tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6698470541478890243..comments2024-03-29T08:10:45.752-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Mentally Becoming the Writer You Want to BeJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68699052685196543442014-01-21T17:01:47.006-05:002014-01-21T17:01:47.006-05:00KM, Gloria, Kaye, Kara, Sarah, EB, Shari, and Warr...KM, Gloria, Kaye, Kara, Sarah, EB, Shari, and Warren, thank you all for such wonderful comments. Now, you have me thinking about organizational techniques I need to explore further.<br />Many thanks! Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-24348170587328825622014-01-21T15:59:40.507-05:002014-01-21T15:59:40.507-05:00Organization and measurable goals. Sound good.Organization and measurable goals. Sound good.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36187759121006069922014-01-21T14:38:40.215-05:002014-01-21T14:38:40.215-05:00Hi Paula,
I was just feeling a bit stuck in a wri...Hi Paula,<br /> I was just feeling a bit stuck in a writing project, and these ideas - especially about mindset and not cheating yourself - are so helpful.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78146187504364217982014-01-21T13:33:59.318-05:002014-01-21T13:33:59.318-05:00Motivation isn't a problem. Writing isn't ...Motivation isn't a problem. Writing isn't a problem. Finding time is a problem. I have competing responsibilities. I've moved writing up in my priorities, but I can't devote all my time to it. I do the best I can. If I set goals or word counts, I'd fail, which hinders rather than helps.<br /><br />Funny thing--on the short I just wrote, I put down three paragraphs before I started. I'm sure it was a coincidence. The three paragraphs were a condensed version of my second act. How weird is that?E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36066048536500691672014-01-21T13:33:57.720-05:002014-01-21T13:33:57.720-05:00Motivation isn't a problem. Writing isn't ...Motivation isn't a problem. Writing isn't a problem. Finding time is a problem. I have competing responsibilities. I've moved writing up in my priorities, but I can't devote all my time to it. I do the best I can. If I set goals or word counts, I'd fail, which hinders rather than helps.<br /><br />Funny thing--on the short I just wrote, I put down three paragraphs before I started. I'm sure it was a coincidence. The three paragraphs were a condensed version of my second act. How weird is that?E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47957200958531634542014-01-21T12:21:49.441-05:002014-01-21T12:21:49.441-05:00Love this post! I don't have a mission stateme...Love this post! I don't have a mission statement, but maybe I need to work on one.Sarah Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822639126179367121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53750709440231569432014-01-21T11:40:28.382-05:002014-01-21T11:40:28.382-05:00Thanks for sharing Rob Parnell's advice, Paula...Thanks for sharing Rob Parnell's advice, Paula. I've written mission statements and created strategic plans for past jobs, but I haven't written a personal mission statement. I think it would be an insightful (probably difficult) exercise.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72293222990875406062014-01-21T10:56:49.450-05:002014-01-21T10:56:49.450-05:00I like the idea of putting down three paragraphs b...I like the idea of putting down three paragraphs before starting a short story. I think I do that in my head but it might be useful to put it down, too. Very nice post! Thanks.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-3996624384896001652014-01-21T10:39:21.777-05:002014-01-21T10:39:21.777-05:00I really try to be organized, I really do, but it&...I really try to be organized, I really do, but it's hard for me. For instance in the middle of reading your blog I had to click on your website and head over there to read and check it out. Nice website, Paula. Even though I don't have a mission statement, I do write almost every day whether it's on fiction, a blog, a poem or in my journal, I write, write, write.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33329364843593323172014-01-21T10:17:19.601-05:002014-01-21T10:17:19.601-05:00How organized everyone sounds! I do make a real ef...How organized everyone sounds! I do make a real effort to write every day, but it's difficult to set a regular schedule.<br /><br />Articulating a mission statement sounds like a good idea. I know what I'm trying to do with my writing (most of the time) but I haven't sat down and put it on paper.<br /><br />The business sense side of things is something I need to pay more attention to, too. At this point, my major goal asided from writing itself is to figure out all the computer mechanics and social media. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12386038107701294212014-01-21T09:42:53.360-05:002014-01-21T09:42:53.360-05:00Carla, Jim, and Hank, thanks so much for reading t...Carla, Jim, and Hank, thanks so much for reading the message and commenting. Parnell's suggestions have really hit home with me. I've followed his exercise of writing shorts and finishing them with THE END to make a practice of completing stories and to give myself a sense of accomplishment.<br /><br />Hank, thanks for your thoughts about a mission statement. I want to develop one for myself. It is quite challenging to put it together!Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88752754700392264842014-01-21T08:29:58.282-05:002014-01-21T08:29:58.282-05:00Hey Paula!
And this is such an important post--s...Hey Paula! <br /><br />And this is such an important post--setting achievable goals is so valuable...because once you let yourself succeed, the feeling is so irtresisitble that you want to do it again!<br /><br />And as for mission statments--I always thought they were a waste of time..until my agent made me do it. Creating a personal mission statement is incredibly galvanizing.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39954464941077683852014-01-21T07:56:40.798-05:002014-01-21T07:56:40.798-05:00As readers know from my last post, I believe in th...As readers know from my last post, I believe in the power of setting and achieving goals, but it is easier to say than to accomplish. Thanks for again putting goals in focus.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-3482082735246426832014-01-21T07:49:10.441-05:002014-01-21T07:49:10.441-05:00Approaching writing as a business can be hard for ...Approaching writing as a business can be hard for me. My crazed creative side wants to argue, but to be successful I have to balance both.carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.com