tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post8841961592605280749..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Time to WriteProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-80864159201079655052012-03-07T20:06:58.634-06:002012-03-07T20:06:58.634-06:00I'm struggling with this right now. The last w...I'm struggling with this right now. The last week or so, my writing has come to a stand still, mostly because I'm using so much energy at work right now, I'm spent when I get home. <br /><br />I'm a binger/streaky writer I guess. I've blogged about it before, but I go on stretches where I write a ton and stretches where I don't write at all. I write when I can and now that my daughter is a little older, I can get some more writing done. And I'd gotten pretty good at typing with one hand for a while.John Zeleznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301257444191880316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-33534193306734343682012-03-06T08:54:38.428-06:002012-03-06T08:54:38.428-06:00I wish I could be an everydayer. I have a feeling...I wish I could be an everydayer. I have a feeling I would be better at finding time if I made a little time everyday.Connie B. Dowellhttp://www.bookechoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-88706186684284163722012-03-06T01:16:01.598-06:002012-03-06T01:16:01.598-06:00Total binger! Once I get going, it can be hard to ...Total binger! Once I get going, it can be hard to stop, but there are also many days where I have too much other work or just too much else going on in my life to write anything. I shudder to think how I will get any writing done at all if I ever add kids to the mix!Tara Dairmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553180762608936696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-16135842211957567492012-03-05T23:14:41.558-06:002012-03-05T23:14:41.558-06:00I'm an every-dayer. One page is all I ask of m...I'm an every-dayer. One page is all I ask of myself. As long as that's done, I can either write on or go on to other things. (And that page per day becomes a novel every year.)<br /><br />Nice post, Mike. Good luck when # 2 comes along!!Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-85599193789716791402012-03-05T20:57:37.099-06:002012-03-05T20:57:37.099-06:00MAtthew -- yeah, definitely don't shortchange ...MAtthew -- yeah, definitely don't shortchange the value you get from blogging. Truth be told, blogging kept my writing career afloat 18 months ago when I was ready to stick a fork in it. <br /><br />Mike -- it seems like the grass is always greener on the other side (especially where giraffes graze -- WINK, WINK!). No, seriously, I sometimes wish I were a binger. but to each their own. Whatever gets it done.David Kazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753721662077319561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-69055251669570169522012-03-05T15:11:27.491-06:002012-03-05T15:11:27.491-06:00I hear you when it comes to neglecting other thing...I hear you when it comes to neglecting other things when writing. I am definitely that way too.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-38740529064758222282012-03-05T15:10:26.823-06:002012-03-05T15:10:26.823-06:00Before my son was born my best work was done in th...Before my son was born my best work was done in the wee hours of the night (I'd stay up till 3-4am writing). After my son was born my writing began to take place in the morning.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-53507240562343485042012-03-05T14:42:11.742-06:002012-03-05T14:42:11.742-06:00Great that you can do that despite the crazy sched...Great that you can do that despite the crazy schedule of a teacher. And also great that you stay away from TV. I watch less and less as I get older. I basically watch like 2-3 TV programs, and then I watch sports. Movies here and there, too.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-74521757272621505912012-03-05T14:39:40.152-06:002012-03-05T14:39:40.152-06:00All power to you for being able to keep a schedule...All power to you for being able to keep a schedule. I've tried but it just doesn't click with me. You know I'm writing when I "disappear" off all things social media for a chunk of time.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-5875140061302472702012-03-05T14:38:16.264-06:002012-03-05T14:38:16.264-06:00I take days away from everything writing too. I th...I take days away from everything writing too. I think it's important to do once in a while.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-14882499116739636252012-03-05T14:37:29.740-06:002012-03-05T14:37:29.740-06:00I got that sense that you were a binger too. And w...I got that sense that you were a binger too. And with epic fantasy I'm sure it's pretty necessary. Thanks.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35026061833027025012012-03-05T11:47:07.209-06:002012-03-05T11:47:07.209-06:00I'm an every day writer but every now and then...I'm an every day writer but every now and then I go on a binge. Food doesn't get prepared, hair doesn't get washed, kids watch way too much tv...its not pretty! But the results sometimes are.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-36635490152377044662012-03-05T11:28:36.876-06:002012-03-05T11:28:36.876-06:00For me, its whenever and wherever I can. I have so...For me, its whenever and wherever I can. I have so much going on that I have to squeeze it in or it just won't get done. My best writing happens very early in the morning, when I'm up before everyone else or late at night when everyone hits the hay. Who needs sleep anyway? :) I also sit at my son's karate class with my laptop, writing away. I think the other parents think I'm antisocial. If they only knew how much I'd love to chat! ;) What's the adage, If you want to get something done, ask a busy person? ;)Hilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-8561136231246256942012-03-05T10:43:11.442-06:002012-03-05T10:43:11.442-06:00Like you, I, too, am a teacher (junior high social...Like you, I, too, am a teacher (junior high social studies), but I'm an ox when it comes to writing. I plod along, writing for a few hours each evening. Day in and day out. (I haven't watched TV in several years).Darby Karchuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438062835557638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-52170614322559962822012-03-05T10:24:34.857-06:002012-03-05T10:24:34.857-06:00I hope they do count, David! Lord knows I write en...I hope they do count, David! Lord knows I write enough of them.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-39162059747540916592012-03-05T10:22:14.963-06:002012-03-05T10:22:14.963-06:00I try to stay on a schedule, about 1K words a day,...I try to stay on a schedule, about 1K words a day, and I usually write about 5 days a week. When I can binge, I can get 2K a day, but that's pretty rare. <br /><br />And Matthew, I strongly, strongly, disagree with your point that blogging doesn't count -- it's made my fiction writing much stronger over the 18 months. I've written essays, weekend diaries, Top 10 lists, all manner of things that strengthen my fiction-writing muscles. they don't count to my daily word count, but they still count.David Kazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753721662077319561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-70746002076637836942012-03-05T08:27:46.193-06:002012-03-05T08:27:46.193-06:00If I could, I would write every day. I definitely ...If I could, I would write every day. I definitely put words on paper every day, even if it's just ideas for potential new projects. <br />As far as productive writing, with a family and a part time job, I have to write when I am able, not necessarily when I want to, so I have become a binger. I occasionally take a day to stay away from writing altogether.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48104828269927179482012-03-05T05:40:51.835-06:002012-03-05T05:40:51.835-06:00I'm pretty much exactly the same. When I'm...I'm pretty much exactly the same. When I'm in the midst of drafting inspiration, I'm unstoppable, and can churn out as much as 10,000 words a day sometimes, hopefully half of which are worth keeping in the long run. But I definitely don't write every day. Not even blog posts, which are to real creative writing, like walking to the car to drive to work is to running. In other words: they barely count.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com