tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post4943228301573861834..comments2023-06-10T02:00:06.078-07:00Comments on writermorphosis: It's Writing Time: Nano Tip # 3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-32567766888032213402008-11-01T05:41:00.000-07:002008-11-01T05:41:00.000-07:00Hi Chris, Nice to meet you!Joan! How lucky you are...Hi Chris, Nice to meet you!<BR/><BR/>Joan! How lucky you are to have such a flexible day job! I'll see you Monday for an update on your wordcount : ) (grinning deviously...)Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-20733116787895451472008-10-30T06:53:00.000-07:002008-10-30T06:53:00.000-07:00My day job is allowing me to take the entire month...My day job is allowing me to take the entire month of November off (and still have a job to go back to in Dec if I want it). This year all my kids are in school so I plan to use the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to get the bulk of my writing done.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, there will be those little interferences . . . removing the Halloween decorations, a bridal shower for my soon to be sis-in-law, a nephew's homecoming from college, another nephew's first birthday, Veteran's Day (the kids will be home from school), my brother's wedding, Thanksgiving . . . *sigh*<BR/><BR/>Still, I'll sit on my bed with my laptop and type every spare moment I get and hope I can make it. :DjustJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377292351547511489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-27680206524970586042008-10-29T08:45:00.000-07:002008-10-29T08:45:00.000-07:00Good advice! I find once I get myself into a rout...Good advice! I find once I get myself into a routine, I can stick with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-85591118225480517942008-10-29T06:35:00.000-07:002008-10-29T06:35:00.000-07:00Bish : ), I'm actually not doing a regular nano my...Bish : ), <BR/><BR/>I'm actually not doing a regular nano myself this year (that's why I will have time to write up these every Monday nano posts :)LOL). What I'm doing instead is using Nano to get me motivated on some already-started projects this year. I'm doing major rewrites/revisions on a novel I wrote in a prior year in Nov '08. And I'll also be writing a short story that's rolling around in my head. <BR/><BR/>So this year I won't qualify for the "official" nano win (50,000 brand NEW words to get the cool yellow certificate) but that's ok with me. For me - if I get 50,000 words of revisions done, that will move my own writing along hugely and that's part of what it's all about for me! For me - doing good revisions takes longer than the initial writing in the first place. : ) But I'll be posting a bit of my revised work on the nano site this year.Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-28962139381096359612008-10-29T06:27:00.000-07:002008-10-29T06:27:00.000-07:00Adrienne Thanks! Getting your pb dummy done sounds...Adrienne <BR/>Thanks! Getting your pb dummy done sounds like a great goal! That's what I love about Nano - it gets us all into Goal setting mode!Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-61204729593608182372008-10-29T06:14:00.000-07:002008-10-29T06:14:00.000-07:00I'm always impressed with all you writers who have...I'm always impressed with all you writers who have such busy lives, yet still manage to write every day. Makes me humble. I'm not doing NaNo this year, but I am going to work on a MG I have about half done. <BR/><BR/>My best writing time is in the morning when I first get up, anywhere from 4 to 5 AM until 11 AM.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-71498205175418737422008-10-28T22:26:00.000-07:002008-10-28T22:26:00.000-07:00My goal right now is to get a picture book dummy d...My goal right now is to get a picture book dummy done, but all the tips I've read about NaNo are so inspiring. Great post!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-70411157946301376592008-10-28T19:43:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:43:00.000-07:00Hey, are all of you guys planning to participate i...Hey, are all of you guys planning to participate in writermorphosis' "40,000 word contest" this nano season? The info. is to the right of the top post! I'd love to have you all jump in on that too!Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-64921094856204124512008-10-28T19:40:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:40:00.000-07:00Brenda - thanks for the cameraderie on the day job...Brenda - thanks for the cameraderie on the day job! Great to see you stopping by!