tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post6039862622688768567..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: All in Good TimePeg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-49228735615294325412010-04-14T17:48:03.434-06:002010-04-14T17:48:03.434-06:00I was reading The Sex Club on my flight to Tucson....I was reading The Sex Club on my flight to Tucson. A 14-year old girl (my guess as to her age) was my seat-mate and curious about my Kindle. Showing it to her I clicked a bit here and there and lo and behold, the title, in mega-point font, flared across the page. I clicked again as fast as I could and could only pray that my trigger finger was quicker than her cognitive ability. It would probably have done little good to go into the plot elements of the book and to assure her that even the author was a bit chagrined over her publisher's selection of the title.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-58897490786050975542010-04-14T17:35:29.837-06:002010-04-14T17:35:29.837-06:00Thanks for the shout-out of The Sex Club. We hope ...Thanks for the shout-out of The Sex Club. We hope to get a reformatted version up soon.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-13330400672461001812010-04-14T11:55:58.619-06:002010-04-14T11:55:58.619-06:002-5 hours? Wow, Jenny. That's gold.
Today...2-5 hours? Wow, Jenny. That's gold. <br /><br />Today's a cleaning day for me, but I plan on sitting down to write a little bit later, and create a schedule for tomorrow. That now must include outdoor chores as well.<br /><br />Esri (what a beautiful name), I've decided that writing is a lot like losing weight or getting in shape. Wishing doesn't make it so. And the best way for me to take action is to plan to take action. In detail. Ugh. Anal, but effective for those of us who can't just breeze through the day with a mental checklist of some kind.<br /><br />Live. Schedule. Accomplish.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-45692510145169863962010-04-14T09:34:06.941-06:002010-04-14T09:34:06.941-06:00Thank you so much for this. It's always good t...Thank you so much for this. It's always good to be reminded that keeping control of time like this isn't neurotic, it's a necessity.Esri Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329547309752835833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-28621623239163217052010-04-14T06:48:07.622-06:002010-04-14T06:48:07.622-06:00Well, with two kids 6 and 4, the scheduling thing ...Well, with two kids 6 and 4, the scheduling thing is hijacked by their schedules. If anything, I'm kind of in the opposite camp--making sure not to over-schedule so they can have time for making up stories, inventing things like a gun that shoots beads (boys are into guns, feminist/socialist attempts on my part aside, that's another story), and putting on shows.<br /><br />But I know what you mean about the day slipping away, especially when blogging, emails, and the net come into play. The way I resolve this during first draft mode is to write first thing in the morning, on a dinosaur of a machine that has NO net access. If I can get in a good 2-5 hours, I will complete a new scene or chapter, and then I can wander up to edit later in the day as time (and distractions) allow.<br /><br />This is all ideally speaking of course. And life sometimes interferes with ideal.<br /><br />Maybe your tattoo should read: Live, schedule, accomplishjenny milchmanhttp://jennymilchman.comnoreply@blogger.com