tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post8649309253557148073..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: Getting Down to the Writing BusinessPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-87517564655253830172010-06-23T18:12:28.785-06:002010-06-23T18:12:28.785-06:00It may not have done much for your WIP, but this p...It may not have done much for your WIP, but this post was beautifully written--and seems to have touched a nerve with fellow writers!Michelle Machhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250447711658920958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-56605096637025029902010-06-23T11:39:12.288-06:002010-06-23T11:39:12.288-06:00I often have to withdraw to my craft room and make...I often have to withdraw to my craft room and make cards. This settles my brain back into 'writing' mode. I do not consider this activity as procrastination. ;0Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-47398485198665835062010-06-22T10:27:32.285-06:002010-06-22T10:27:32.285-06:00That's the awesome freedom of being a writer. ...That's the awesome freedom of being a writer. You can write when you want to. Gotta do Starbucks with friends. Muy importante. <br /><br />Stephen TrempAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-53681269101565058562010-06-21T20:01:58.238-06:002010-06-21T20:01:58.238-06:00I love this! I like the idea of having a thinking ...I love this! I like the idea of having a thinking session. I think all of us have a hard time getting going on certain days.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-81226202938301785102010-06-21T19:34:23.355-06:002010-06-21T19:34:23.355-06:00thanks for sharing this...looking forward for more...thanks for sharing this...looking forward for more posts from you =)Dougyhttp://www.streetsmartbusinessadvisors.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88611004198509293872010-06-21T17:13:01.044-06:002010-06-21T17:13:01.044-06:00I don't know you talk about procrastination, b...I don't know you talk about procrastination, but goodness you still manage to fit so much into your day. I was just breathless reading your commitments and doings. <br /><br />The strawberries sound divine!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-63862099877355382832010-06-21T16:28:05.180-06:002010-06-21T16:28:05.180-06:00500 words of crap isn't so bad, Clarissa. I...500 words of crap isn't so bad, Clarissa. I'm thinking my whole suspense novel first draft is crap. Maybe that's why I'm putting of the revisions.<br /><br />Ann, you're right. We need to live in and enjoy the moment.<br /><br />Carol, the blog makeover was fun. Now I need to do one on my mind and body. The trouble with having more time (as in retired) is that we keep thinking we have plenty of time. We don't. :)Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-36574496800214613452010-06-21T15:05:30.322-06:002010-06-21T15:05:30.322-06:00I hate when I'm not writing and I know I shoul...I hate when I'm not writing and I know I should be. Lately, I've just forced my way through it. Even if I've only written 500 words of crap, I still feel better about doing it.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-68922661460117448792010-06-21T12:38:18.166-06:002010-06-21T12:38:18.166-06:00I love your fresh look. Good for you for giving yo...I love your fresh look. Good for you for giving yourself time off. I have so much that's unexpected that I feel I need to write whenever possible.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-81696233019885875032010-06-21T12:36:08.210-06:002010-06-21T12:36:08.210-06:00I've thought a lot about what you've poste...I've thought a lot about what you've posted here, too, Patricia. If I keep thinking as I'm blogging that I should be writing, or as I'm writing that I'm behind in blogging, then I'm not enjoying what I'm doing. So like you I've decided I'm going to enjoy what I'm doing, whether it's reading a book, writing, blogging, shopping for food, doing laundry (some things DO have to be done). Some days are better than others for everything, but I'm trying to remind myself to Enjoy the Ride.Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-60077025266210864912010-06-21T11:24:34.393-06:002010-06-21T11:24:34.393-06:00I love that name, Watery Tart. I've even takin...I love that name, Watery Tart. I've even taking to crossing items off my list with a red pen so they stand out and I feel as if I've accomplished something.<br /><br />Eric, the thought of kidlet sleepovers gives me hives. Luckily, I'm a grandma now so it's unlikely I'll have to host that kind of event ever again. Early morning thinking in a quiet place with coffee is definitely the best kind of thinking (but I still need my rocker/glider.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-35128081458389328392010-06-21T11:07:07.780-06:002010-06-21T11:07:07.780-06:00Your Saturday sounds a lot quieter than mine! We h...Your Saturday sounds a lot quieter than mine! We had a birthday party and sleepovers all weekend.<br /><br />But I managed to pour up my cup and sit at the computer Saturday morning in the wee hours while everyone was still sleeping, before the sun rose, and I did something similar.<br /><br />I thought. I wrote a little, but not much.<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-68833118366460917962010-06-21T10:36:40.081-06:002010-06-21T10:36:40.081-06:00I think the hardest thing is it feels like nothing...I think the hardest thing is it feels like nothing ever LEAVES the list... we just keep getting new things ADDED. My rewrite/edit pile keeps growing and growing... *sigh*... Good luck making headway!