tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post543384810895927399..comments2024-03-26T22:57:41.830-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: Why Do You Write?Karen Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-64820765397412360632013-04-25T20:03:12.918-04:002013-04-25T20:03:12.918-04:00Debbie, Great reason to write! Debbie, Great reason to write! Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-82742976757149628322013-04-24T11:34:48.093-04:002013-04-24T11:34:48.093-04:00Why am I writing? Learn something new, work my bra...Why am I writing? Learn something new, work my braincells, make money, resolve issues, say how I feel, have fun.Debbie A Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219009309869041795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-79874855330846412732013-04-23T21:59:56.547-04:002013-04-23T21:59:56.547-04:00I think it's a common problem. I think when t...I think it's a common problem. I think when the project that our heart is calling us to write seems too big, we avoid it by working on writing that is not as important to us.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-1880745916307114152013-04-23T21:58:36.705-04:002013-04-23T21:58:36.705-04:00I think most writers have the opposite problem. T...I think most writers have the opposite problem. They don't promote their work. They need your book!Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-64972222693686096872013-04-23T04:02:10.242-04:002013-04-23T04:02:10.242-04:00Thanks Mary Jo. I am struggling right now with the...Thanks Mary Jo. I am struggling right now with the need to drop some "writing stuff" and get on with "real writing" but oh dear - as Karen says, time seems to go past SO fast. It seems the more time savers we introduce into our lives, the more time they eat up!Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-73793719730331232312013-04-22T23:26:26.598-04:002013-04-22T23:26:26.598-04:00Mary Jo, I never suffer from writer's block bu...Mary Jo, I never suffer from writer's block but I do suffer from promotion addiction. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Carolyn Howard-Johnson<br /><br />Excited about how much the new edition of the Frugal Book Promoter (expanded! updated!) can help writers with the tried and true and the new media, too. Now a USA Book News award-winner in its own right (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo) it the Carolyn Howard-Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-39623295991452527392013-04-22T22:33:58.129-04:002013-04-22T22:33:58.129-04:00I agree with you Karen. I think we waste a lot of...I agree with you Karen. I think we waste a lot of time without realizing it. Tracking time is a useful tool, but takes discipline--something also difficult to incorporate into ones life.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-28103452840818474462013-04-22T22:31:54.950-04:002013-04-22T22:31:54.950-04:00Heidi, you might enjoy checking out my post on pro...Heidi, you might enjoy checking out my post on procrastination styles.<br /><br />http://theadvantagepoint.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/whats-your-procrastination-style/Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-48628803646920410192013-04-22T22:29:51.858-04:002013-04-22T22:29:51.858-04:00For me, scheduling the time in on my calendar help...For me, scheduling the time in on my calendar helps.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-1487733741272385162013-04-22T16:59:07.976-04:002013-04-22T16:59:07.976-04:00Mary Jo, tracking your time is an good way to see ...Mary Jo, tracking your time is an good way to see where it's going. And, in today's faster than fast world it sure goes fast. :)<br /><br />Knowing where you can cut time-corners may be just the thing to squeeze in daily writing.Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-89682589548986544722013-04-22T14:04:09.115-04:002013-04-22T14:04:09.115-04:00I'm with you, D. Jean. I call myself the Queen...I'm with you, D. Jean. I call myself the Queen of the Procrastinators, but I do HAVE to write! Sometimes it's a love-hate relationship, but I always come back to it. Good post!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-13223309895916206852013-04-22T10:37:51.123-04:002013-04-22T10:37:51.123-04:00So true! I make excuses and procrastinate, but the...So true! I make excuses and procrastinate, but the desire and need to write or even edit follows me so doggedly that I have no choice but to find the time to deal with it. Thank you for this post. Such a good reminder.D. Jean Quarleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com