tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3953584643447633163..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: "When do you find time to write?" (Anne Rooney)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-87744677222833906642014-01-11T16:23:04.337+00:002014-01-11T16:23:04.337+00:00Ace post!Ace post!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25938971681797172712014-01-10T09:51:04.870+00:002014-01-10T09:51:04.870+00:00It was a silly question. My first child was born i...It was a silly question. My first child was born in 2005 and the second in 2009. Overlapping with those two babyhoods I wrote three-and-a-bit novels, and I also have a full-time day job. It's possible to get a lot more done in a day than many people realise.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-5017271298457917672014-01-10T09:50:02.018+00:002014-01-10T09:50:02.018+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-68105553843942682462014-01-10T07:42:49.950+00:002014-01-10T07:42:49.950+00:00Good hard view of a professional writing life. Good hard view of a professional writing life. Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-2919747791021032662014-01-09T20:10:23.033+00:002014-01-09T20:10:23.033+00:00Sensibilia, I rarely spend 50 hours a week writing...Sensibilia, I rarely spend 50 hours a week writing. There are other parts of the job including research, checking proofs, editing, doing invoices, answering emails...I aim to work 35-40 hours a week, but it's not all putting down new words!<br /><br />You're right, Pippa - sometimes writers can make things worse.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-75746698077420157232014-01-09T17:05:22.465+00:002014-01-09T17:05:22.465+00:00How wonderful to welcome a new baby into the famil...How wonderful to welcome a new baby into the family! <br /><br />Interesting and useful words on the main topic. I trained for three years for my profession, working full-time and studying in the evenings and at weekends. So I figured I should expect to take at least 3 years to learn to write something saleable.<br /><br />I'm half-way through that period, but I certainly don't spend 50 plus hours a week on writing. It's hard to concentrate and be creative for long spells. In fact, sometimes I think it's going to make me go mad spending too much time inside my head. Does anyone else know that feeling? sensibiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715737628925538412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51815915358354889822014-01-09T16:16:47.853+00:002014-01-09T16:16:47.853+00:00another fabulous fabulous blog post.another fabulous fabulous blog post.Clémentine Beauvaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115567199751033932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82895817434599029672014-01-09T12:51:56.627+00:002014-01-09T12:51:56.627+00:00People often ask me how many hours I write in a da...People often ask me how many hours I write in a day, and then they're shocked when I tell them. I think they think I sit around drinking cups of tea all day... I hope you have a less busy year in terms of hospital trips, Anne, and more time to write. Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-39162656051046969342014-01-09T11:18:53.695+00:002014-01-09T11:18:53.695+00:00
<br />Peggy Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160856913602671832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59520409009030781722014-01-09T10:24:01.124+00:002014-01-09T10:24:01.124+00:00Absolutely! But it isn't always just non-write...Absolutely! But it isn't always just non-writers who perceive the job of writing as something other than a job. Sometimes us writers indulge in thinking we don't have to graft at it as we should.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-55105907470353746152014-01-09T09:41:10.025+00:002014-01-09T09:41:10.025+00:00Thank you! It needs saying!Thank you! It needs saying!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com