tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post116368973304930916..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: DistractionsJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-66644874918169387282013-03-25T01:23:14.744-05:002013-03-25T01:23:14.744-05:00This may sound silly, but it works for me.
When...This may sound silly, but it works for me. <br /><br />When I want to focus on writing, I listen to a recording of rain or ocean waves. The pleasant sound is relaxing and it keeps my brain from wandering off. <br /><br />Thanks, KerryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509512563529795343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-85111817918417964692013-02-26T10:21:43.605-06:002013-02-26T10:21:43.605-06:00Stay on task, are you kidding?
It's hard eno...Stay on task, are you kidding? <br /><br />It's hard enough to admit I'm a writer out in public, much less actually do some writing during the day. <br /><br />Seriously, though, I have to tell others that I'm actually working on a book. That way I get friends and family who faithfully check on my "progress" regularly. In other words, I force the guilt trip upon myself. If I haven't written anything in a while, their well-intended questions tend to prompt me to actually put a few words down on paper (computer screen).<br /><br />It also doesn't help that I'm ADHD already, and I want to be a successful writer too. (Go figure.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16139304219991277649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-73233924496737102312010-05-04T01:07:22.486-05:002010-05-04T01:07:22.486-05:00Joe,
I highly respect your dedication to 4000 word...Joe,<br />I highly respect your dedication to 4000 words per day. It creates a great pace. But it feels like a double NaNoWriMo every day. Do you ever have vacations?Rita Carbonhttp://ritacarbon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163892099670799592006-11-18T17:21:00.000-06:002006-11-18T17:21:00.000-06:00I have the best of both worlds.I get up first thin...I have the best of both worlds.<BR/><BR/>I get up first thing in the A.M. and write for an hour and then I surf on the internet for three.<BR/><BR/>I am sure if I cut back on the internet I could triple my writing time and be an author in no time. <BR/>Ha ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163868159831207262006-11-18T10:42:00.000-06:002006-11-18T10:42:00.000-06:00JA, you are a machine! LOLPJ, you are so lucky! ...JA, you are a machine! LOL<BR/><BR/>PJ, you are so lucky! I hope y'all have a fabulous time together!<BR/><BR/>Stacey, I think that is a fabulous idea!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes to everyone for a glorious week and a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am thankful for the internet, which allows me to read all of these great posts and learn so much from fellow authors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163828288862423922006-11-17T23:38:00.000-06:002006-11-17T23:38:00.000-06:00Joe, you so nailed it on the head.Joe, you so nailed it on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163824904002710082006-11-17T22:41:00.000-06:002006-11-17T22:41:00.000-06:00Writing? You mean that thing I used to do before I...Writing? You mean that thing I used to do before I became a publicist/speaker/interviewee?<BR/><BR/>I vaguely remember...Lisa Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273391238820872246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163818968833635512006-11-17T21:02:00.000-06:002006-11-17T21:02:00.000-06:00I get up, get coffee and write.I go to work and cu...I get up, get coffee and write.<BR/>I go to work and curse for six to eight hours then come home and write.<BR/>Sometime the people who live here think they need to eat so then I might cook dinner. <BR/>Then I write. <BR/>Then I fall asleep and start all over. <BR/>I have one question for you Joe; When do you sleep???Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163802765792414202006-11-17T16:32:00.000-06:002006-11-17T16:32:00.000-06:00Authors do what they have to do. Writer do what th...Authors do what they have to do. Writer do what they have to do. Joe is an author, I'm a writer, we do different things. He signs books...I try to write them. The shoes I wear are different then the ones on his feet. If you are a writer, follow your own path. When you're published, follow Joe's. Until then do your own thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163790066131069612006-11-17T13:01:00.000-06:002006-11-17T13:01:00.000-06:00Talk about distractions!This YouTube.com site is t...Talk about distractions!<BR/><BR/>This YouTube.com site is taking over.<BR/><BR/>For example, check out this <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUOVskgRpu4" REL="nofollow">latest video of me</A> talking about my querying literary agents.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm able to justify this by telling myself that ultimately the path to bestsellerdom is through television and film. And I'm serious about doing a documentary of my first book tour.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to broadcast a joint author book tour. Get like 4-6 authors to do a thirty-city tour, film it like a reality TV show, and sell it to Fox, NBC, or CBS.<BR/><BR/>I mean if Dog the Bounty Hunter can have a reality TV show, why the hell shouldn't a few up-and-coming writers as well.<BR/><BR/>StaceyStacey Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128613653591282474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163774854969097932006-11-17T08:47:00.000-06:002006-11-17T08:47:00.000-06:00My method is simple. I write first thing after I g...My method is simple. I write first thing after I get up five days a week. Since I'm 83 years old I have few distractions anyway. <BR/>Bob LiterBob Literhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158279275971404443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163774198292232272006-11-17T08:36:00.000-06:002006-11-17T08:36:00.000-06:00To stay on task, I think about sending out resumes...To stay on task, I think about sending out resumes and having to get a real job. Does the trick every time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163767173575736692006-11-17T06:39:00.000-06:002006-11-17T06:39:00.000-06:00Moonhart,You're confused. Joe does 4000 words a da...Moonhart,<BR/>You're confused. Joe does 4000 words a day. I do, hell, I don't know. For my fiction I aim at 5 completed pages, which would be about, hmmm, 1250, but by completed I mean I write them and rewrite and tinker with them.