tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post281507228661883615..comments2024-03-29T06:36:51.610-05:00Comments on Pretentious Title: Don't Stomp on My Cake!Rachel Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917123007610750274noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-16927654938017126992022-05-26T09:51:19.995-05:002022-05-26T09:51:19.995-05:00I haven't read such a well-written and educati...I haven't read such a well-written and educative post for a while. Thank you, friend, for sharing it. <a href="https://edifid.com" rel="nofollow">Online Business Ideas</a>Online Businessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-56467876620305962272019-10-12T10:32:36.873-05:002019-10-12T10:32:36.873-05:00If you want to learn more about Parental Control a...If you want to learn more about Parental Control apps, try to check <a href="https://bestparentalcontrolapps.com" rel="nofollow">https://bestparentalcontrolapps.com</a> out. It's really important to knowRichard Majecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744139132776752086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-12095728756770995432013-09-12T16:04:51.418-05:002013-09-12T16:04:51.418-05:00This article is awesome...you really (cliche comin...This article is awesome...you really (cliche coming) hit the nail on the head. I was comparing my daily writing achievements to another author who is doing much higher daily counts (and when asked for advice, blew me off). That was when I stomped on my own cake. But as you say we are not finely-tuned robots who can operate without letting the world have its share of moments (paraphrasing here...). I am going to keep a copy of your blog in my book of wisdom or how to keep going when you don't want to get out of bed. thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351506305297047329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-58529712006841436462013-08-30T16:38:39.898-05:002013-08-30T16:38:39.898-05:00So glad I found this post, it's helped me to u...So glad I found this post, it's helped me to understand that everyone does feel like this at some point in the journey, whether it be in writing or another career. I spent 3 years of university feeling like a failure, despite putting in the hours and hard work, I always felt guilty for not helping my family or seeing more of my friends...and now I'm starting to feel the same way about my writing >.< So I am taking this as another lesson learned and that tearing myself down is not the way to go!<br />Thank you for posting this Rachel :) Looking forward to more insightful and helpful advice!Danielle Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-21318950738859807792013-08-26T18:03:29.881-05:002013-08-26T18:03:29.881-05:00http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/15-7
the...http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/15-7<br /><br />the end of effective social movements<br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/17/us/four-ways-to-beat-the-man/index.html?hpt=hp_c2<br /><br />TAM 2013 APOSTASY<br /><br />http://www.amazingmeeting.com/<br /><br />FIGHTING THE FAKERS<br /><br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/james-randi-the-amazing-meeting-and-the-bullshit-police.html<br /><br />OH, THE IRONY!<br /><br />how we won the James Randi Million Dollar Paranormal Prize<br /><br />http://storify.com/deltoidmachine/how-we-won-the-james-randi-dollar-1-000-000-paranoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-82631975010084984912013-08-25T10:02:31.493-05:002013-08-25T10:02:31.493-05:00this reminds me of something i read in one of barb...this reminds me of something i read in one of barbara sher's works...<br /><br /> the example was something like someone learning to do yoga, who would then get upset if they didn't do it one day, like they were supposed to.<br /> and the reply to that was, 'did you REALLY expect to do it EVERY single day for the rest of your life?'<br /><br />unless it's brushing your teeth (and face it, have you ever skipped that? :X ), you're not going to do your thing Every Single Day.<br /><br />which is not to be discouraging, but to promote not stressing over it.<br /><br /><br />this 'mad days' thing of nicola's might be fun, too...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-12412374006798853012013-08-25T07:30:21.912-05:002013-08-25T07:30:21.912-05:00When what you love puts the beans and bacon on the...When what you love puts the beans and bacon on the table, does it feel more like a job?<br /><br />I've been there, done that. Not with writing, but my other love. I did things, assigned false values and turned my love into work. Sucked BIG time.<br /><br />Found an offshoot arm of what I loved and turned that into a job. No more stress. It was WORK. I got it done asap and forgot about it. My love, once more was done because I loved it, could not live without it.<br /><br />Writing is passion. There is so much you know what being slung about it being a business. Babe, that is toxic to passion, IMO.Morgynstarznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-50129172457764933962013-08-25T00:40:31.518-05:002013-08-25T00:40:31.518-05:00Yep. Second all this. Although I'm not a full-...Yep. Second all this. Although I'm not a full-time writer, I am a full-time creative freelancer who also tries to write, and I went through my own small crisis this summer both with "real work" and with writing. I wrote a post about it on my blog, which (much like yours) basically boils down to, "Don't be so hard on yourself. Geez." <br /><br />If you care to commiserate, I also posted links to a few of the resources that have helped me out along the way: <br /><br /><a href="http://christianfrey.ca/how-to-overcome-writers-block/" rel="nofollow">http://christianfrey.ca/how-to-overcome-writers-block/</a>Christian Freyhttp://www.christianfrey.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-66184430220101960562013-08-23T10:05:55.245-05:002013-08-23T10:05:55.245-05:00I have two suggestions:
1. Build "mad"...I have two suggestions: <br /><br />1. Build "mad" days into your plan. Plan to work 5 days a week - then when you work six you are building up a bank of "mad" days - so that if a day or week escapes you, you still have some in the bank.<br /><br />2. Accept that one of the reasons for being a writer (and working from home) is so that you don't have to beg a boss for time off when life explodes. Face it if schedules and numbers meant everything to you - you would be an accountant.<br /><br />Hugggggggggggggggs (all the extra g's are to reach through the interwebs and give you a big warm hug when you need it)Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876042692065639892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-11605573328470195972013-08-23T03:43:44.613-05:002013-08-23T03:43:44.613-05:00Where do writers get the material they eventually ...Where do writers get the material they eventually transform into great fiction? From life! And when does life happen? Mostly while we're not writing. essbeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467549889510324132.post-12748080681196582092013-08-22T15:08:56.671-05:002013-08-22T15:08:56.671-05:00Thank you so much for writing this!
I don't w...Thank you so much for writing this!<br /><br />I don't write stories; the best I can do is with my book review blog. There, I get to squee (or grump) about what I love best: reading the amazing stories you and others write.<br /><br />Unfortunately, book reviewing does NOT pay the bills, so I get to work two jobs (+70hrs a week) alongside doing what I love. And recently, whether it's finding half an inch of water in the basement, or having a cat go into a diabetic coma, or my grandmother dying, it's been a rough few weeks. And as the reviews don't get posted, views dry up. So I get an immediate, visual reinforcement of how I'm failing to make time for one of my few enjoyments (complete with a line graph with a GREAT BIG DROP OFF).<br /><br />I'm going to take this post to mean that it's okay to let life take over ever so often, and that I really will get back to the thrice-a-week posts I was writing at my peak, and that line'll go back up too. :-)ebooksgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809060017180892342noreply@blogger.com