tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post1920286743542666763..comments2023-10-26T10:23:13.539-04:00Comments on Shauna Roberts: A full-time fiction writer: my first updateShauna Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-39086083617236842222010-10-17T17:52:07.696-04:002010-10-17T17:52:07.696-04:00LANA, I do think I'm getting the hang of thing...<b>LANA</b>, I do think I'm getting the hang of things at last. Thanks for stopping by.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-14959947499804048872010-10-16T00:02:56.526-04:002010-10-16T00:02:56.526-04:00The adjustment is a process, of course. Sounds lik...The adjustment is a process, of course. Sounds like you're getting the hang of things, though. Best of luck, of course!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-20895348104454829312010-10-14T13:13:10.267-04:002010-10-14T13:13:10.267-04:00FARRAH, thanks for your words of experience.
RIC...<b>FARRAH</b>, thanks for your words of experience. <br /><br /><b>RICK</b>, I could use to be a lot more organized than I am! Have you decided whether you're going to World Fantasy Con in Columbus at the end of the month? <br /><br /><b>SCOTT</b>, thanks for your encouragement. I think this will be a process of experimentation, testing out different ways of organizing my days and seeing what works.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-84875442289102684862010-10-12T22:00:04.908-04:002010-10-12T22:00:04.908-04:00Shauna,
I guess thing don't always play out...Shauna,<br /><br /> I guess thing don't always play out like we picture them...still, it's great that you're writing full time. Congrats!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726570487056061877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-88362213027037992432010-10-11T22:11:57.395-04:002010-10-11T22:11:57.395-04:00You are so, so organized. I wish I could be just ...You are so, so organized. I wish I could be just half as organized!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-4876648798226434462010-10-09T12:51:34.574-04:002010-10-09T12:51:34.574-04:00Shauna, making the switch to full-time writer is n...Shauna, making the switch to full-time writer is not as easy as people may think. Having to table some of those ideas that come fast and furiously is huge!<br /><br />My biggest issue tends to be fighting feelings of failure when my writing days are not as productive as planned. Even though I know every day will not yield 5,000 - 7,000 words (my usual goal), I am so very hard on myself when I fall short. <br /><br />You've accomplished lots. I look forward to your next report.Farrah Rochonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734081434172632431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-39172562304465457002010-10-06T19:04:54.274-04:002010-10-06T19:04:54.274-04:00Thanks for your enthusiasm, SIDNEY. I need to look...Thanks for your enthusiasm, <b>SIDNEY</b>. I need to look more at what I've accomplished and stop being disappointed at what I didn't. <br /><br /><b>CHARLES</b>, for years my husband and I walked almost every day. Now our schedules don't coordinate well, and I rarely can get myself out to walk by myself. It's a shame, because like you, I find it good for thinking. <br /><br /><b>NICOLE</b>, you've put your finger on a good point. When you're busy, it's hard to know which activities are real impediments and which are just excuses. It's much easier for me to separate the two now. <br /><br /><b>TRAVIS</b>, thanks. If I could be one-quarter the writing machine you are, I'd be happy. I would be the vegetable-eating, beardless mini-Travis. <br /><br /><b>TERRI-LYNNE</b>, wow! That's even better than bellydance! I would love to learn to swordfight, but my joints aren't up to it. The way I've gotten myself to exercise more is with classes. That gets expensive, but they're one of my few social outlets where I actually talk to people face to face instead of over the Internet.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-49406496051480329722010-10-06T17:53:20.610-04:002010-10-06T17:53:20.610-04:00Heh-heh...getting exercise is something I always h...Heh-heh...getting exercise is something I always have to FORCE myself to do. I spend way too many hours at the keyboard. So I bought a Wii. Now I swordfight for half an hour a day. In two weeks, I've lost 9 pounds! Ha! But my shoulder aches a bit, so...Terri-Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468004163467894720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-59742984855485725942010-10-06T12:39:25.504-04:002010-10-06T12:39:25.504-04:00Hope you find your groove and win it down the stre...Hope you find your groove and win it down the stretch.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-46046326370173434532010-10-06T12:35:34.110-04:002010-10-06T12:35:34.110-04:00I really like hearing about this process (partiall...I really like hearing about this process (partially because I think it's a hella brave thing you're doing. Hella? I am Gwen Stefani, apparently) but mainly because I have this fantasy in the back of my head that if only I could sweep aside what I understand to be the detritus of my life (work, school, ect) I would be this super-prolific machine. But the reality is, it's work, it's always work. Other obligations are really just reasons to not do the work, not always actual impediments.Nicole Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485640120070116719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-16839711259225878462010-10-06T11:26:42.659-04:002010-10-06T11:26:42.659-04:00I too find that I get ideas fast and furious when ...I too find that I get ideas fast and furious when I'm away from regular work, and often unfortunately right before work is about to hit me again. I also have a hard time settling on an exercise regime. I do a lot of walking though, which helps me exericse and lets me think and plot and plan for stories.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-7305311947371707982010-10-06T11:05:01.692-04:002010-10-06T11:05:01.692-04:00That's great! I'm glad to hear ideas perco...That's great! I'm glad to hear ideas percolate so well sans day gig.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.com