tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post1983913202047454466..comments2023-12-10T19:04:26.773-08:00Comments on Author2Author: Pull up your sweat socks and put on your leotard—we’ve got work to do.Emily Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-36075254176595627822008-03-28T10:35:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:35:00.000-07:00Tina, I kind of lump revision and edits into the w...Tina, I kind of lump revision and edits into the writing process. Even so, I'm still jealous with you and your writing-love. But I think you might be write about why you love it so much, since it's your thing you have to yourself away from your kids one night a week. Hmmm...Maybe if I had kids, I'd love it more. Totally kidding, I know that's the wrong reason to have kids.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-87629586234693167572008-03-26T08:22:00.000-07:002008-03-26T08:22:00.000-07:00I'm the oddball! I don't have to force myself to w...I'm the oddball! I don't have to force myself to write at all-- maybe it is because I didn't start writing fiction until after I had kids? So writing is my escape-- I get to leave and go somewhere and drink coffee and write. I'm always happy when I get to go. :-) And I almost always get tons done.<BR/><BR/>Now revising, edits etc. Yeah-- that's another story.Kristina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171504801682649341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-52180483830320243122008-03-25T19:20:00.000-07:002008-03-25T19:20:00.000-07:00Glad I'm not alone! Yes, getting started is half t...Glad I'm not alone! Yes, getting started is half the battle, but once we start it feels pretty nice.<BR/><BR/>And Kate, shame works for me too. It's amazing how much better and faster I work, knowing I have someone that's agreed to read it on a certain date or is waiting for it. And I always get way more done in a exercise class or with friends than by myself. The extra push does wonders.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-21108746723609988942008-03-25T18:48:00.000-07:002008-03-25T18:48:00.000-07:00You are so right - exercise and writing are a LOT ...You are so right - exercise and writing are a LOT alike!<BR/><BR/>Just like exercise, getting started is 3/4th of the battle for me. But once I start, I often don't want to stop. :)Lisa Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10677227681455190084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-45748955192765990542008-03-25T11:54:00.000-07:002008-03-25T11:54:00.000-07:00It's so true Emily ... so many days I want to do a...It's so true Emily ... so many days I want to do anything but write. It's not like I'm forced to be a writer by anything or anyone external. It's all me, baby. And yet like Deena said, opening up that Word doc is so hard. I feel like I have to trick myself. "Oh, I'll just write one quick paragraph and then I'll do something fun."<BR/><BR/>Fortunately shame works for me. I hate to admit to my critique group that I was too lazy to get my next chapter done. Yeah, I can see how an exercise group would come in handy.Kate Fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856887940900664692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-29048679242894946452008-03-25T11:44:00.000-07:002008-03-25T11:44:00.000-07:00I know GG I don't think anyone wears a leotard any...I know GG I don't think anyone wears a leotard anymore, but it sounded funny to me :)<BR/><BR/>And you are right, there's so many more reasons I write then just the basic one that I mentioned in the post. And finding a character or plot to wrap yourself in, like you mentioned with your form of exercise sometimes makes all the difference.<BR/><BR/>And couldn't agree more Deena.Emily Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073350248209507278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-73614126487212878162008-03-25T09:19:00.000-07:002008-03-25T09:19:00.000-07:00Em, this post is SO TRUE. Man, putting on sports ...Em, this post is SO TRUE. Man, putting on sports bra or opening my Word doc are the hardest parts every time.DeenaMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093257361683249174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318840210070768346.post-5524484315458966672008-03-25T09:02:00.000-07:002008-03-25T09:02:00.000-07:00Love the title of this one, Em! (Leotard?!)There ...Love the title of this one, Em! (Leotard?!)<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of reasons I write--catharsis, obsession, enjoyment...<BR/><BR/>But whatever the reason, the process is a jumble of emotions and hair-pulling explorations that in the end, give me a high that nothing else can. It is that dragon that simply has to be slayed because I have something to say. Really...I have something to say.<BR/><BR/>For me, exercise has to be entertaining, which is why I've always loved the horses. I can get lost in them, in their personalities, in their needs (instead of my own). It never felt like <I>exercise</I>, though it is plenty of work. But those personalities are like the characters that live with me. There is always a problem to solve, always a skill to hone, always a new emotion to probe. Man I miss my horses! It's been almost 7 years (the longest I've ever gone without a horse in my life!) and I really ache for it. But I have to say, I have plenty of writing friends and characters to keep me flexing those other muscles.<BR/><BR/>...sorry, I think I got that whole cardio thing going with this long post! I'll hang my sweat socks out to dry, now.Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com