tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post113088337675221277..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: SITTING ON MY EGGSPatry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1131262298759127212005-11-05T23:31:00.000-08:002005-11-05T23:31:00.000-08:00Google really is a hen word, isn't it. Now I can ...Google really is a hen word, isn't it. Now I can google and cluck at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1131083278041420512005-11-03T21:47:00.000-08:002005-11-03T21:47:00.000-08:00leslee: good point; blogging is definitely real wr...leslee: good point; blogging is definitely real writing, and sometimes the most satisfying kind, because of the instant feedback, but someday I'd like to toss my waitresss shoes in the air and get paid.<BR/><BR/>Easy: Looks like you get alot done to me!<BR/><BR/>gone away: nice to see you here and you've named the problem exactly!<BR/><BR/>Melly: Identifying the problem is the first step, right? At least, that's what I tell myself.<BR/><BR/>Damian: I've seen published friends dealing with that Amazon thing, and it seems to be the ultimate in egg sitting. Even when they say the ranking is inaccurate and doesn't mean much, the compulsive checking continues. Of course, in my position, thats a form of obsession I'd like to try.<BR/> <BR/>Loved your novel, btw.<BR/><BR/>jordan: somehow I knew you would relate after seeing your last post.<BR/><BR/>finnegan: how did you know I was a sucker for sale prices?<BR/><BR/>Scot: I so agree. Letting it flow is the best policy--even if you break a few eggs in the process. Thanks for coming by.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1131041226868262002005-11-03T10:07:00.000-08:002005-11-03T10:07:00.000-08:00Ugh do I ever relate! It's the downside of being a...Ugh do I ever relate! It's the downside of being a writer , a side-effect, if you will. <BR/><BR/>JJordan E. Rosenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580511962852819683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1131027175327220172005-11-03T06:12:00.000-08:002005-11-03T06:12:00.000-08:00Patry,Your egg sitting is also shared by this male...Patry,<BR/>Your egg sitting is also shared by this male hen (rooster, I guess) and let me assure you it intensifies once you've been published. After my book came out, I found myself utterly incapable of writing any new material because I wanted to see how the first book would do and felt compelled to spend my energies checking Amazon, etc. Then when the paperback came out, the whole process started again<BR/><BR/>Only now after a year-and-a-half am I returning to creativity (luckily, I had another novel finished and it was tweaked during the period so it's now out on submission.)<BR/><BR/>However, I'm feeling a renewed energy to get back to do some new forms of work and have turned my attention to play writing to see how it goes. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with finding a home for the novelM. Damian McNichollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991119735240044243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1131025363205497842005-11-03T05:42:00.000-08:002005-11-03T05:42:00.000-08:00Oh, goodness.I read your words and they almost hur...Oh, goodness.<BR/>I read your words and they almost hurt with their truth... ouch.<BR/>Alas, I'm the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130992156568350372005-11-02T20:29:00.000-08:002005-11-02T20:29:00.000-08:00Surely the point in writing is to be endlessly inv...Surely the point in writing is to be endlessly inventive in inventing excuses as to why it's not quite right to begin writing yet? Now that we have the internet, there are so many excuses that, with a bit of creativity, we should never have to write anything at all. :DWyrfuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01108378377720475315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130983063436002482005-11-02T17:57:00.000-08:002005-11-02T17:57:00.000-08:00I have distractions to keep me from my distraction...I have distractions to keep me from my distractions. Nothing gets done, and no eggs ever seem to hatch, eh, well. I guess I'll just go brood some-more.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck with NanowritmoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130969764318623122005-11-02T14:16:00.000-08:002005-11-02T14:16:00.000-08:00Hey Patry! Just getting caught up here. I've been ...Hey Patry! Just getting caught up here. I've been reading the backlog of your posts on Bloglines - you may be sitting on your eggs, but you hatch plenty of them too, unless you don't consider your blog posts to be *real* writing! Enjoyed the posts. Good luck with NaNoWriMo!lesleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127872882510411387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130948473976187942005-11-02T08:21:00.000-08:002005-11-02T08:21:00.000-08:00Patry, thank you. You made me laugh. I agree -- Na...Patry, thank you. You made me laugh. <BR/><BR/>I agree -- Natalie, when you have time (HA!), <I>would</I> you please ask the Ultimate Creator about this problem we wee creators are having? These little eggs are so distracting!MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130940165479966912005-11-02T06:02:00.000-08:002005-11-02T06:02:00.000-08:00Vickie: I almost forgot the 20 minute test! Thanks...Vickie: I almost forgot the 20 minute test! Thanks for reminding me. It really does help.<BR/><BR/>natalie: Oh, please draw the distracted character! Or better yet, maybe you could interview god and ask what we should do about this problem--but only after you finish your current priority project, of course.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130904299263504132005-11-01T20:04:00.000-08:002005-11-01T20:04:00.000-08:00Omigod, Patry, synchronicity again. You have just ...Omigod, Patry, synchronicity again. You have just put into eloquent words precisely what I've been ruminating about for the last....oh, never mind how long. In fact I thought about a character to draw which embodies that distraction thing and then decided against it because that would have been yet another excuse to escape getting on with getting on with the work crying out to be done *right now*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130903646842389172005-11-01T19:54:00.000-08:002005-11-01T19:54:00.000-08:00You and your eggs are so funny.You and your eggs are so funny.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130901556794418232005-11-01T19:19:00.000-08:002005-11-01T19:19:00.000-08:00Guess we need that 20-minute test. Remember? Wri...Guess we need that 20-minute test. Remember? Write for 20 minutes and if you really can't do it, you're free to give up without guilt. If nothing else, you've got that 20 minutes of writing accomplished.<BR/><BR/>Remember, a blank page is only blank until we type the first word. Once that first word is typed, others often follow suit.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573890783110046304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130896100061150422005-11-01T17:48:00.000-08:002005-11-01T17:48:00.000-08:00Roger: Thanks for the comment. If the broody hen w...Roger: Thanks for the comment. If the broody hen were still in residence, she'd be very happy indeed. Glad you accomplished some important stuff today--and hope you have time for your grown-up novel tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>Maria: You made me laugh out loud when you said that the internet has replaced vaccuuming as the distraction of choice. At least, when I used to go on cleaning rampages to avoid my writing, I had a sparkling house at the end of the day. Now, on some days, I've just got that pile eggs.<BR/><BR/>Will be looking to hear more about your film treatment.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130893960848928332005-11-01T17:12:00.000-08:002005-11-01T17:12:00.000-08:00You should see the pile of eggs in my little writi...You should see the pile of eggs in my little writing corner. Brooded over for so long, they will never hatch...<BR/><BR/>And yes, the Internet has replaced vacuuming as the main distraction from getting on with new work!<BR/><BR/>I have a short film treatment to write by Thursday (for a class I am taking), and here I am blog-hopping instead of getting my characters to move on to the next twist in the plot....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1130888180986665092005-11-01T15:36:00.000-08:002005-11-01T15:36:00.000-08:00Hi - guess what? Your comments just went up by one...Hi - guess what? Your comments just went up by one.<BR/><BR/>I promised myself I'd get on with my grown-up novel today - but ended up doing other stuff, all important (very little egg sitting actually) - but it's funny how the actual writing itself gets pushed to the back of the queue.Roger Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393920954647379508noreply@blogger.com