Comments on TIF TALKS BOOKS: {RNW} Making Time For Writing

Kristen M. ... Thank you! It seems that my curren...

2012-01-09T16:25:34.129-06:00

Kristen M. ... Thank you! It seems that my current choice comes down to writing or exercise, and since the beginning of the year, writing has won out! Not sure this is a good idea! Finding the balance is so hard!

365andMe ... I can't wait to check out this link! I'm going to head over there tonight to check it out! I like this idea of pondering and maybe mapping out ideas during the week and spending more time on the weekends writing. I may have to try this out! I would still be working towards the end goal, but just adjusting to my crazy weekday schedule! Thanks for this idea!!

Jenny Beatrice ... Thank you! I am going to see if the library has a copy of this one so I can check it out!

Good luck on this challenge, Tif! Someone just gav...

2012-01-07T14:01:00.720-06:00

Good luck on this challenge, Tif! Someone just gave me a great book, The Daily Writer by Fred White: 366meditation to cultivate a productive and meaningful life. It's a great resource to help push things along!

Tif, I have the perfect article for you. Here'...

2012-01-07T10:23:19.079-06:00

Tif, I have the perfect article for you. Here's the link: http://thedarksalon.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-years-resolutionswriting-one-day-at.html

Scroll down to where she says "Writing more? Not possible without brain meltdown." She talks about writing just five minutes a day while holding down a job.

Way back when, I use to write while the daycare kids were on the playground or nap time. I did less writing and more pondering on workdays. On my off days, I'd focus on putting words on paper.

Now, kids come first. Yes, they are much older, but what can I say? This is how I raised them. Whenever they have something going on, that's my day off. If nothing unusual is happening, I work. (Now that the social networking crap is no longer an issue...lol.)

I will add that if I had blogging or anything else going on, I wouldn't be able to focus on my writing. Just take a look at my past. I have a tendency to lose focus and piss the day away in a heartbeat.

Over the past couple of years, I've gone from ...

2012-01-06T19:23:23.032-06:00

Over the past couple of years, I've gone from thinking of ideas for a book to deciding that I'm just not a writer. I don't know if that would change with practice or a creative writing course or something but, like you, time is just not on my side right now. Between parenting, housekeeping, blogging and fitness, I have very little time for much else! If I had to choose between writing and sleep, sleep definitely wins! I hope that you find a way to make it work though. :)

Patty ... That is a VERY good question and one tha...

2012-01-06T15:34:51.363-06:00

Patty ... That is a VERY good question and one that I'm wondering myself!! :)

Kate W. ... How much time do you spend writing most days?

I am the worst procrastinator. I do just what I wa...

2012-01-06T09:43:30.493-06:00

I am the worst procrastinator. I do just what I warn my students not to do!
But I do write most days.

I don t write everyday but I should...even if it&#...

2012-01-06T09:39:32.095-06:00

I don t write everyday but I should...even if it's just 5 minutes...

The question is how do you do it all and still stay healthy and sane?