Comments on: How to Overcome Obstacles to Writing, Part 1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/ A Blog On Writing Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:10:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158880 Wed, 24 May 2023 16:55:38 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158880 In reply to Denise.

Hi Denise!
These are all excellent ideas.
Sitting in front of a blinking cursor for an extended time is awful.
Tea time sounds lovely.

]]> By: acflory https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158851 Mon, 22 May 2023 22:13:31 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158851 Great post, Ellen. 🙂

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]]> By: Denise https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158838 Mon, 22 May 2023 02:25:49 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158838 Walk away, look at the plot journal, do some freewriting on something else, read, get some tea...

then come back refreshed.

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158829 Sat, 20 May 2023 23:17:01 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158829 In reply to Lisa Norman.

Hi Lisa,
I think we should use our strengths to our best advantage and go forward.
If you write best late in the evening that's what you need to do.
I've been thinking a lot lately about sleep schedules and teens. Generally, they work best in school if they can start later in the day. Some districts are finally going to give them a later start.
Personally, I write best in the late morning and early afternoon. By 9pm my writer-brain is pretty useless.

]]> By: Lisa Norman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158822 Fri, 19 May 2023 22:21:21 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158822 Great post, Ellen! I don't have a routine, and it shows in my productivity. I have a "work routine" which is different. I feel like I must do certain things before I write, and that hampers me. I've been working hard to reschedule my life so that I can come to a place where writing can take priority, and I'm almost there! Thanks for the reminder. I particularly loved the sleep schedule advice, because I'm one of those who can't do much in the mornings, but can work all night!

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158819 Fri, 19 May 2023 15:47:39 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158819 In reply to Kris Maze.

Hi Kris!
I think it's healthy to step back for a sanity break now and then.

Balance in all things.😊

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158818 Fri, 19 May 2023 15:45:51 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158818 In reply to Christina Hawthorne.

Thanks so much for sharing your process!

]]> By: Kris Maze https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158817 Fri, 19 May 2023 15:34:46 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158817 In reply to Christina Hawthorne.

Hi Christina,
I can appreciate the flow you have. It makes sense to pause and do something like the dishes, in order to allow myself some processing time.

It can be too easy for me to fall completely off task though. So, I started using a simple time tracking app on my phone when I work. It's an easy tap and I can total up the time I am working on various projects - from blogging to social media posts and writing a draft of a new WIP to editing the current project. It has been insightful and keeps me focused on the work I have completed.

And your ideal day sounds pretty great to me!

]]> By: Kris Maze https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/how-to-overcome-obstacles-to-writing-part-1/#comment-158816 Fri, 19 May 2023 15:30:33 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=47837#comment-158816 Hi Ellen,
This is always a tricky balance - the drive to finish the novel versus not burning oneself out.
Thanks for the timely post!
Kris

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