tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post8822266122766752076..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: Three tips for writing when you want to hurlTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-559364403300133152010-12-17T17:19:45.752-08:002010-12-17T17:19:45.752-08:00Taking a break is pretty much crucial. If you'...Taking a break is pretty much crucial. If you're burned out, take the break even if it's just a day. <br />I just finished a break where I studied how to write fiction. I bought two books that looked good, read them, and now I feel infused with direction, and I am back in the game. That could be a useful exercise for you to do when you are about to chuck the computer across the room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-58752579240490156892010-12-16T15:13:32.150-08:002010-12-16T15:13:32.150-08:00Glad you are feeling better- the stomach bug is go...Glad you are feeling better- the stomach bug is going around here too. I think the whole country has the stomach flu right now.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-66816086694355595672010-12-16T07:34:01.621-08:002010-12-16T07:34:01.621-08:00Thanks so much for the well wishes and encouraging...Thanks so much for the well wishes and encouraging words, guys! I'm feeling much better this morning.<br /><br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-51670319802436697162010-12-16T06:02:34.684-08:002010-12-16T06:02:34.684-08:00When a stomach bug hits, I check out.
You should ...When a stomach bug hits, I check out.<br /><br />You should do the same and get some much-needed recovery time.<br /><br />(I like Simon's word 'Kark')<br /><br />Hope you feel better soon, Tawna.Harley Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241863993211420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-41913980234994517262010-12-15T20:26:38.391-08:002010-12-15T20:26:38.391-08:00Hope you feel better soon. It is hard to get motiv...Hope you feel better soon. It is hard to get motivated on those days, and suggestion #1 is a good one.<br /><br />If you don't feel like doing anything, the smallest something is an accomplishment. I also find once I get the ball rolling, juices flowing, etc that I'll keep going and not even notice.Trisha Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356610648183348015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-23699308317784191792010-12-15T19:27:27.021-08:002010-12-15T19:27:27.021-08:00Sorry you're feeling bad. Hope it doesn't ...Sorry you're feeling bad. Hope it doesn't last long.<br />I have to agree with Sarah W. There's just no reason to pass up a perfectly good excuse to sleep. :)<br /><br />Feel better soon.Kadi Easleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567815525192651318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-82053582196246823122010-12-15T18:51:37.755-08:002010-12-15T18:51:37.755-08:00I've been creeping around here for some time s...I've been creeping around here for some time so I thought I'd finally say something : P<br /><br />I hope you feel better! Being sick sucks. Although your strategies of how to stay productive with your writing sound good. And I'm not sure about being sick, but when I'm really tired I sometimes write better (okay, maybe not better, but at least more) because I'm too tired to start thinking about other stuff and lose my concentration.Plamena Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222695582552877560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-55688145000859418932010-12-15T16:31:45.850-08:002010-12-15T16:31:45.850-08:00I can write when I'm sick, but it's so bad...I can write when I'm sick, but it's so bad that I just end up having to spend as much, if not more, time fixing it later. :P Plus I have a tendancy towards migraines and fevers when I'm sick, so being on the computer = death. I read a LOT when I'm sick, watch a lot of movies, and, well, sleep. <br /><br />I can kinda write when I get headaches from my sinuses because I take Sudafed for those (gooood stuff) but sometimes it ends of being really weird... I make jokes no one gets and skip words really often.Lainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134705793566699951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-60084848466806982212010-12-15T14:04:36.657-08:002010-12-15T14:04:36.657-08:00Ugh. That sucks. Got an peppermint tea? Sometimes ...Ugh. That sucks. Got an peppermint tea? Sometimes that helps with tummy troubles. <br /><br />Feel better soon!Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-46828998352483373992010-12-15T13:39:03.349-08:002010-12-15T13:39:03.349-08:00I'm afraid that I practice the third tip way t...I'm afraid that I practice the third tip way too often...sick or not.Ricky Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861574330175082978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-47380441941482521232010-12-15T09:13:38.634-08:002010-12-15T09:13:38.634-08:00You coulda posted this yesterday, y'know. But ...You coulda posted this yesterday, y'know. But then I wouldn't have read it till today anyway, cuz I was busy trying to sleep off the nausea and taking breaks from that to kark every now and then.<br /><br />But at least I managed to pull myself together enough to get to my writers' group meeting last night. (In the spirit of sharing, and all. I might've licked the smoked gouda when everyone else was in another room. Maybe.)<br /><br />So I guess I was productive despite the pestilence after all. Huh.<br /><br />Hope you feel better soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-13548509438393590682010-12-15T08:49:35.189-08:002010-12-15T08:49:35.189-08:00Honestly, when I'm sick the last thing I want ...Honestly, when I'm sick the last thing I want to do is write. But I do think about my story. I might scribble some little notes down, but I don't actually write-write. <br />Feel better!Lisa Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518068664181314509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-37654223992291867522010-12-15T08:45:57.477-08:002010-12-15T08:45:57.477-08:00Flu - ugh I feel for you - I just had that on the ...Flu - ugh I feel for you - I just had that on the weekend. For me it meant, sleep, too much couch time equaling too much TV, thinking about plot lines but not writing. After being sick, I find I'm so relieved to feel good again that I'm twice as motivated when I finally sit down to write.Ryshia Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950150149473063859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-74451376335168756232010-12-15T08:18:15.007-08:002010-12-15T08:18:15.007-08:00Yuck! Fell better:( I've been fighting getting...Yuck! Fell better:( I've been fighting getting the flu all week.Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-58969548833351416262010-12-15T08:04:13.942-08:002010-12-15T08:04:13.942-08:00I sleep.
There is no excuse for not taking adva...I sleep. <br /><br />There is no excuse for not taking advantage of a perfect excuse to sleep.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-26961425438515565012010-12-15T07:58:22.155-08:002010-12-15T07:58:22.155-08:00I hope you feel better soon.
I almost never, neve...I hope you feel better soon.<br /><br />I almost never, never, get sick. But when I do, it's terrible. I can barely move when sick...and so I don't try.<br /><br />I'm all about taking a break when ill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447701441177564869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-28146893521097453412010-12-15T07:55:36.260-08:002010-12-15T07:55:36.260-08:00Poor Tawna, I'm so sorry you're not feelin...Poor Tawna, I'm so sorry you're not feeling well!<br /><br />I'll be honest here and say when I'm sick, the last thing I do is open my manuscript. However, that doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it. Whether I'm reading or watching a movie, my brain is sluggishly working out plot points and scenes. Then, if I'm sick enough to need medication, I can take brainstorming to an entirely new level. Why couldn't the hero be a pink elephant? (No, I haven't done that, but hallucinations can sometimes make you at least <i>feel</i> creative.)<br /><br />I hope you feel better soon!Danica Avethttp://danicaavet.comnoreply@blogger.com