tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post5287153115293410286..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Getting Off the DuffMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-87857350559688727342012-08-27T20:09:59.121-07:002012-08-27T20:09:59.121-07:00Congratulations, Jadie! My kiddos are no longer of...Congratulations, Jadie! My kiddos are no longer of that young a vintage, but no matter their age, the challenge to make time for pure focus remains.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-22594008758822651572012-08-27T19:44:20.926-07:002012-08-27T19:44:20.926-07:00I was meant to read this post! :) I have a 17 mont...I was meant to read this post! :) I have a 17 monthold daughter who is a 25lb wrecking ball and tazmanian devil all rolled into one very adorable, very opinionated package, and my attention is at the very top of her things-i-want list. My manuscript was just accepted for publishing by WiDo, and as I'm bracing myself for the first round of edits I'm also preparing my husband for a nocturnal wife so I can make everything fit in a day. It's so nice to see that I'm not alone :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761957626470404637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-80659900368814149932012-08-24T22:10:06.060-07:002012-08-24T22:10:06.060-07:00I really like that quote. I hope your new season o...I really like that quote. I hope your new season of drafting goes great!Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-6069489815234512842012-08-23T14:11:26.668-07:002012-08-23T14:11:26.668-07:00Taking the summer off sounds like a great idea. Th...Taking the summer off sounds like a great idea. The time just after a beak is usually super exciting and productive. Wishing you the best with your new project =DRuth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-13103178069733727322012-08-23T07:32:38.791-07:002012-08-23T07:32:38.791-07:00I thought I was the only one running Camp Mama.! S...I thought I was the only one running Camp Mama.! So glad to know I am not alone. Looking forward to school starting and fleshing out the ideas scribbled on scraps of paper throughout the summer. 13 days and a wake up to go.Tracy MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615611919340469444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-65460048164933922692012-08-23T05:44:30.539-07:002012-08-23T05:44:30.539-07:00This summertime recreational director/mama is gett...This summertime recreational director/mama is getting twitchy too! Two more weeks to go before my full-fledged writing schedule kicks in. I can't wait!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-1704468287283131872012-08-22T19:59:42.762-07:002012-08-22T19:59:42.762-07:00Sometimes you write, sometimes you have to get the...Sometimes you write, sometimes you have to get the weeding done before you can write. Today I spent much of the day either circling a revision I need to get moving on, reading Courtship & Curses, and filling an entire 30-gallon waste bin with crabgrass was a foot high in places and just a couple of days away from going to seed. It that sprang up after the rains ended the heat wave but there were other things to do. Tonight I made myself do just 5 minutes and before you know it, the whole area was clear. and it felt soooooo good to get that part of the driveway cleared out. I knew it was bugging me, but I didn't know how much until I pried it all up; some of those plants were a foot high! If it was the Doubt Elf, I'm grateful! I'll banish him/her tomorrow, but for tonight, I worked off the chai I had this afternoon while trying to decide which of Darcy Pattison's review techniques to start with, so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-39539061402090570762012-08-21T17:36:41.652-07:002012-08-21T17:36:41.652-07:00Same pattern here for me ... and I do like filling...Same pattern here for me ... and I do like filling the well, doing free-writing at the park, beaches, kids always in tow. I'm getting ready to make subs. Eeek!!!! I mean a novel-sub!<br /><br />I like revising far more than writing that first draft, though there is a certain joy to spilling the story, discovering it. I hope you will have a wonderful productive fall ... may the muse be with you always.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-43222702638296704282012-08-21T09:29:46.175-07:002012-08-21T09:29:46.175-07:00I wish I were happiest writing the first draft! It...I wish I were happiest writing the first draft! It's awful for me. I dread it, avoid it and see it as a necessary evil. I'm excited to see what you come up with!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-25439161610711594532012-08-21T09:20:32.978-07:002012-08-21T09:20:32.978-07:00I took the summer off from drafting new novels. I ...I took the summer off from drafting new novels. I hope to jump back in in September. I have to proofread Touch of Death and do first round edits on Stalked by Death first, but after that, I'm drafting again!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-42853314049501777152012-08-21T08:47:24.020-07:002012-08-21T08:47:24.020-07:00I love how our bodies and minds become familiar, e...I love how our bodies and minds become familiar, even comfortable with routines, and how they can work in our favor. So yay that you're getting twitchy and ready to write! I only wish doubt didn't have to show up like an uninvited guest alongside the excitement.Anne M Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547591113801578453noreply@blogger.com