tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post3766875090330413572..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: 10 Signs of a Typical Writing DayElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-73537388269716779322011-02-28T17:44:27.298-08:002011-02-28T17:44:27.298-08:00And I thought it was just me. Except I hate coffe...And I thought it was just me. Except I hate coffee but there's always something. Your writing is wonderful; it flows so effortlessly. I will have to check out more when I finish writing in my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-60807873140299946562011-02-28T10:18:25.443-08:002011-02-28T10:18:25.443-08:00#3 leaves me wondering how in God's name you h...#3 leaves me wondering how in God's name you have gotten inside of my head :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-18526276899711703092011-02-27T11:32:46.302-08:002011-02-27T11:32:46.302-08:00This is great! So funny!This is great! So funny!Kelly Leiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786588746604360875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-2153986302573247462011-02-26T11:43:35.049-08:002011-02-26T11:43:35.049-08:00This is so perfectly true! Also, you realize how ...This is so perfectly true! Also, you realize how much time you spent blogging about writing instead of writing, lol.Lori Sizemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953113566951389775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-60491820684668614702011-02-25T07:01:06.208-08:002011-02-25T07:01:06.208-08:00LMAO - this is a perfect list - all true for me, h...LMAO - this is a perfect list - all true for me, how funny! thanks for the laugh this morning, really, I mean it!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-61801292322000788642011-02-24T05:40:25.380-08:002011-02-24T05:40:25.380-08:00Great list. On Saturday I had a 9/7 combo plate, w...Great list. On Saturday I had a 9/7 combo plate, waking up with the perfect short piece, writing it, and realizing it should have NOT written it down when I woke up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-71181685914878507322011-02-23T15:50:59.875-08:002011-02-23T15:50:59.875-08:00Number 5 and Number 7. Totally.Number 5 and Number 7. Totally.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399296868934652020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-7158665297006392092011-02-23T15:16:44.009-08:002011-02-23T15:16:44.009-08:00I can agree with every single one of those points,...I can agree with every single one of those points, you must be psychic! <br /><br />One slight alteration I'd like to make...the time spent on Facebook and reading other people's blogs is "research", right?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-20679543340683958842011-02-23T14:58:54.214-08:002011-02-23T14:58:54.214-08:00Every single one of these is right on for me.
May...Every single one of these is right on for me.<br /><br />Maybe not the sticky floor one, but I do know how distracting cleaning can be when I am trying to work on my novel.<br /><br />This is an awesome post!<br /><br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-22616100457885348082011-02-23T14:30:17.964-08:002011-02-23T14:30:17.964-08:00This works just as well for non writers who have t...This works just as well for non writers who have to work on spreadsheets, send emails, write a report on last week's training session, think up a meaningful but fun activity to start tomorrow's class with, or just get round to making the 27 phone calls that haven't happened all week.<br /><br />And it's usually blackcurrant tea once I get into the office.Fennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094944019507400037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-2153946107527310042011-02-23T12:56:07.088-08:002011-02-23T12:56:07.088-08:00Hi Elspeth .. that sounds like a normal day .. exc...Hi Elspeth .. that sounds like a normal day .. except I don't have pets - but just as I'm getting stuck in .. I think I must get up and visit my mother .. c'est la vie ..<br /><br />Good to be here - see you soon ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-66124850024190262322011-02-23T09:20:50.885-08:002011-02-23T09:20:50.885-08:00I think the problem is mainly the Internet and the...I think the problem is mainly the Internet and the fact that most of us work from our computers now. It's that whole idea of instant gratification/I need to be "in the know" at all times possible. Distractions include: email, readers, twitter, and facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-89812932680283392512011-02-23T07:50:32.252-08:002011-02-23T07:50:32.252-08:00I love your list! It is so real and I can probably...I love your list! It is so real and I can probably add many more things to it :-)<br /><br />Deborah @ThirtyCreativeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-52784450670295071292011-02-23T06:22:21.525-08:002011-02-23T06:22:21.525-08:00Hi, Elspeth. You look familiar, but I don't se...Hi, Elspeth. You look familiar, but I don't see my pic on your followers icon. I came over from my friend Pat Stoltey.<br /><br />I love this list. It is so very true (all except, for me, the coffee, since I don't drink coffee), especially #9, the idea vanishing because I didn't write it down but thought at the time that I would remember!! They all made me smile, which is a nice way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-249930549445755762011-02-22T22:41:37.691-08:002011-02-22T22:41:37.691-08:00All too familiar. I swear sometimes you are living...All too familiar. I swear sometimes you are living my life.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-16166474889881485862011-02-22T22:07:36.225-08:002011-02-22T22:07:36.225-08:00This is absolutely typical for me, as both a stude...This is absolutely typical for me, as both a student and a writer. Do you mind terribly if I repost this on my own blog?A. A. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583433174144115874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-21675276668681642132011-02-22T20:08:36.214-08:002011-02-22T20:08:36.214-08:00This made me giggle :) Love it.This made me giggle :) Love it.Tatum Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074228011847976820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-62844453637279881332011-02-22T19:37:29.223-08:002011-02-22T19:37:29.223-08:00Your computer smells your fear and crashes. Otherw...Your computer smells your fear and crashes. Otherwise, you would have put in ten solid hurs of writing.<br /><br />There is so much in your list I can relate to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-76651616320295768652011-02-22T18:54:50.973-08:002011-02-22T18:54:50.973-08:00Yes! The internet is evil, luring me away from wri...Yes! The internet is evil, luring me away from writing. Hmm, must love evil things, since I spend so much time "doing research" (read, checking Facebook and blog posts). Thanks for a great and all too true list!Myrna Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313509459687203044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-85284017148702545622011-02-22T18:46:34.280-08:002011-02-22T18:46:34.280-08:00I love this list! Makes me want to stand up and s...I love this list! Makes me want to stand up and shout, YAY! I'm not alone! I'M NOT ALONE!" but I won't do that because I need to sit down and write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-11811792087713011422011-02-22T18:18:08.155-08:002011-02-22T18:18:08.155-08:00Oh man, hilarious--good thing I wasn't take a ...Oh man, hilarious--good thing I wasn't take a sip of that cold coffee while I read this, it'd go right through my nose!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-1392054829068392332011-02-22T18:11:07.489-08:002011-02-22T18:11:07.489-08:00This is wonderful! I can definitely relate... and...This is wonderful! I can definitely relate... and I have my own sign of a typical writing day: A dead battery in my wirless mouse because I spent too much time playing Plants vs. Zombies. Good times. But not the best way to write a novel. <br />I do have to admit though, my creativity and inspiration do tend to strike me while I'm vigorously clicking suns and planting pea shooters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274214297275068412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-40618877329526285592011-02-22T18:05:52.257-08:002011-02-22T18:05:52.257-08:00So funny, doing all those right now!.... must get ...So funny, doing all those right now!.... must get back to writing ;p<br /><br />The Arrival, only .99c on Amazon<br />www.damselinadirtydress.comNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-87726824616214334482011-02-22T15:38:40.637-08:002011-02-22T15:38:40.637-08:00I really hate when you read my mind.I really hate when you read my mind.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-15458469974571885272011-02-22T12:51:35.488-08:002011-02-22T12:51:35.488-08:00I've decided that coffee gets cool quickly bec...I've decided that coffee gets cool quickly because of the large amount of cream that I put in it. Yes...that's what it is!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com