Comments on: Stuck in Neutral http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/ women's fiction for romance lovers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annette Gallant http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Annette Gallant Mon, 10 May 2010 12:01:37 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-799 LOL Hmmm, not sure where those smiley faces came from because I didn't add them. LOL Hmmm, not sure where those smiley faces came from because I didn’t add them.

]]> By: Annette Gallant http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Annette Gallant Mon, 10 May 2010 11:58:40 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-798 Boy, can I relate to this, Stella. I'm definitely more productive when I'm alone in the house. One trick I use to combat procrastination is I set the kitchen timer for 1-hour chunks and won't allow myself to do anything but write during that time. It's amazing how much I can get written when it's uninterrupted time! :) Can't wait for your next book! :) Boy, can I relate to this, Stella. I’m definitely more productive when I’m alone in the house.

One trick I use to combat procrastination is I set the kitchen timer for 1-hour chunks and won’t allow myself to do anything but write during that time. It’s amazing how much I can get written when it’s uninterrupted time! :)

Can’t wait for your next book! :)

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]]> By: Doris McKay http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Doris McKay Sun, 09 May 2010 11:29:17 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-789 Thank you so much for this article Ruth, when I'm done helping with the barn raising at our lot I'm going to butt myself down. Thank you so much for this article Ruth, when I’m done helping with the barn raising at our lot I’m going to butt myself down.

]]> By: Loine Van Pelt http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Loine Van Pelt Sat, 08 May 2010 15:46:41 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-787 Hi Stella - sorry I didn't make it by yesterday - my Fridays are sometimes my only day off, and that's what it is this weekend. Your blogging hits very close to home - even for those of us who aren't writers.....I can find so many reasons not to vacuum, sweep, mop, etc. - it's much more fun to play with my scrapbooking supplies, check out fun projects online, figure out how to remodel my kitchen (dreaming), etc. I guess successful authors absolutely HAVE to treat it as a JOB and show up and work those hours. It's not a hobby when you are a Harlequin author! And #1 in my book! (Hope your book is in my 4 pack for August..I'll keep hoping!) Have a great weekend. Hi Stella – sorry I didn’t make it by yesterday – my Fridays are sometimes my only day off, and that’s what it is this weekend. Your blogging hits very close to home – even for those of us who aren’t writers…..I can find so many reasons not to vacuum, sweep, mop, etc. – it’s much more fun to play with my scrapbooking supplies, check out fun projects online, figure out how to remodel my kitchen (dreaming), etc. I guess successful authors absolutely HAVE to treat it as a JOB and show up and work those hours. It’s not a hobby when you are a Harlequin author! And #1 in my book! (Hope your book is in my 4 pack for August..I’ll keep hoping!)
Have a great weekend.

]]> By: Susanne http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Susanne Sat, 08 May 2010 14:23:38 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-786 A little late for this conversation, but I can't help but wonder if procrastination means writing is really for us? If it's so easy to be tempted to do something else, is it our commitment that's lacking? I grapple with this constantly. Sometimes my procrastination is a way of finding my way through a part of my book that's not working. Other times, well, lately, it's most times, it's lack of discipline. Rita, thanks for posting about the thriving authors. I always think that the thriving authors just sit down and spew out great scenes, and it takes them an hour or so. Showing up at the computer...I like that. Susanne A little late for this conversation, but I can’t help but wonder if procrastination means writing is really for us? If it’s so easy to be tempted to do something else, is it our commitment that’s lacking? I grapple with this constantly.

Sometimes my procrastination is a way of finding my way through a part of my book that’s not working. Other times, well, lately, it’s most times, it’s lack of discipline.

Rita, thanks for posting about the thriving authors. I always think that the thriving authors just sit down and spew out great scenes, and it takes them an hour or so.

Showing up at the computer…I like that.

Susanne

]]> By: Eliza Evans http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Eliza Evans Sat, 08 May 2010 04:43:29 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-784 I've always found that getting started is the most difficult part. I can procrastinate all day as long as I haven't put anything on the page. Once I do, I can get going, but I definitely have a million and one distractions lined up otherwise. When things get really bad, I turn off my internet and hide my iPhone. Surprisingly enough, that works. I’ve always found that getting started is the most difficult part. I can procrastinate all day as long as I haven’t put anything on the page. Once I do, I can get going, but I definitely have a million and one distractions lined up otherwise. When things get really bad, I turn off my internet and hide my iPhone. Surprisingly enough, that works.

]]> By: Michelle Helliwell http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Michelle Helliwell Fri, 07 May 2010 22:29:55 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-782 Stella, I don't need a team of helpers...I can procrastinate all by my lonesome. But I find that with all the other constraints on my time - work, kids, husband, etc - that writing is for me and I enjoy it so much. That being said, I've been known to eat up my "writing time" by spending an hour or more researching a single detail... Some people are born disciplined. 99% of us aren't, I think. But we manage in the end...I agree with you in terms of not wanting to "go out" to an office to work. Who wants that? Michelle Stella, I don’t need a team of helpers…I can procrastinate all by my lonesome. But I find that with all the other constraints on my time – work, kids, husband, etc – that writing is for me and I enjoy it so much. That being said, I’ve been known to eat up my “writing time” by spending an hour or more researching a single detail…

Some people are born disciplined. 99% of us aren’t, I think. But we manage in the end…I agree with you in terms of not wanting to “go out” to an office to work. Who wants that?
Michelle

]]> By: Dara Girard http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Dara Girard Fri, 07 May 2010 21:34:34 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-780 A lovely post, Stella. Best of luck at 'showing up'! Oh and I have a cat calendar too, it's great inspiration. Emma seems to know how to live (smile). Dara A lovely post, Stella. Best of luck at ‘showing up’! Oh and I have a cat calendar too, it’s great inspiration. Emma seems to know how to live (smile).
Dara

]]> By: Stella MacLean http://www.rwa-wf.com/2010/05/07/stuck-in-neutral/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Stella MacLean Fri, 07 May 2010 17:32:58 +0000 http://www.rwa-wf.com/?p=2030#comment-777 So glad to see I'm not alone. And CJ, aren't cats great company? I have a cat calendar and one of the quotes was that cats are smarter than does. The proof is "Did you ever see eight cats dragging a sled through the snow?" Pretty good proof, eh? Stella So glad to see I’m not alone. And CJ, aren’t cats great company?
I have a cat calendar and one of the quotes was that cats are smarter than does. The proof is “Did you ever see eight cats dragging a sled through the snow?” Pretty good proof, eh?
Stella

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