tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8500588903905037190..comments2024-03-29T09:16:30.082-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: What Keeps You Going? by Molly MacRaeJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38318787051256281802021-07-04T11:13:35.100-04:002021-07-04T11:13:35.100-04:00If it is a novel - I take a month off to read othe...If it is a novel - I take a month off to read other people's books; if it is a short story, I take a magazine into the bathtub until the water cools or I finish reading the magazine and start a new project the next day.Debra H. Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533446284471717884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62603305168474576812021-07-04T11:00:03.353-04:002021-07-04T11:00:03.353-04:00I do not reward myself for finishing a project. I ...I do not reward myself for finishing a project. I always have multiple projects going. However, I also make sure to take time off from work to recharge. I build those into my schedule. That was harder during the Covid lockdown, but I am already scheduling 2022 holidays.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10797950942914354752021-07-04T10:41:11.237-04:002021-07-04T10:41:11.237-04:00Sometimes I don't want to read my work after i...Sometimes I don't want to read my work after it's been published, because I have a terrible urge to reach for a red pen and start making corrections and edits that are now obvious to me, but somehow were missed in all the editing processes.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59554160149879014472021-07-04T09:09:31.426-04:002021-07-04T09:09:31.426-04:00Love it! I take a week off and do all the things I...Love it! I take a week off and do all the things I didn’t do while in the throes of writing. By the end of the week, I’m ready to begin the outline for the next book. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36094620492611055942021-07-04T08:30:09.079-04:002021-07-04T08:30:09.079-04:00Thank you! I'm actually already behind, but no...Thank you! I'm actually already behind, but not panicking yet.Molly MacRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755143318141885327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28702527157796420462021-07-04T08:14:31.227-04:002021-07-04T08:14:31.227-04:00Congrats and good luck with your next book. Congrats and good luck with your next book. Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.com