Wow... I remember waking up hours ago (seven, to be exact as my dog wanted to go out NOW) and thinking of all the things I need to do.
1) Finish and send edits on Saddle Up, Sweetheart
2) Work on edits for Second Go'Round
3) Groom dogs
4) Finish paperwork for work (that thing that REALLY pays the bills! *L*)
5) Annoy HR rep with email wondering where my W2 forms are
Honestly, that's the order I'd like to do them
Responsibly, it should go 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
In reality, 3 and 4 will get done and sometime before bed I'll tackle 1 and send those off around midnight. I have to be at work at 5 tomorrow morning.
And now... blogging! #6 (something I haven't done with my own blog SydneyShayRoses.blogspot.com in 2008) So, how did #6 move to #1? I'm in my car with my laptop running errands and shopping for the week.
I did have a point in this! Time management, life interruptions, football games (which to some is equal to breathing) is EXTREMELY difficult - especially if writing isn't the main breadwinner in the family. On top of that, (touching on Zee's post here) some rituals take more time than writing itself!
SO (my first question of the week): how do you divide/assign your time to write? Can you look your spouse/family/friends in the eye and say "no, I'm going to write"? (BTW, a HUGE thank you to my editors at TWRP Jill and Lori for tolerating my atrocious grammar!)
Is there life out there? According to my mother, unless a guy falls over my laptop cord at Borders and lands in my lap, she's never gonna get a grandkid. I guess she's given up about the dog shows - all the good men are married or gay anyhow ;)
Love,
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
posted by Sydney Shay at 9:18 AM
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At January 27, 2008 at 10:19 AM, 
Gina Ardito aka Katherine Brandon said........
Gina Ardito aka Katherine Brandon said........
Can I look my spouse/family in the eye and say, "No, I'm going to write..."? You betcha! And I follow thru on it, too. If it means getting up earlier, going to bed later, squeezing the time in while dinner cooks or laundry spins thru the rinse cycle, yes. I print out my current chapter and keep it with me always. If I'm stuck in traffic, I read and edit while I wait to inch up. If I'm waiting to see a doctor, I read and edit. If I'm on the treadmill in the gym, I read and edit. There is no "downtime" for me. It's all about squeezing in one more sentence, one more line of dialogue, one quick word choice.
At January 27, 2008 at 10:24 AM, 
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I have blissful solitude for six hours a day. Six hours of ME time. So my family should never have to ask for my time. If I can't get done in those six hours what I need to, then when bed-time for the little one roles around I use that time. Hubby is an avid MMORPG man, he's self-occupied in the evenings, again makes writing a snap. My muse found a good home in me.
At January 27, 2008 at 7:39 PM, said........
said........
Well, we all can't be professors. *L*
I think people should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, but alas, calculators are allowed on state/college testing.
I think people shouldn't speed on highways, but those pesky radar detectors are big sellers.
If the three programs I'm using to check my grammar aren't catching my occasional misplaced comma, semi-colon, or whatever punctuation, then my editors can be satisfied their professors were better than mine (and $500 worth of programs).
I understand your frustration and I respect it, but there are some rules of grammar that just never stuck.
I guess if someone asked if they could just use Suave (wait, weren't we talking about use of copyrighted names recently? *L*) on their Golden Retriever, I'd faint too.
I think people should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, but alas, calculators are allowed on state/college testing.
I think people shouldn't speed on highways, but those pesky radar detectors are big sellers.
If the three programs I'm using to check my grammar aren't catching my occasional misplaced comma, semi-colon, or whatever punctuation, then my editors can be satisfied their professors were better than mine (and $500 worth of programs).
I understand your frustration and I respect it, but there are some rules of grammar that just never stuck.
I guess if someone asked if they could just use Suave (wait, weren't we talking about use of copyrighted names recently? *L*) on their Golden Retriever, I'd faint too.
At January 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Ellie Heller said........
Ellie Heller said........
I don't assign time to write, since my schedule is too variable to try. I do *think* about my stories a lot so that when I have time to write I am more productive.
Not really answering the question, but then telling my kids *I am going to write* is a sure way for them to find something that needs my immediate attention. :-).
Not really answering the question, but then telling my kids *I am going to write* is a sure way for them to find something that needs my immediate attention. :-).
At January 31, 2008 at 8:30 PM, said........
said........
Is something wrong with using Suave on my Golden Retriever mix? I sure can't use baby shampoo of any brand; it tears his skin up and makes him stink. This Suave seems to be doing pretty well, though.
Found time seems much more productive for my writing than chunks of time I've set aside. I sometimes get up well before the alarm clock. Those morning bites are, bar none, my most productive writing hours.
I try to set aside at least two hours every evening after work, and keep open most of my weekends to write, but those larger chunks of time aren't nearly as productive. A week's worth of evenings can pass by with no evidnece beyond a few tweaks and a note about the scarring from a serrated knife blade, which doesn't do much at all for the page count.
On the other hand, when unexpectedly stuck at the car repair place for half a morning the other day, I borrowed a pen and dug a much-stepped-upon legal pad out of the floorboard strata and drafted out a full chapter.
Amber
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Found time seems much more productive for my writing than chunks of time I've set aside. I sometimes get up well before the alarm clock. Those morning bites are, bar none, my most productive writing hours.
I try to set aside at least two hours every evening after work, and keep open most of my weekends to write, but those larger chunks of time aren't nearly as productive. A week's worth of evenings can pass by with no evidnece beyond a few tweaks and a note about the scarring from a serrated knife blade, which doesn't do much at all for the page count.
On the other hand, when unexpectedly stuck at the car repair place for half a morning the other day, I borrowed a pen and dug a much-stepped-upon legal pad out of the floorboard strata and drafted out a full chapter.
Amber
(Blogger is being uncooperative about letting me sign in tonight.)