tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post8003353995554777786..comments2023-09-30T01:18:33.562-04:00Comments on R.A.W. **Random Acts of Writing**: Another Manic MondayKristi Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-50043165533265734592009-12-22T00:33:50.076-05:002009-12-22T00:33:50.076-05:00Angelia: Thank you for reminding me of those ever ...Angelia: Thank you for reminding me of those ever so important 'other' writing duties that are writing. :0) You are so good for me!<br />Tamika: Absolutely! Our families need us occasionally...but we need them more! :)<br />Jemi: I envy your guilt free lifestyle. LOL<br />Karen, Lisa and Laura: Something about the new year, right? I love to start fresh on the first of January with anything I do. :)<br />Natalie: I bet you don't break too much. We just think we do. :)<br />Melissa: Well, distracted by kissing isn't all that bad. :)Kristi Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527544253341529009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-21933485082631565162009-12-21T23:51:01.330-05:002009-12-21T23:51:01.330-05:00Well, I've been on a writing break for about a...Well, I've been on a writing break for about a week now, but that's because I'm stuck. However, the ideas are starting to churn again, so I'm itching to get back at it. Today hasn't been good because of the whole Kissing Day Blogfest. I've been totally distracted reading kissing scenes all day, which hasn't really been a bad thing after all.Melissa Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530652829980250261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-9493806693285536162009-12-21T22:30:13.744-05:002009-12-21T22:30:13.744-05:00I take breaks all the time! (Too often in fact). ...I take breaks all the time! (Too often in fact). If I don't feel like writing for a week (or a month) I just don't write. I think I'm going to try to be more regular with my writing next year. :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-53602067282034874962009-12-21T21:07:41.203-05:002009-12-21T21:07:41.203-05:00We definitely struggle with this, but like last ye...We definitely struggle with this, but like last year, have taken a break over the holidays. Things seem to move a bit slow in December, so it feels kind of natural. And then, come January, we are ready and rearing to go!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-74436233518724719502009-12-21T18:10:10.980-05:002009-12-21T18:10:10.980-05:00I feel your pain girlie. This past week has been n...I feel your pain girlie. This past week has been nuts and its only getting closer to xmas. I'm not writing as much as I'd like, but I know after xmas I can look at things with a fresh perspective. <br /><a href="http://www.karenamandahooper.com" rel="nofollow">Karen’s Blog</a>kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-2954629571633960492009-12-21T12:27:41.708-05:002009-12-21T12:27:41.708-05:00My day job takes up a lot of time, so as it is I&#...My day job takes up a lot of time, so as it is I'm fitting in writing when I can. I don't feel guilty if I miss some days because I'm usually thinking about it anyway. :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-69990850094200787312009-12-21T11:48:51.405-05:002009-12-21T11:48:51.405-05:00I take a break when I reach the end of a first dra...I take a break when I reach the end of a first draft or any draft. LOL. I need that down time. Especially since as I near the end I start cramming in as much as possible because I just want it to be over. I need the recoup time after that. Besides that life often intrudes to force breaks on me though those breaks are never planned and I get irritated with them as I think about how much I could have written or edited.<br /><br />On the goal of writing new words. Remember editing is writing. Just have a goal for editing if you are editing that day instead of writing. For my mafia romantic suspense (which is sitting on the sidelines again as my space opera and secret nonfiction project step to the front of the line) when I sit down for that my goal is a chapter a day, but this is entering in revisions and polishes from paper back to the computer. I'm not doing any extensive writing, I'm polishing and making notes where I need to rework a scene that I'll then go back in the next rewrite to fix. For my space opera I am am in extensive rewrite mode so I try to do at least three pages or a thousand words a day (if it's easy copy edits I fly through it, but if I have to add and add to the scene then it can take a while).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370670423819447249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-89118853900484427572009-12-21T11:01:35.157-05:002009-12-21T11:01:35.157-05:00I'm breaking for the holidays! My family deser...I'm breaking for the holidays! My family deserves a little more time with me than they've been getting. I appreciate all their support. Hopefully my writing will be refreshed after the break.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19177238389402380.post-5774127887250390322009-12-21T10:33:52.128-05:002009-12-21T10:33:52.128-05:00I'm definitely feeling a litle fatigued and am...I'm definitely feeling a litle fatigued and am looking forward to a break. I probably break more than I should.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.com