tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post5932795102092909003..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: No Internet = more writing? Not exactly...Project Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-90922682878448594032011-09-12T09:06:06.854-05:002011-09-12T09:06:06.854-05:00I'm finding that a hop n a skip into trivia n ...I'm finding that a hop n a skip into trivia n humor on the Net makes me more willing to get back to the hard slog of editing my non-trivial, non-humorous novel. (Later I write the silly stuff, found on the Net, in my blog. And on it goes ...)Tracey Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898842123335221629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35066368966462610112011-09-08T21:34:31.422-05:002011-09-08T21:34:31.422-05:00I have a friend who makes sure to get out of the h...I have a friend who makes sure to get out of the house to write and purposefully goes to places without Wi-Fi so the Internet is not a distraction. It's a good strategy for her, but yes, you are right, in the end, no matter where you are, it just comes down to getting those pesky little words out.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48879669806942709152011-09-02T18:20:33.354-05:002011-09-02T18:20:33.354-05:00I agree. Sometimes it seems like people spend more...I agree. Sometimes it seems like people spend more time talking about the things they're going to do than actually doing them. This is why writers need to be unapologetic when it comes to putting writing first. When it's time to write, it's time to write. Period.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-30235806529423489862011-09-02T11:02:36.702-05:002011-09-02T11:02:36.702-05:00Excellent point. If writers waited for the perfect...Excellent point. If writers waited for the perfect moment to write, they'd never finish anything. A writer can write anywhere, anytime, if she wants to enough!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-2689554041090366652011-09-02T09:20:44.171-05:002011-09-02T09:20:44.171-05:00There are no perfect circumstances, but there are ...There are no perfect circumstances, but there are certainly easier ones: thank you, new school year!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-68807688900922268402011-09-02T09:06:35.500-05:002011-09-02T09:06:35.500-05:00True, true, and true. :-)True, true, and true. :-)Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-23738508156909537942011-09-02T06:47:58.663-05:002011-09-02T06:47:58.663-05:00You make a great point. When it comes down to it y...You make a great point. When it comes down to it you can write anytime and anywhere. I write because I enjoy it, so it really doesn't take a lot of special circumstances for me to be able to do it.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-19589343565242430692011-09-02T01:31:52.004-05:002011-09-02T01:31:52.004-05:00A frustrating lack of Internet gave me the inspira...A frustrating lack of Internet gave me the inspiration for one of my story ideas, but it was also the main cause of my procrastination :P I completely agree with you though - you need to make the right environment to write in.Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-65050878043800134262011-09-01T21:10:31.500-05:002011-09-01T21:10:31.500-05:00"It means you shouldn't wait for perfect ..."It means you shouldn't wait for perfect circumstances to start writing" = Perfect advice! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-26543787310987961272011-09-01T19:27:18.255-05:002011-09-01T19:27:18.255-05:00I so agree with this. I waited a long time for ...I so agree with this. I waited a long time for 'the time to be right' before I started writing. Eventually I realised that I might not recognise the right time so, unless I wanted to become a writer from beyond the grave (although that would be pretty cool), I'd better just get on with it.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com