tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post8698247050511810692..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: A Revelation via TwitterTerri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-16992622326182467672011-11-20T19:22:49.000-05:002011-11-20T19:22:49.000-05:00I believe this might be my favorite blog of the ye...I believe this might be my favorite blog of the year. Even if it does mention Twitter. :) <br><br>Awesome resolutions. I'm game. Writing is fun--not easy, but fun. I just need to remember the fun more. And the more you write, the more you'll write. It's true. <br><br>Thanks for the kick in the ass. <br><br>More tomorrow. I should probably finish up and go to bed.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-81154919261673663612011-11-20T21:29:28.000-05:002011-11-20T21:29:28.000-05:00I want to write for fun again...but I realize I ge...I want to write for fun again...but I realize I get sucked into too much otherside-of-the-coin baggage that slows me down and makes it hard to just enjoy the process...<br><br>I need to write in a cocoon. I mean, sure, twitter, and FB and yahoo groups and all of that are distracting, but they haven't gotten in my way before this last year.<br><br>I'm working on it. Dumped most of my yahoo groups, linked my FB to twitter so I could do both at the same time... And yes, I'm considering a real writing schedule... I have so many irons in the fire for the next few months and I'm paddling crazily to get ahead of the tidal wave heading my way...<br><br>I need to write some new stuff. I need to edit some old stuff. I need to do so many things that aren't really writing! But I also need to publish more. And promote more.<br><br>And while I'm at it, I think I'll run for political office, to just fill up my spare time...<br><br>If there is a plan to make this work, I'm all ears!2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-77818706995598120282011-11-20T23:26:51.000-05:002011-11-20T23:26:51.000-05:00I think that you need to get some rhythm.Reserve a...I think that you need to get some rhythm.<br>Reserve a time of day for writing and make it sacrosanct, like you would for a new boy friend.<br><br>Include some treats (bottle of favourite tipple) just to make absolutely sure that you enjoy yourself.<br><br>Then with nothing to distract you, WRITE!<br><br>Take care though .... having fun can be addictive! LOLQuantumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-73283660710415513302011-11-21T03:55:18.000-05:002011-11-21T03:55:18.000-05:00So, so true, Terri, and what an excellent reminder...So, so true, Terri, and what an excellent reminder. I'm often so tempted to throw in the towel on writing and just say "oh, well, I tried." But I know, I KNOW, I would regret that. I am a writer, and therefore I must write. <br><br>I've been thinking about my daily schedule, and how I can get in another 30-45 minutes of writing if I push myself during the day at work and steal my lunch break. <br><br>Today, I will do that. I'll let you know how many words I wrote at 2:00!halnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-70370704489115486382011-11-21T04:16:50.001-05:002011-11-21T04:16:50.001-05:00This is being way better received than I expected....This is being way better received than I expected. LOL! I was certain there'd be a mutiny (can you mutiny against a Bo'sun?) and I'd be thrown off the ship.<br><br>Huzzah to all the enthusiasm! I've kicked my ass in gear this year but I need to kick it into overdrive if I want to make this happen. And it's true, the more I write, the more I like what I write, and the more fun I have with it. I see writers on Twitter who will post their favorite line written during the day. And you can tell they're enjoying what they're doing.<br><br>Not that writers don't tweet that it's HARD on one day or they've written themselves into a corner, but they bitch and go back to writing. Or so it seems.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-54480195038686142562011-11-21T04:16:50.000-05:002011-11-21T04:16:50.000-05:00Reserve a time of day for writing and make it sacr...<i>Reserve a time of day for writing and make it sacrosanct, like you would for a new boy friend.</i><br><br>This is so true, it's not even funny. *LOL*Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-84151797953251633732011-11-21T04:23:29.000-05:002011-11-21T04:23:29.000-05:00Chance - If I was closer we'd sit down and fig...Chance - If I was closer we'd sit down and figure this stuff out. I think once you find the promo that you enjoy and stick with it, you'll get in a groove and it won't feel like such a chore. Definitely a good idea to get off those yahoo groups. If you started your own for your readers, that's one thing. But to advertise on a bunch of others? I don't get the point. That would make me crazy.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-45597058347877403022011-11-21T04:27:36.001-05:002011-11-21T04:27:36.001-05:00Hellie - I was certain you'd throw something a...Hellie - I was certain you'd throw something at me so your love for the blog is most exciting. I've decided to write what comes to me. Got an idea during the drive this weekend for a 10-15K story. Romantic comedy about a single mom with a crazy life who gets suckered into coaching her daughter's softball team then falls for one of her player's dads. That's my new December project (once this GH entry is in the mail.)