tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226967424415039671.post5934680594503203720..comments2023-06-28T06:51:11.395-07:00Comments on Anna Adams--Writing about Writing: Want to Talk About Distractions?Anna Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009879583076920220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226967424415039671.post-36621466102232027092008-06-05T05:12:00.000-07:002008-06-05T05:12:00.000-07:00Hey, Mary!Awwww--Karen! I didn't know she'd done ...Hey, Mary!<BR/><BR/>Awwww--Karen! I didn't know she'd done that, but how sweet of her, and how sweet of you to come out and comment. I had this fear of talking to myself!<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of North Texas RWA, but I also belonged to DARA and Yellow Rose when we lived there.<BR/><BR/>I really am thinking about what you said about celebrating each word. I've faced the fact that this summer is busy to an extreme, and I need to just do what I can, and accept that I can't do any more, so I'm going to keep a "stickie note" of my progress. :-) Thanks for the suggestion!<BR/><BR/>I'd love to get back to Ft. Worth. I was there in early April after a visit to my step-daughter in Austin, but I had to hurry back home. I'm going to look up Dreamin' in Dallas for next year, though!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for coming out to chat, Mary. So nice to "meet" you, and I'd love to be able to chat in person sometime, too!Anna Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009879583076920220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226967424415039671.post-12346312555653488872008-06-05T02:03:00.000-07:002008-06-05T02:03:00.000-07:00*grin* Actually, it's pretty funny you should men...*grin* Actually, it's pretty funny you should mention that great writing group in Fort Worth...Karen sent an e-mail to the loop and told us to check out your guest blog on pinkheart. Isn't NT great? I love them. I've only been a member for a year, but I'm having a blast. Then again, if you're talking about a different writing group, I'm all ears.<BR/><BR/>And you Should celebrate every word. It's funny, some days I feel as if I'm not accomplishing anything at all...I'm write 30 words here, 100 there all over the course of the day. Then when I check the word count after the day is over, I've ended up with well over a thousand.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes writing is just word by word. I have to remind myself about that sometimes, but it truly helps me keep things in perspective. So that's my system. I actually keep it all on an excel spreadsheet, where I get to type in my new word count as I go, yadda yadda, and That's fun. *lol* I just like seeing the count grow, even when it doesn't feel like I'm getting to work as much.<BR/><BR/>If you make it back to the Fort Worth area any time, make sure and stop by the group. I'd love to meet you!Mary Malcolm Duncansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830246712003481093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226967424415039671.post-79671547605072928882008-06-04T19:10:00.000-07:002008-06-04T19:10:00.000-07:00Hey, Sus!Thanks for coming over here as well as to...Hey, Sus!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming over here as well as to the PHS blog. You could just write your name, and I'd consider myself lucky you dropped by! ;-)<BR/><BR/>I always appreciate your attitude toward writing, and not just because I agree with you. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I have so been in the situation where suddenly, even 50 pages might no longer belong in a book. One of the most difficult lessons I've had to learn is the dreaded "kill your darlings." As soon as I admire my stuff, I know there's probably a problem. Getting out of the way of the story is key, and I definitely know what you mean by the bump of coming out of the story world back into the real one.<BR/><BR/>Another writer friend once almost suggested her hero orthopedic surgeon to another friend who needed care for a broken bone. I'd love to find that kind of focus!<BR/><BR/>I didn't know you work on an exercise ball. How long have you been doing that? What made you choose it?Anna Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009879583076920220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226967424415039671.post-60600043769047848862008-06-04T08:52:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:52:00.000-07:00Okay, this is crazy. I wrote this very thoughtful...Okay, this is crazy. I wrote this very thoughtful (and pithy) comment and it's disappeared. So here it is again, less thoughtful and less pithy.<BR/><BR/>I don't handle distractions well because they offer me instant reward. If I clean the kitchen, I'm rewarded by a clean kitchen. If I do the laundry, I'm rewarded by a neatly stacked pile of fresh towels. If I brush the dogs, I'm rewarded by happy dogs. When I write, I'm rewarded by confusion and doubt. Who wants that?<BR/><BR/>I think it's because writing is such a solitary venture and that what "appears" to be progress is so not progress. 15 pages can be wiped out with a plot change or character growth. I also swear that when I'm "into" the writing, I go somewhere else -- like astral projection. My physical body is sitting on the exercise ball and my fingers are on the keyboard...but my mind, my spirit is locked into the world that I created. The transfer between worlds is really painful.susfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684604027979582810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226967424415039671.post-69892427998333187662008-06-04T08:46:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:46:00.000-07:00Sorry if I left two of the same blog. I'm having ...Sorry if I left two of the same blog. I'm having technical difficulties.susfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684604027979582810noreply@blogger.com