Comments on Writing, Food, and Life: What I've Learned, So Far. #1

I should try that Karen. The other day I was drivi...

2009-05-26T18:21:01.071-05:00

I should try that Karen. The other day I was driving and an idea hit me. So what'd I do?

Pulled out my notebook and tried writing while driving. Didn't work out so well. The notes I did manage to scribble down, before I realized what a stupid thing I was doing, were mostly legible.

:D

I've learned that the "voice notes" feature on my ...

2009-05-26T17:20:52.018-05:00

I've learned that the "voice notes" feature on my phone is the way to go when I'm driving and an idea hits me. Trying to write and drive at the same time almost caused a few accidents.

Haha! I need a dispenser, or something. I ate all ...

2009-05-09T22:21:00.000-05:00

Haha! I need a dispenser, or something. I ate all the cookies before I even got close to my goals. The cookie bribes work much better when my husband is home. lol

Oooo! Someone to hold the cookies and dole them ou...

2009-05-08T20:12:00.000-05:00

Oooo! Someone to hold the cookies and dole them out when appropriate. A cookie czar, or cookie keeper, if you will.

Even better - a dispenser of some sort, where if you reach a goal, a cookie automatically drops from the ceiling! (Or delivers an electric shock when you slack off or miss a deadline... too far? Ok. Maybe no shocks.)

What I've learned is that sometimes if you can't d...

2009-04-22T14:40:00.000-05:00

What I've learned is that sometimes if you can't drag yourself to the computer to write the manuscript you're working on, sometimes for a day it helps to write something different (even if it's only a page or an outline for a future book). It can sometimes help with the dreaded writer's block (sometimes).

Thanks for stopping by you two! I already have an...

2009-04-21T23:53:00.000-05:00

Thanks for stopping by you two!

I already have another thing. It will never be PERFECT, but it can be as good as the picture in my head.

Charlie, I'm with you on time management. I don't have a good reason like a schedule shift though. I'm just bad at managing my time more often than not.

:)

I write a chapter by chapter outline where I think...

2009-04-21T10:29:00.000-05:00

I write a chapter by chapter outline where I think my story will lead. Sometimes I'm totally off. They're not very detailed though; each chapter might have two paragraphs, tops.
I adjust my grammer as I go if I catch it, otherwise I'm not too worried until I finish a draft or two.
I used to worry about word count, now I just don't care. My latest draft is around 72,000 words which might be a bit low, but it is what it is. (I trimmed about 12,000 words of fat a few months ago.)

One thing I haven't learned is managing my time better. Since I started working nights, my schedule is all screwed up.

All great points!!!! Very important ones too. Than...

2009-04-21T00:39:00.000-05:00

All great points!!!! Very important ones too. Thanx for sharing.