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I'm a fulltime writer and editor, so a typical day may also bring in several thousand words or I may spend it interviewing or editing or whatever.<BR/><BR/>As for calling Mom @ #9, well, she has Alzheimer's and lives in a dementia unit, so she may or may not know who's calling on any given day, so that does tend to bring it down the priority list a bit.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163762265208601502006-11-17T05:17:00.000-06:002006-11-17T05:17:00.000-06:00ADD. You said it, man. Right now it's three in t...ADD. You said it, man. Right now it's three in the morning, I'm getting ready to work on the new book, yet I'm taking time to catch up on the blogs I've been neglecting during crunch time, check the stats, do a quick pass of the myspace page, work on some Authorbuzz material AND get ready for a telephone interview for a magazine this morning.<BR/><BR/>My head hurts.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and that Maxim.com thing sounds tempting.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163737522230838072006-11-16T22:25:00.000-06:002006-11-16T22:25:00.000-06:00I guess that's where I'm lucky...I tip the hat to ...I guess that's where I'm lucky...I tip the hat to my career as a journalist, but I'm very good about planting my ass and cranking out words. I'm also very good about ignoring writer's block.<BR/><BR/>It probably comes from a gin soaked city editor early in my career who screamed at me daily, "I need 11 more GD inches Morgan. 11 more inches even if you have to make it up."Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133910811642081098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163731283983214792006-11-16T20:41:00.000-06:002006-11-16T20:41:00.000-06:00Mark, I am not so amazed at the 4K a day as the fa...Mark, I am not so amazed at the 4K a day as the fact that a call to your Mom ranks 9 out of 14.<BR/><BR/>You are obviously =not= of Italian lineage.<BR/><BR/>ROTFL!<BR/><BR/><BR/>moonmoonharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274402280853970257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163731190312750272006-11-16T20:39:00.000-06:002006-11-16T20:39:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.moonharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274402280853970257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163720037375955622006-11-16T17:33:00.000-06:002006-11-16T17:33:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, my parents (who are very supportive...Unfortunately, my parents (who are very supportive of my non-existent literary career, haha) insist that high school comes first.<BR/>So...<BR/>Homework, then track, then violin, then more homework, then studying, then making sure my friends don't kill each other, then more studying, and then I can write.<BR/>At two in the morning.<BR/>And then my French teacher asks me if I've had enough sleep, makes me go get a drink of water, then I have to catch up on work, then I find out my friends are fighting again, and the whole cycle starts again.<BR/>:D<BR/>Who needs sleep anyway?<BR/>I usually disable my internet, even if I'm DYING to get on dictionary.com for its thesaurus.<BR/>Which reminds me...I think I have a chem test to study for...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163717282986746352006-11-16T16:48:00.000-06:002006-11-16T16:48:00.000-06:00At the risk of providing another distraction, do y...At the risk of providing another distraction, do you know about coComment? It's a web service that tracks your conversations/comments in one place and you can subscribe to a feed of it. You can even track conversations you haven't commented in.<BR/>http://www.cocomment.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163714271407037402006-11-16T15:57:00.000-06:002006-11-16T15:57:00.000-06:00And yeah-4000 words is pretty amazing achievement ...And yeah-4000 words is pretty amazing achievement on a daily basis. I get days like that once in awhile, but they are evened out by the days in which I write 12 words, in which I write nothing at all, or in which I write a negative number of words--that happens to me all too often!Martha O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915815056340085345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163713044904926272006-11-16T15:37:00.000-06:002006-11-16T15:37:00.000-06:00I unsubscribed from my two writing forums, at leas...I unsubscribed from my two writing forums, at least for November so I can crank out my NANO words. <BR/><BR/>It's working really well for me. After about a day of withdrawal, everything seems so quiet and peaceful. <BR/><BR/>Quitting drinking freed up a lot of time. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Back to work! :DMartha O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915815056340085345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163712807705621292006-11-16T15:33:00.000-06:002006-11-16T15:33:00.000-06:00I can't get wireless internet at the house for exa...I can't get wireless internet at the house for exactly this reason - I'd spend my whole day (and word count) on other blogs. I'm pretty sure that won't pay the bills :)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163712070136486322006-11-16T15:21:00.000-06:002006-11-16T15:21:00.000-06:00Damn! I love a woman who can bake!For all who care...Damn! I love a woman who can bake!<BR/><BR/>For all who care, I hit 2200 words today between 9am and 2pm, but have to quit now to hit 7 bookstores and teach a night class.<BR/><BR/>That said, without prior obligations, 4000 a day is a snap.JA Konrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163708230800053432006-11-16T14:17:00.000-06:002006-11-16T14:17:00.000-06:00http://www.prisonpotpourri.com/INFOandNEWS2/Swedis...http://www.prisonpotpourri.com/INFOandNEWS2/Swedish%20twins%20Gunhild%20Gaellstedt%20(L)%20and%20Siri%20Ivarsson%20celebrate%20their%20100th%20birthday%20in%20January%202005.jpg<BR/><BR/>And just go there to see Joe's swedish twins.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1163704822656597862006-11-16T13:20:00.000-06:002006-11-16T13:20:00.000-06:00I'd go with the Swedish, but that's just me.I'd go with the Swedish, but that's just me.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.com