<br><br>Hal - You've got the toughest situation schedule-wise. You and Marn. I used to begrudge the idea of giving up my weekend or my lunch hour (not that I take a lunch hour) but when the end result (a contract) started to feel real, it became more "I want to write" instead of "I have to write." <br><br>Anything that is a have-to makes me cranky, so that change in thinking helped a lot. LOL!Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-61563945390669585862011-11-21T04:27:36.000-05:002011-11-21T04:27:36.000-05:00Nah, we needed the kick in the ass. No mutiny. Plu...Nah, we needed the kick in the ass. No mutiny. Plus I've been reading a craft book (I know, I know) where it talks about breaking the thought-feeling-behavior pattern, that can keep you from writing. (Lots of fake it till you make it stuff. Nothing I haven't heard necessarily, but good for motivation.) I wrote a few pages last night, but I've completely failed Nano. I don't mind though; I completely enjoyed my vacation.<br><br>I also enjoyed the Twilight movie, which was so gory that I buried my head during the bloody parts and Pam buried her head during the wolf parts. Good times. There are some movies you should just see with friends. <br><br>Oh, I found something, Bo'sun, that made me think of you. I will try to mail it before 2020.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-63084854904942180902011-11-21T04:30:10.000-05:002011-11-21T04:30:10.000-05:00Q is bringing the genius, as usual. LOL! I've ...Q is bringing the genius, as usual. LOL! I've found writing in the evening works for me. I need to decompress for a couple hours after work, get dinner over and some cleaning done, then I can sit down and concentrate. And thanks to OnDemand I don't even worry about missing my shows. I just catch up on them over the weekend or something.<br><br>Making sure the time you set aside is a time that really works for you is important. I know a lot of writers get up and write at 4 or 5am. There's now way my brain would go for that. Not in a million years. LOL!Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-77701487222187530772011-11-21T04:32:14.000-05:002011-11-21T04:32:14.000-05:00Something for me?! Oh goodie. But that reminds me,...Something for me?! Oh goodie. But that reminds me, I found out this weekend my family is coming down for Christmas. ALL of my family. O_o<br><br>No idea where I'm going to put all these people. LOL! (I know, odd connection. But a gift made me think of Xmas and there you go...)<br><br>I should read some of these craft books I have. I must be up to a dozen or more now and have yet to read any of them all the way through.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-65146116364518532192011-11-21T04:35:13.001-05:002011-11-21T04:35:13.001-05:00Romantic comedy about a single mom with a crazy li...<i>Romantic comedy about a single mom with a crazy life who gets suckered into coaching her daughter’s softball team then falls for one of her player’s dads.</i><br><br>Sounds adorable!! And a bit "write what you know" with "write what you'd want" at the end. :) Assuming the dads of a softball team are hot. And ripped. Like this hero will undoubtedly be. :)<br><br>Chance, you're part of a yahoo group that promotes OTHER people? I get that you're about sharing the love, but lord, woman, there's only so many hours in the day. You think Nora is part of yahoo groups? No. She's writing. You hear it all the time on blogs and Facebook about authors who promote so much they forget the writing and it kicks them in the ass. Hang in there.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-26205661339019052432011-11-21T04:35:13.000-05:002011-11-21T04:35:13.000-05:00And don't knock yourself out over NaNo. I know...And don't knock yourself out over NaNo. I know a lot of people consider it motivation to get your butt in the chair, but to me it sounds more like running the Boston Marathon without training for it. Like I'd roll off my couch and be able to do that. Uh...no.<br><br>(Which reminds me, y'all hear that TWO runners died during a marathon last week? I can't imagine training for that and not even surviving it. Crazy.)Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-22149370252323186722011-11-21T04:37:17.001-05:002011-11-21T04:37:17.001-05:00I know a place, Bo'sun, it's called MOTEL ...I know a place, Bo'sun, it's called MOTEL 6. For your sanity and your family's, it's probably best to stick them in a hotel. Or better yet, leave them at your house, and you sleep at the hotel.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-68726406567334133492011-11-21T04:37:17.000-05:002011-11-21T04:37:17.000-05:00I know, I should have added "sound familiar&q...I know, I should have added "sound familiar" into the comment. LOL! But this woman is a widow, owns a hair salon, and has a mother sliding into dimentia. Of course the hero will be ripped and hot, he IS a cop after all. And a former soldier. <br><br>I am taking write what you know to new levels. If only I didn't have to add all the fictional twists to make it actually interesting.