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-86967748158475384912010-06-21T10:29:30.777-06:002010-06-21T10:29:30.777-06:00Arlee, I know from reading your blog posts that yo...Arlee, I know from reading your blog posts that you're in the mood for change, just like a lot of the rest of us. It's hard to make all those choices when we have so little time...<br /><br />Hi Kay. Fermenting is good, as long as the stuff doesn't turn to vinegar while I'm off playing.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88431348861681332782010-06-21T09:53:33.372-06:002010-06-21T09:53:33.372-06:00Setting your priorities is a constant effort. I t...Setting your priorities is a constant effort. I think you're on the right path ... to give yourself permission to do what you do. <br /><br />As for reworking a draft, maybe your fermenting time isn't completed yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-57621714159389179682010-06-21T09:51:33.074-06:002010-06-21T09:51:33.074-06:00Might as well enjoy life. I know how that procras...Might as well enjoy life. I know how that procrastination goes. I'm going to have to be making some sacrifices in order to do the things I know I must do. Can't do everything I want to do, but shouldn't get too stressed either.<br />Good luck.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-16222769540529222042010-06-21T09:39:28.172-06:002010-06-21T09:39:28.172-06:00Good morning, everyone. I guess honesty is the bes...Good morning, everyone. I guess honesty is the best policy, but it's hard to admit over and over what a procrastinator I am. I wasn't like this at all during my working years. Of course, I didn't have a big choice if I wanted to keep working. <br /><br />Donna, I also printed a blueberry grunt recipe from a blog and I bought two big containers of California blueberries. That has to be healthy, right?<br /><br />Karen and Jan, I don't vent very often, but I know it helps me when I read another writer's post about revising woes or query rejections. It's only fair that I share my own frustrations once in a while. At least, I keep telling myself, I do have a first draft to work with whenever I get around to it. And it is okay to work on it later rather than right now.<br /><br />Yvonne, the chair needs to be just right. Not too soft, rocks or glides, and in a quiet place.<br /><br />Hi Sugar. Fear might just be my problem since both of my wip manuscripts are totally different from the two published mysteries, and I'm going to start looking for an agent. It's almost like starting over, and that is scary.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-23291301297962164612010-06-21T06:59:29.256-06:002010-06-21T06:59:29.256-06:00I do the same thing...It's like I am scared th...I do the same thing...It's like I am scared that I will not finish or it will be, for lack of a better word, crap. So..I put off writing because deep down, I feel like I need to. don't ask me why, it is just that way.<br /> But that is the beauty of it. I can do it on my time, when I feel like it.<br /> My to-do lists are on sticky notes all over the place..maybe I'll make a to-do list to organize my to-do lists :)Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847639596079213091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-72220925104516792702010-06-21T06:55:43.921-06:002010-06-21T06:55:43.921-06:00Loved this post Patricia, think I shall have to ge...Loved this post Patricia, think I shall have to get a thinking chair.....or a de-stressing chair, A good idea to have one,<br /><br />Have a good day.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-79888058118212972072010-06-21T06:46:57.398-06:002010-06-21T06:46:57.398-06:00Oh Patricia, how completely refreshing it is to re...Oh Patricia, how completely refreshing it is to read the truth in a blog. Not that we lie on our blogs but maybe a little by omission and it creeps up on us day by day. I don't really spill on my blog anymore partly because I find it embarrassing to have people that I've never met showering me with empathy and partly because my Dad and sister read my blog and take everything LITERALLY. <br />Right now, my writing life is going well. I'm doing my revision -sticking to my schedule and really actually liking the process. But I'm also suffering with a bad relationship with my stepson, working with the heartbreak of my grown son's recent decision to leave his wife and three kids, NOT doing my back tax returns, etc... I struggle always with procrastination of one form or another. I tell my clients that procrastination means either we don't really want to do the thing we're putting off or we are scared to do it. I believe this but I avoid it in my own life. <br />I really like your decision to feel OK about not writing or writing. That is truly the only way. Again, thanks for sharing this. It makes me feel less alienated from the cheery blog world!!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-39438530527996376212010-06-21T06:26:01.261-06:002010-06-21T06:26:01.261-06:00I love this post! You could have written it about ...I love this post! You could have written it about me! LOL!<br /><br />Whew! I'm tired just thinking about doing all those 21 "to do" things on your list!<br /><br />I've made that decision this year to write when I feel like writing...not forcing myself to write. And guess what? I've enjoyed it more and writing more than before!<br /><br />Please send me some of that yummy strawberry shortcake!!Donna M. Kohlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268172745025677265noreply@blogger.com