tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post4050038973969437190..comments2024-03-28T03:20:13.802-04:00Comments on A Good Blog is Hard To Find: Tips for Writing at Home--by Elizabeth S. CraigA Good Blog Is Hard to Findhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823958967965785849noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-84501077570867243282012-06-07T07:34:25.696-04:002012-06-07T07:34:25.696-04:00All suggestions are awesome,
I really liked that a...All suggestions are awesome,<br />I really liked that all suggestions given by you writing at home,<br /><br />Thank you to share this wonderful information.how to publish a bookhttp://www.bonzoi.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-31900931338852771912011-12-22T05:20:02.913-05:002011-12-22T05:20:02.913-05:00Keeping a blog on your company website is a great ...Keeping a blog on your company website is a great idea. If can help build link backs, and having the website continually updated will have a positive impact on your Google ranking, which in turn can get your name spread about the web, and bring in new customers to your site. If you can put out two blogs a week, on your own site or as a guest blogger at someone else’s, that’s 200 pieces of content in a year!<br /><br /><br />URL : http://www.addvalue.com.auRick Hernshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410637918862825462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-8689638482284853052011-11-04T16:01:01.917-04:002011-11-04T16:01:01.917-04:00Instead of a timer I use a stop watch. I give mys...Instead of a timer I use a stop watch. I give myself for minutes with nose-in-book. (I use minutes rather than words for writing dares and challenges now.)<br /><br />One thing I find is that getting out of the house can be fruitful. I head over to a fast food restaurant or the library when I have a free afternoon.<br /><br />The third thing I do (although I haven't done it lately) is have some space near my desk where I can dance/exercise to music. (You don't need much space to do the twist.) Then I start a writing session with physical activity. And when I find myself spinning my wheels during a writing session, I get up and move.<br /><br />Physical activity help concentration.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-3415957028817799212011-11-03T20:51:48.121-04:002011-11-03T20:51:48.121-04:00Hazel--It's so true--there's no perfect ti...Hazel--It's so true--there's no perfect time to write a book. Wish there were! Life always gets in the way, so we have to work around it.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-30364451486910077712011-11-03T19:05:08.954-04:002011-11-03T19:05:08.954-04:00It does get easier and every effort you make now t...It does get easier and every effort you make now to establish a routine will pay dividends when you're in the the 'empty nest' stage of your life.<br /><br />For heaven's sake, don't do what I did: wait for perfect conditions to even BEGIN. They don't exist. Now I feel the urgency of trying to make up for lost time.Hazel Anakahttp://hazelanaka.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-18988517935890124192011-11-03T14:39:35.708-04:002011-11-03T14:39:35.708-04:00Clarissa--My husband can be the same way. :) I try...Clarissa--My husband can be the same way. :) I try to get all my writing done before he gets home for the day!<br /><br />Maurice--The timer works pretty well because they understand the buzzer. And I'd always do a short card game or something afterwards. I had to explain to my children that they *could* interrupt me with an emergency...but I had to really spell out what an emergency was. The more detail the better!<br /><br />Margot--I think it's called swallowing a frog first? Something like that. But when we cross off the task we're procrastinating, it just makes everything easier. <br /><br />Cathy--I've tried to approach it as a job. If I do that and try to respect my writing time, my friends do, too. <br /><br />Charmed Lassie--I think most writers are awful to go to the movies with! We're comparing the plots to our own books, finding faults with the storylines or character betrayal. :) It's hard to relax!<br /><br />GigglesandGuns--The online timer that I like is http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/ . It's free and easy to use...I use their countdown timer.<br /><br />T.L.--The frustrating thing is that everyone thinks we have so much time because we're home! I find the opposite is usually true. :)<br /><br />Paul--I'm glad I'm not the only one facing these issues!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-50689455614150782592011-11-03T13:27:59.467-04:002011-11-03T13:27:59.467-04:00I should print and laminate these..I should print and laminate these..Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-19666290255496094142011-11-03T12:58:05.083-04:002011-11-03T12:58:05.083-04:00I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm...I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm a full time writer at home, as well as a full time mom and a full time wife. Time is the most precious and vexing commodity.<br /><br />Great article.Author T.L. Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510805654530995072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-55232063411905526912011-11-03T12:51:09.975-04:002011-11-03T12:51:09.975-04:00I am the only one in my house and I find I still n...I am the only one in my house and I find I still need routine or nothing gets written. <br />Since the kids and grandkids don't live here I drop everything when they want my attention. I'm all about making memories and don't want the memory to be I didn't have time to be with them.<br />I had no idea there were online timers. My own makes so much noise and if I'm having a bad day I can't seem to block it out.<br /><br />Lots of great help as always, Elizabeth.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-59122025030217661022011-11-03T12:15:12.274-04:002011-11-03T12:15:12.274-04:00Something I'm struggling with in particular (h...Something I'm struggling with in particular (having a limited social life) is getting out of the house and getting away from the writing. It's all very well to put it away but I swear it's still whispering at me when I close the document and try to watch a film!CharmedLassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408541277096433664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-67236912720503633052011-11-03T12:08:29.973-04:002011-11-03T12:08:29.973-04:00I think the biggest breakthrough for me has been m...I think the biggest breakthrough for me has been making myself understand that I have to rate my writing as important and not ditch it when I'm asked out by other mothers to fun social things. If it's not important to me, it definitely won't happen.Cathyhttp://writeanovelin10minutesflat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-17710346889287262882011-11-03T10:34:52.109-04:002011-11-03T10:34:52.109-04:00Elizabeth - Those are terrific suggestions! I do a...Elizabeth - Those are terrific suggestions! I do a lot of writing at home, too, and I've found that it's essential for me to start with what I don't want to do. When it's done, I can plunge in to what's more enjoyable and do a better job of it. If I start the other way, the "Do I <i>have</i> to's" don't get done well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-45870378177385224632011-11-03T10:22:16.746-04:002011-11-03T10:22:16.746-04:00I like the idea of the timer and "dealing&quo...I like the idea of the timer and "dealing" with the kids. Mine's three so he doesn't really understand time, but maybe he'll get the idea behind the egg-timer.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-61873329292186555672011-11-03T09:32:26.472-04:002011-11-03T09:32:26.472-04:00Those are some awesome suggestions. I write at hom...Those are some awesome suggestions. I write at home, and my husband works at home. I actually find him more distracting. He doesn't feel he needs to wait for a timer to talk to me so I sometimes have constant interruptions. But, I'm learning to write with the distractions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.com