tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post8326550702513473143..comments2023-10-08T05:59:35.021-05:00Comments on Organized Chaos: October AW Blog ChainKelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-31645149563841563192008-10-20T04:18:00.000-05:002008-10-20T04:18:00.000-05:00Writing with a deadline is indeed very tough for m...Writing with a deadline is indeed very tough for most people. I love blogging because it has less pressure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-45128366622039215782008-10-18T14:23:00.000-05:002008-10-18T14:23:00.000-05:00unfocused me - You're right, it's more difficult w...unfocused me - You're right, it's more difficult without a contract looming over you, but that's when friends can come in handy. They can keep you accountable for productivity. <BR/><BR/>I'm trying this with a good friend who's usually the first person to read my new stuff--I'm holding my next novel hostage until I see pages from her.<BR/><BR/>colby -- Yay! For rewards! :)Kelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-79015492312072184002008-10-18T12:17:00.000-05:002008-10-18T12:17:00.000-05:00Yep- I use rewards, too. If I 1k, I can then go w...Yep- I use rewards, too. If I 1k, I can then go watch an episode of something on the Tivo...yay!colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-28829170190263335902008-10-18T09:08:00.000-05:002008-10-18T09:08:00.000-05:00That's the problem, isn't it? I went through a st...That's the problem, isn't it? I went through a stretch early this summer when I lost my discipline about writing my novel. I had other things going on, including some things at work that made it difficult to find the time, but really I just got distracted. I wrote other things, just not the novel. And surprise surprise, the novel did not write itself. When I came back to it, I was still mired in the same scene I had been stuck in when I stopped. <BR/><BR/>I suppose writing is like anything else that was, except that for those of us without contracts, no one but us cares if we don't finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-76563979325412781502008-10-17T14:01:00.000-05:002008-10-17T14:01:00.000-05:00lyrajean, my schedule changes all the time, as wel...lyrajean, my schedule changes all the time, as well. I suppose it's one of the downfalls (and in some ways, benefits) of retail.<BR/><BR/>And freshhell, very true. Very, very true. :)Kelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-48273269615652571102008-10-16T08:05:00.000-05:002008-10-16T08:05:00.000-05:00Discipline may not be everything but if you have n...Discipline may not be everything but if you have none you won't get very far.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-55395758492501319002008-10-13T22:49:00.000-05:002008-10-13T22:49:00.000-05:00I find as busy as I am it's easier for me to squee...I find as busy as I am it's easier for me to squeeze in some writing time as opposed to having hours of free time ahead of me. But then I'm not freelancing. I'm just trying to find a good time that works for me with my ever changing schedule.<BR/><BR/>Discipline easier said than done. But isn't everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com