win. (Sorry, random Office reference)Shannon Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-73196587798814653762009-09-25T11:00:09.234-07:002009-09-25T11:00:09.234-07:00When I'm working I never, ever answer the phon...When I'm working I never, ever answer the phone. Okay, I make an exception if I see one of my kids' cell numbers on the Caller ID--but otherwise, NO CALLS. Sometimes I get the feeling friends and family don't understand my policy--after all, I'm home, so why can't I just answer? But I've learned to protect my writing time tigerishly. And I can always call people back.Barbara Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980019114379363379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-39035397335969932702009-09-25T08:48:06.823-07:002009-09-25T08:48:06.823-07:00Lisa, I think your #5 tip is key for me. I have to...Lisa, I think your #5 tip is key for me. I have to rotate what gets short shrift. Sleep one week, exercise the next, reading the next. I'm glad to find out this works for someone else, too.<br /><br />Suzanne, keep up your energy! It helps when the kids get older. Now both of mine are in elementary school and I feel too old to stay up late writing.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-343104689094528172009-09-25T07:49:40.425-07:002009-09-25T07:49:40.425-07:00I have 4 kids )2 in school & 2 at home potty t...I have 4 kids )2 in school & 2 at home potty training), 1 dog, 1 hubby, 2 PT businesses, 1 FT medical business we're in the middle of selling...I have notebooks ALL over the house, car, backpack, purse...I'm a paper scribbler. Once a week I try to sit down, late at night usually, to collect and reconcile all my thoughts into something resembling entertaining coherence. still a work in progressSuzannehttp://twitter.com/suzDCnoreply@blogger.com