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-48374013776573108032011-11-21T04:39:29.001-05:002011-11-21T04:39:29.001-05:00I stayed at a Motel 6 Saturday night (thank you Vo...I stayed at a Motel 6 Saturday night (thank you Vols for having a game ON the day I was in Knoxville and therefore selling out EVERY FREAKING HOTEL!) Forgot they don't have complimentary hair dryers. I was not looking my best on that drive home yesterday. LOL!<br><br>I can stick a couple of them at my cousin's house. Maybe. Would be funny to make my homophobic cousin's husband deal with having a gay house guest. <br><br>;)Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-20148150069975878222011-11-21T04:39:29.000-05:002011-11-21T04:39:29.000-05:00Yeah, see, it's stories like that that make me...Yeah, see, it's stories like that that make me think exercise is way overrated. No thank you. <br><br>Okay, I've been gone a week, so I better go back to the emails, but I'll check in later to see if everyone is still singing about rainbows and unicorns. Nice to see everyone so happy on a Monday, isn't it? Must be that pre-turkey nirvana or something.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-77856680008732916142011-11-21T04:41:00.000-05:002011-11-21T04:41:00.000-05:00Would be funny to make my homophobic cousin’s husb...<i>Would be funny to make my homophobic cousin’s husband deal with having a gay house guest. </i><br><br>NICE. Way to spread the Christmas love. *LOL* Misery loves company is what that action says. *LOL*Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-42508938891049261812011-11-21T04:48:48.000-05:002011-11-21T04:48:48.000-05:00Hey, this could lead to some Christmas time enligh...Hey, this could lead to some Christmas time enlightenment. Would be good for him! Though I doubt the party in question would stay there anyway.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-64118261564307272382011-11-21T04:50:32.000-05:002011-11-21T04:50:32.000-05:00I see. You're the Ghost of Christmas Present, ...I see. You're the Ghost of Christmas Present, are you? *LOL* And he's the Scrooge? *LOL* <br><br>The party would stay in a house where the guy sleeps with a gun under his pillow? Unlikely. *LOL*Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-64674988215475253642011-11-21T04:52:19.000-05:002011-11-21T04:52:19.000-05:00I forgot about the guns. HOW could I forget about ...I forgot about the guns. HOW could I forget about the guns?? Though there's also a 150lb Rottweiller. Talk about a safe house.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-53428539994270246472011-11-21T05:50:46.000-05:002011-11-21T05:50:46.000-05:00Talk about dying an early death. Fine. I'll th...Talk about dying an early death. Fine. I'll throw in some man candy to get you all motivated a different way. Is this dude pretty or what?<br><br>http://loreleijames.com/blog/?p=2660&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterBosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-81331074258176739032011-11-21T05:52:04.000-05:002011-11-21T05:52:04.000-05:00I'm pretty sure he is now the official stand i...I'm pretty sure he is now the official stand in for my new cop hero. Which really just gives me an excuse to put that picture up on my wall. <br><br>For motivating the muse, of course.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-65101469762472128242011-11-21T05:57:32.000-05:002011-11-21T05:57:32.000-05:00I literally went "YEAH!" at the end of t...I literally went "YEAH!" at the end of this blog. I think this is exactly what I need to do too. Stop thinking about why I shouldn't be writing(/editing/revising) and just do it. Push push push, leave the rest of the stuff at the door.<br><br>Great blog, Bo'sun. I think you're right. Published writers write. :)<br><br>I also think that the advice of putting it before other things is important too. Writing has to be one of the top priorities, if you intend to publish and stay published. More important than the XFactor or what's going on on Glee. More important even than keeping in touch with some acquaintances. I've actually lost touch with some people because I haven't had the time to devote to staying in touch. I keep my support system and the positive influences in my life close and have kind of left the rest fall away.Marnee Baileyhttp://marneebailey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-73872213660958391042011-11-21T06:03:08.000-05:002011-11-21T06:03:08.000-05:00That's the reaction I was hoping for, Marn! An...That's the reaction I was hoping for, Marn! And I'll admit, the fact my paycheck isn't stretching as far as it used to adds to this sense of urgency to get words on the page.<br><br>But I wouldn't do this if I wasn't enjoying it. The money would be an awesome and much needed bonus (even just a little from short stories) but getting the stories out there is the ultimate goal. Can't get anything out there if I don't write it.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.com