tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8456893658690280369..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Old Dogs, New TricksDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21293338847333354162015-01-09T15:59:58.604-07:002015-01-09T15:59:58.604-07:00Great ideas, Diana: deadlines, goalposts, idea fol...Great ideas, Diana: deadlines, goalposts, idea folder, prioritizing, cover visualization. You're obviously a better organizer than I am. Organization: another item to add to my newfound determination to eliminate procrastination from my life.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77919114227468794332015-01-09T15:47:32.083-07:002015-01-09T15:47:32.083-07:00Those new tricks we need to learn may sound easy, ...Those new tricks we need to learn may sound easy, but they most definitely are not. Discipline is necessary, yes, but so is prioritizing. Then we have emergencies and events that could not have been anticipated. And in the end we don't punch a time clock, nor do we collect a regular paycheck. So much for those incentives, which brings us back to that discipline. Whoever said a writer's life was easy?Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49028057455140111302015-01-09T14:34:00.814-07:002015-01-09T14:34:00.814-07:00As I recall, years ago a song urged accentuating t...As I recall, years ago a song urged accentuating the positive. It was great advice then, and it's the same now. I, too, love to write. Getting started and into the groove, however, proves a challenge more often than not.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90299928353066070642015-01-09T14:12:52.286-07:002015-01-09T14:12:52.286-07:00I hope you can hear me chuckling, Christopher. My ...I hope you can hear me chuckling, Christopher. My tomorrow list is already a mile long. :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-23832413265897804482015-01-09T12:01:29.665-07:002015-01-09T12:01:29.665-07:00I think my biggest shift relates to self talk. Is ...I think my biggest shift relates to self talk. Is it really any harder to say "I love to write" than "I don't really like to write"? I actually do love to write, once I get started and am in the flow. So I may as well start at that positive point.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56480896524785976912015-01-09T08:52:49.426-07:002015-01-09T08:52:49.426-07:00Keep it up, Linda, you'll get 'er done! As...Keep it up, Linda, you'll get 'er done! As to me ... well, I plan on writing the book on procrastination ... and I'll start it tomorrow.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-9286071377833214202015-01-09T08:35:17.131-07:002015-01-09T08:35:17.131-07:00Procrastination is such a familiar companion, it&#...Procrastination is such a familiar companion, it's difficult to kick it out the door. I'm doing better at it. Writing full time requires discipline that I sometimes don't have. Great post.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13325775766713478122015-01-09T07:58:51.985-07:002015-01-09T07:58:51.985-07:00My problem is sticking with a project once it hits...My problem is sticking with a project once it hits the mind-numbing last legs. Coming up with it was fun, doing the first draft was fun, but then the work really begins. I assign self-imposed deadlines. I know they can be ignored, but it plants a tangible goalpost. I write quick notes about the other ideas as they come along, then put them aside in a folder. When my desk is cleared, I pull the folder out and prioritize what's in there. Most of the content gets dumped. I also like to visualize a cover at the start of a book and keep it where I can see it to remind me of the purpose of the whole thing.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.com