Tomorrow is Friday and I can't wait to head to my friend Bonnie's house and write. I need to finish re-visioning of my novel, but at the same time, I'm discovering I need to re-visit my analysis of the protagonist, nemesis' (what's the plural of nemesis?), and antagonist. It's distracting to have all these thoughts collide while I'm trying to only do one task at a time.
Why don't I schedule time to analyze that distinct from my writing time? I don't know. There never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done. Take today, for example. I finished work at the office around 2 pm then headed home to toss the sheets into the laundry and see if there was anything important that I needed to attend to with regards to my printing business. There wasn't. Yet it is now 4 pm and I've still not put the sheets into the laundry and I didn't have any pressing work issues.
Where has the past 2 hours gone?
Yes, I did pay some bills and transfer money around online.
Yes, I did play 2 games of spider solitaire.
Yes, I followed my son's directions and looked at a video on youtube.com which led me to look at others as well. Oh, I get it. This is where my time went. Hummmmm.
So I leave everyone with this one thought: If you really want to get something done, DO NOT USE your computer! It's way too distracting. HA HA HA
And now it's also too late to see my horse. But definitely tomorrow after I spend a good several hours writing!
Thanks for coming home, Bonnie!!
Everyday life is full of wonderful warmth and gifts we usually are too busy to enjoy. And then there are the other days when life just sucks. These are my thoughts. :^))
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Wait as much time between revisions as possible. Just close the document. Resist that urge to open it and read your wonderful opening page just one more time. Seriously. Resist it.
~great writing advice from P.J. Hoover at Cynthia Leitich Smith's blog http://cynleitichsmith.livejournal.com/
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Ben Stein
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Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors.
Rhys Alexander
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Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.
Colette, Casual Chance, 1964
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Wait as much time between revisions as possible. Just close the document. Resist that urge to open it and read your wonderful opening page just one more time. Seriously. Resist it.
~great writing advice from P.J. Hoover at Cynthia Leitich Smith's blog http://cynleitichsmith.livejournal.com/
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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
~E.L. Doctorow
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"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"The indispensable first step to getting thethings you want out of life is this: decide what you want."
Ben Stein
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Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors.
Rhys Alexander
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Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.
Colette, Casual Chance, 1964
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Never Argue with a Woman
Never Argue with a Woman
One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.
Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start fisihg at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"For reading a book," she replies.
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her again.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but I repeat you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start fishing at any moment. So, I'm going to have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with Sexual assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think.
One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.
Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start fisihg at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"For reading a book," she replies.
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her again.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but I repeat you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start fishing at any moment. So, I'm going to have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with Sexual assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think.
About Me
- Maggie
- I've been writing children's stories since 1995 and love the the challenge to create a unique and well written story. Of course I've been working on one story on and off over the years and still haven't gotten it right ---- yet. :^))
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