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Jacqui - thanks for bringing up the concept of "front-loading." You're so right! <BR/><BR/>Everybody should listen to Jacqui on this one! <BR/><BR/>It's good to write MORE than your daily or weekly goal for the first two weeks, if at all possible, because later when you're a little too short on sleep, or when you have a flood in your home because your hot water heater exploded -- you'll be far enough ahead on your nano word count so that you can skip a day to deal with the plumber and the towels and the wet dog and STILL meet your nano goals with NO PROBLEM! : )Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-20449638972299841242008-10-28T17:59:00.000-07:002008-10-28T17:59:00.000-07:00Good tips. I'd add to "front load" on your word c...Good tips. I'd add to "front load" on your word counts -- do more in the early days when you're still excited, before everything you haven't been doing piles up.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-49460991016611812582008-10-28T16:23:00.000-07:002008-10-28T16:23:00.000-07:00Hi Janelle...Great post! I write whenever I get a...Hi Janelle...Great post! I write whenever I get a chance and I live on chocolate...<BR/><BR/>I have one of those day jobs also...and every now and again I can get a little time to write there, but most of the time I have to fit it in on my off hours...<BR/><BR/>Lilfix (blueboards)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938209711584620272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-41113379790492270422008-10-28T14:16:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:16:00.000-07:00Rena, Kelly, and Kim - Thanks guys, for reading my...Rena, Kelly, and Kim - Thanks guys, for reading my posts, and for jumping in on the conversation!<BR/><BR/>Rena - if you can manage a 4 kid household, you can do anything. You're a "supermom"! I'm sure you'll meet your goals this November - piece of cake! :)<BR/><BR/>Kelly and Kim - I agree with both of you. Carving out writing time can be tough and yet is still so important for all of us writers throughout the year -- whether we're nanoing this November or not!<BR/><BR/>I tend to use my days off for writing during the year, just like a do for nano.Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-82974841179485589992008-10-28T14:09:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:09:00.000-07:00Christy - I'm always SO impressed with all the wri...Christy - I'm always SO impressed with all the writing and blogging you accomplish with those thee little cuties in the house! You are an inspiration, and I'm looking forward to reading your nano novel! <BR/><BR/>Good advice on the "staying away from tv."Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864928264352251649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-16085967015759255512008-10-28T10:32:00.000-07:002008-10-28T10:32:00.000-07:00I'm not doing nano this year, but your tips are ex...I'm not doing nano this year, but your tips are excellent for getting in that writing time in general. <BR/><BR/>Best of luck!The Wild About Nature Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908706559722263714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-68153597004467571412008-10-28T10:14:00.000-07:002008-10-28T10:14:00.000-07:00Great tips, Janelle! I'm not doing Nano, but it i...Great tips, Janelle! I'm not doing Nano, but it is hard to sometimes carve my writing time into my busy life!<BR/>Good luck with Nano!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-8320893383942766232008-10-28T08:20:00.000-07:002008-10-28T08:20:00.000-07:00Grat post, Janelle. I homeschool 3 of my 4 kids, s...Grat post, Janelle. I homeschool 3 of my 4 kids, so my writing time comes whenever it comes. I usually do my best writing on weekends when we don't have school. <BR/><BR/>November is going to be an interesting month for me, if I want to reach this goal!Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648236583334886227.post-87479212979604633632008-10-28T07:36:00.000-07:002008-10-28T07:36:00.000-07:00With 3 little ones in the house, I've learned how ...With 3 little ones in the house, I've learned how to be flexible w/ my writing time. I usually try to fit smaller bits of time into my larger bits of time.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I have time 2 mornings a week to write. Right now I'm at the library while my kids are in school. I only have 2 hours but its better than nothing.<BR/><BR/>During the day I set up my lap top in the kitchen or wherever I'm working in the house and as I think of things, I take a break from my household duties and write down what's on my mind. this takes longer to wrack up a word count, but again . . . it's better than nothing. Plus, I find that sometimes having time to think in small spurts can help me come up w/ some creative stuff.<BR/><BR/>And lastly, I stay away from the t.v., clock out of being "mommy and household manager", make some tea and go to my office and write until it's time to go to bed. Usually this is my most productive time for writing.<BR/><BR/>Great post Janelle!C.R. 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