tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post3418699533633828626..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: What was I thinking?Working Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88491842560217723312008-06-18T14:15:00.000-04:002008-06-18T14:15:00.000-04:00Cathy, back at the 2005 conference, I offered a yo...Cathy, back at the 2005 conference, I offered a yoga class for writers and nobody came. So you guys had your chance. <BR/><BR/>Besides, by Saturday night, I'll be plenty entertaining without the yoga. I'll be doing the dance of joy that it's almost over! Rum all around! Oh, wait, that's the pirate thing again. Never mind.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-34813143790226599612008-06-18T13:59:00.000-04:002008-06-18T13:59:00.000-04:00Annette,It's going to be a great conference, espec...Annette,<BR/>It's going to be a great conference, especially when you lead everyone in yoga for the Saturday night entertainment. Really, I'm looking forward to this one. It's going to be great.<BR/><BR/>Like the theme, too, even though the pirate thing is tempting. Aaaaaarg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-73148116213823892422008-06-18T10:24:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:24:00.000-04:00Gina, in my own defense (or rationalizing the insa...Gina, in my own defense (or rationalizing the insanity--take your pick) heading up this conference will put me in real face-to-face contact with a lot of agents and editors. Plus I have an excellent team and I have no qualms about delegating to them.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I am announcing here and now that this will be my ONLY stint as conference coordinator. I intend on shifting my focus to my writing and ONLY my writing once I'm through. I keep hoping that I'll have a book deal by then and won't have time to take on such huge tasks.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-67149760575069466422008-06-18T10:10:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:10:00.000-04:00Annette -I used to be a "yes-er" until I realized ...Annette -<BR/>I used to be a "yes-er" until I realized that saying "yes" not only gets you stuck with all the work, it also often gets you stuck with none of the thanks and lots of the resentment. I've been a skilled avoider ever since and, trust me, after that first moment of guilt, it really does feel great to be able to enjoy things rather than worry about making them run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-43894289905136439332008-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:002008-06-18T08:54:00.000-04:00I would think saying "no" to your wife could also ...I would think saying "no" to your wife could also be rather hazardous to your health. Don't you know that with wives the standard answer is always, "Yes, dear."????Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-42726831092485842502008-06-18T08:42:00.000-04:002008-06-18T08:42:00.000-04:00I had that same structural defect. I had it fixed...I had that same structural defect. I had it fixed.<BR/><BR/>I'm even learning to say "no" to my wife. It can be liberating.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-66931711258726564192008-06-18T06:39:00.000-04:002008-06-18T06:39:00.000-04:00Tory, the tool chest thing deals with our intend t...Tory, the tool chest thing deals with our intend to equip the writer with the tools he/she needs to build a stronger story, book, or career.<BR/><BR/>But I do like the pirate theme idea. Didn't we talk about pirates here yesterday, too?<BR/><BR/>And I thinking I've just found our Saturday night entertainment--Tory in bells dancing for the crowds. Hmm.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-50839361529842899772008-06-18T06:34:00.000-04:002008-06-18T06:34:00.000-04:00How about inserting "treasure chest" for "tool che...How about inserting "treasure chest" for "tool chest" and making it a pirate theme? :-)<BR/><BR/>And, by the way, glad to hear about that "structural defect" in your brain (which previously I had only suspected.) Without people who have such structural defects, we wouldn't have an organization.<BR/><BR/>I'll be there with bells on! (Well, the bells will be on only metaphorically, unless you request my Morris dancing skills.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com