Comments on: Is It Unhealthy to be a Workaholic Writer? https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/ A Blog On Writing Mon, 13 Jan 2025 02:55:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: ? Writing Links Round Up 7/9-7/14 – B. Shaun Smith https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-135217 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:45:13 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-135217 […] Is It Unhealthy to be a Workaholic Writer? […]

]]> By: colleen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-133049 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:55:55 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-133049 In reply to debrapurdykong.

Thanks, Debra! I do agree that sometimes just letting go of that sense of urgency can really help. I have experienced that. It doesn't all HAVE to get done tomorrow! :O)

]]> By: debrapurdykong https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-133048 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:31:59 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-133048 Great post! I've been wondering about this for years, and sometimes felt I was over-doing it (I admit I answered yes to a lot of the questions you listed), but I've learned to not feel guilty when not writing/promoting, etc. Accomplishing some of my goals has helped a lot. I still have goals, but as I age they don't feel as urgent as they once did. Guess I'm also learning to put things in perspective.

]]> By: Writing Links…4/23/18 – Where Genres Collide https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-133017 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:03:37 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-133017 […] https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/ “If you’re under the spell of workaholism, you may feel guilty when you’re not working, and tend to neglect your own well-being because you’re over-focused on work.” I have to pull myself back sometimes especially with this blog. I want to add more links than I do, and this causes me to run a bit ragged. Which, of course, is why I pulled back once again this year. I LOVE helping with these links, I really do, but I also LOVE my family and writing. I also need to make time for some health-related activities. […]

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers and Readers 04-19-2018 | The Author Chronicles https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-132842 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:01:52 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-132842 […] In addition, Lisa Cron sets out how to keep writing when that critical inner voice won’t shut up, and Janice Hardy focuses on the easiest way to get more writing done, while Colleen M. Story wonders if it’s unhealthy to be a workaholic writer. […]

]]> By: colleen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-132759 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:48:58 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-132759 Hey, Pat. It's hard to work for a big company and keep regular hours, I know that! Nice to hear that writing is a nice retirement job for the most part. No way to escape the occasional high-octane period though! :O)

]]> By: colleen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-132758 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:47:23 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-132758 In reply to Libby Sommer.

Happy writing, Libby!

]]> By: colleen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-132757 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:47:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-132757 In reply to dholcomb1.

:O)

]]> By: Patricia Stoltey https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-132749 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:51:59 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-132749 I was a workaholic when I was out there in the real world working for a big company. I gave that up when I retired. As a writer, I'm more laid-back, although I do set up occasional mini-retreats at home to focus on a project...and I try NaNoWriMo each year. In 2017, I succeeded in getting 50,000+ words into a new novel, so a little bit of workaholic works out well for me. I could not sustain that pace all year though. Too stressful!

]]> By: Is It Unhealthy to be a Workaholic Writer? – From the Writers in the Storm blog | Author Don Massenzio https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/is-it-unhealthy-to-be-a-workaholic-writer/#comment-132746 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:13:22 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33683#comment-132746 […] Read the rest of this post HERE. […]

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