tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post3754629253898321059..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Getting The Job DoneWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-136267846266529872008-07-01T18:25:00.000-04:002008-07-01T18:25:00.000-04:00I vacuumed a room today. Then I looked at the othe...I vacuumed a room today. Then I looked at the other rooms, though "Nah," and put the vacuum away. No worries here that I'll overtax myself on housework.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-73064180454435676342008-07-01T14:19:00.000-04:002008-07-01T14:19:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Jennie! Take a week or two off be...Congratulations, Jennie! <BR/><BR/>Take a week or two off before you start any strenuous house cleaning.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-44109082543608779742008-07-01T13:03:00.000-04:002008-07-01T13:03:00.000-04:00It's a job. You do the job every day, whether you ...It's a job. You do the job every day, whether you feel like it or not, whether it's easy or not, whether you want to or not. Because it's your job. A great job, sure, but it's work. A hell of a lot of work! <BR/><BR/>And on that note, let me just share that I put DIY#2 in the mail to my editor this morning, so I've got a month off - hah - to catch up on all the work that didn't get done while I was writing. <BR/><BR/>Love the concept of bum glue, btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-74094236381316537782008-07-01T07:30:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:30:00.000-04:00You're right, and the longer you walk in the dark,...You're right, and the longer you walk in the dark, when you look back on what you've already done and accomplished, the brighter the light.<BR/><BR/>The best part is though that you get used to the dark and it doesn't scare you anymore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-78370811905301193942008-07-01T07:29:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:29:00.000-04:00It's bum glue, Martha. I just went back into my ar...It's bum glue, Martha. <BR/><BR/>I just went back into my archives and found an old piece I wrote about this subject two years ago. <BR/><BR/>http://annettedashofy.blogspot.com/2006/08/training-your-muse.html<BR/><BR/>In case anyone is interested.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-15021672166082722782008-07-01T07:16:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:16:00.000-04:00“To get to that surprise I need to walk in the dar...“To get to that surprise I need to walk in the dark for a while. I don’t know where the painting is going, and I have to be fine with that.”<BR/><BR/>I LOVE this quote! I think it applies to much in life, not just art.<BR/><BR/>I feel, right now in my life, I'm pretty in the dark. But if I stay with it and trust, I'll get to that light, eventually!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-5626122525925997052008-07-01T07:12:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:12:00.000-04:00So true. If I waited for my muse to show up, I'd n...So true. If I waited for my muse to show up, I'd never get anything written. I think the more you force yourself to write when you don't feel like it, the better you get at it. I've learned to set a deadline for myself and it really helps when I've been goofing off instead of writing.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-19454042518239715162008-07-01T07:06:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:06:00.000-04:00What did you call it last night? Butt glue?I don't...What did you call it last night? Butt glue?<BR/><BR/>I don't think newbie writers want to hear it, it's supposed to just fall out of the sky, but you're right. It's all about putting your butt in the chair!<BR/><BR/>If you do the time, you get the crime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-84067495382600372312008-07-01T07:02:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:02:00.000-04:00How true, Martha. Sitting around waiting for the m...How true, Martha. Sitting around waiting for the muse to decide to show up is such a waste of time. These days, I sit at the computer and write and if my muse wants to be involved in the project, he just better get his butt in that chair with me. Because, it's going to get done with or with out him.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.com