tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post2298043414974907769..comments2024-03-25T02:14:50.515-07:00Comments on Cora Ramos Blog: The Writer's LifeCorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-65444179959396329642012-09-28T13:23:17.569-07:002012-09-28T13:23:17.569-07:00Sometimes it's like that. Write whenever you c...Sometimes it's like that. Write whenever you can, it's all you can do. When I was working long days, I would have dinner and forgo TV and work for a few hours. Or, go to bed early and get up sometime in the night to work a few, then go back to sleep. I also took a short nap when I got off work on those days and that seemed to be enough. Good luck, Ellen. Hang in there.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-57593469979486402192012-09-28T13:18:30.133-07:002012-09-28T13:18:30.133-07:00We can only do so much and then something has to g...We can only do so much and then something has to give. Don't let it be your writing. I have stayed up nights, or rather gotten up after sleeping a bit, for some very productive writing time. It is the only time where the interruptions are few, if any, and much can be accomplished.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-14708631651582580882012-09-28T13:15:25.809-07:002012-09-28T13:15:25.809-07:00Sometimes I find my schedule is like that--shot to...Sometimes I find my schedule is like that--shot to #ell. Reading is part of the process of writing so don't feel too guilty. You'll get back there.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-54607142433141695162012-09-28T13:13:16.236-07:002012-09-28T13:13:16.236-07:00Sounds like that is your ritual--nights and weeken...Sounds like that is your ritual--nights and weekends.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-84653293971942906952012-09-26T06:27:37.875-07:002012-09-26T06:27:37.875-07:00I'm way out of routine at present. Dayjob has ...I'm way out of routine at present. Dayjob has been very busy. I have tried writing before work. I'm NOT a morning person, so I find it almost impossible to get out of bed, but when I do get into a good routine I find it surprisingly productive. But I can't sustain it because I go to bed too late. I tend therefore to write at night, which is hard after a long day at work. And I'm also trying to fit in a workout (and blogging and social media...). Hence no routine at present :-( Ellen Gregoryhttp://ellenvgregory.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-71569520531011838152012-09-25T17:38:11.377-07:002012-09-25T17:38:11.377-07:00
right now I have a non-writing habit...<br />right now I have a non-writing habit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-18942615084093581612012-09-25T15:46:43.200-07:002012-09-25T15:46:43.200-07:00I'm a night person so I do more of my creative...I'm a night person so I do more of my creative story and blog writing then. Unfortunately, that leads to staying up way too late and then I have to get up and go to work the next morning. I read blogs, comment, tweet, FB in the mornings while I have my coffee, though as I continue to increase the number of blogs I read this is getting more difficult to accomplish during breakfast. Tami Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270751386180642544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-36665914540509673392012-09-25T14:13:43.762-07:002012-09-25T14:13:43.762-07:00I've been thinking about this a lot because I ...I've been thinking about this a lot because I really got off of my routine and I can't get back on, hence little writing. I read about all those writers who scribble scribble scribble in every spare moment and awkward place. But I can't do serious writing done like that. I can take some basic notes, but mostly I use that time to read. Let's just say, with my schedule lately I'm getting a lot of reading done.Julie Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810771028650707072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-40046380211321813662012-09-25T12:12:51.834-07:002012-09-25T12:12:51.834-07:00Rituals don't work for me because I can't ...Rituals don't work for me because I can't write in the morning. I'm off to my day job and hopefully can get some writing done at night before I collapse. The weekends are my best writing time when I can start fresh and keep going all day without watching the clock.<br />Sally CarpenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-27713211407149711512012-09-25T11:40:24.459-07:002012-09-25T11:40:24.459-07:00When I have crazy weeks, I try for a weekly amount...When I have crazy weeks, I try for a weekly amount, but I like your idea of drinking a beer in the tub instead of stressing.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-23664427577815077652012-09-25T11:35:42.955-07:002012-09-25T11:35:42.955-07:00When I was teaching, I wrote at night and really h...When I was teaching, I wrote at night and really had to push to get it done because I am a morning person. I think your schedule makes it difficult to keep any routine going so writing whenever you find time is your routine, and it sounds like you get it done:)) A thousand words a day is good.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-35256442048711829012012-09-25T11:30:01.453-07:002012-09-25T11:30:01.453-07:00Sounds like a good routine. I can't seem to ge...Sounds like a good routine. I can't seem to get in a meditative walk with my dogs--maybe because there are two and they are so different. The leads tend to tangle up and I'm constantly having to keep them separate and not strangle my little chihuahua-so a meditative state is out on those walks.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-41740427288486653902012-09-25T07:16:12.849-07:002012-09-25T07:16:12.849-07:00I give myself weekly deadlines. Then by midweek, ...I give myself weekly deadlines. Then by midweek, if I'm not making progress, the stress begins. Then either I buckle down or I give up and drink beer in the tub. Either way, it's still a ritual.<br /><br />www.williamdoonan.comWilliam Doonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540517192121681243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-38629407626538526232012-09-24T20:24:24.826-07:002012-09-24T20:24:24.826-07:00During the week, I usually write at night, but on ...During the week, I usually write at night, but on the weekends, I prefer mornings.Patricia Cavigliahttp://patriciacaviglia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-75135701095862603352012-09-24T19:28:24.735-07:002012-09-24T19:28:24.735-07:00I started reading the 25 daily rituals post (and y...I started reading the 25 daily rituals post (and your routine too, for that matter) and it made my brain hurt. I'm not sure I've worked the same schedule two weeks running in the last I-don't-know-how-many years. I work night shift, and while there's a general pattern, it varies wildly. Generally I try to write 1000 words a day (not counting blog posts). How and when I get it done is open to interpretation.<br />;)Liv Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171029958375171223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-45446604890917874712012-09-24T18:01:27.683-07:002012-09-24T18:01:27.683-07:00I write in the morning before I walk the dog and t...I write in the morning before I walk the dog and then after I walk the dog. The dog walk becomes a meditation on the writing. This is consistent. Also, I teach and write one hour a day during the week with my students. It's call "Shut up and Write Club" and it works!John Brantinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355349090930672315noreply@blogger.com