Comments on: One Lazy Rose

By: Jordan Summers

Jordan Summers — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:22:25 +0000

I agree, Charli. It’s definitely not a one-size fits all. Yeah, I think the refilling part is extremely difficult. Everyone has to find their own well.

By: Charli

Charli — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:57:02 +0000

It really does come down to habit. And I think you not only have to find your own sustainable writing level, you also have to adapt as it changes. Some years take more out of us. Some books take more out of us. But daily habits in both writing and refilling the well make it easier to keep it in balance. Says the person who has paid for being better at the writing part than the refilling part.

By: Jordan Summers

Jordan Summers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:03:05 +0000

Sherri, I know time management is funny, even when you don’t have a little one running around. *g*

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:46:39 +0000

Time Management

Ever since becoming a SAHM it’s gone out the window. If I want to get serious about any of my “hobbies” I need work managing my time into a habit.

By: Jordan Summers

Jordan Summers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:19:23 +0000

Bernard, Oh it will keep you writing longer there’s no doubt. The trouble is when you first start out in this business you don’t really ‘know’ where those boundaries are. My instinct and brain screamed that I needed to write as much as I could as fast as I could in order to get ahead. It obviously didn’t work out the way I’d hoped.

And yes, creativity does come in spurts, but if you want to make a ‘living’ at this job, then you have to ignore those spurts and get into the habit of writing instead.

By: BernardL

BernardL — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:13:38 +0000

I am a newbie at this, but trusting your instincts about what is too much or too little may keep you writing a lot longer. Your daily routine now seems pretty reasonable, especially if working on projects you enjoy. Although many would deny it, I’d wager every major author goes through spurts of creativity. Except for the ones with ghosts churning out their prose.

By: Jordan Summers

Jordan Summers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:27:52 +0000

Sasha, Working out is about the only thing I have kept up. For the first time in my life I’m doing it regularly. I don’t enjoy it, but I still do it four to five days a week. (I’m trying to work up to exercising six days a week.)

As for the writing, I begin with five hundred words a day and work my way up from there. I like to keep it low so that it’s easily achievable.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:59:49 +0000

I’m right there with you! I wrote so much, so fast, in such a short amount of time that I ran face first into that same wall. Now, getting back into the habit of writing is very hard. The other habit I let slip is working out. and getting back into it is just as hard. LOL