tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post465742647422379354..comments2024-03-15T00:15:04.424-07:00Comments on Marilyn's Musings: FIND THE RIGHT TIME TO WRITE, AND THEN...Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-91256364077663444532015-05-03T07:18:50.066-07:002015-05-03T07:18:50.066-07:00I do understand where you're coming from, Kevi...I do understand where you're coming from, Kevin--you and your wife have had way too much to contend with. Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-78474241010302559262015-05-02T19:23:13.679-07:002015-05-02T19:23:13.679-07:00Kevin, no need to apologize. I understand, and I&#...Kevin, no need to apologize. I understand, and I'm sure Marilyn does, as well.Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-5738670483812326352015-05-02T18:59:22.335-07:002015-05-02T18:59:22.335-07:00I am bitter and very frustrated over our deal. Som...I am bitter and very frustrated over our deal. Sometimes that leaks out. I apologize.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-6366036885814958462015-05-02T18:19:15.519-07:002015-05-02T18:19:15.519-07:00Kevin, you are so right. I count my blessings ever...Kevin, you are so right. I count my blessings every day that I have time to write. I've been in the position with a child who had a near-fatal disease. Believe me, no writing got done while dealing with that. I do wish things would ease up for you and your family!Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-81765101983242616222015-05-02T18:16:38.246-07:002015-05-02T18:16:38.246-07:00Hi, Madeline. Glad you've found a way for you....Hi, Madeline. Glad you've found a way for you. It can be difficult. I used to come home from an eight hour day at work, and after a family dinner, close myself in my bedroom to write for one hour. Then I'd come out and talk to everyone. Two kids at home, husband, and my mother. Of couse, some days I skipped that hour, but did more often than not. That's how I wrote my first novel. <br /><br />Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-34422076456086272012015-05-02T17:44:09.529-07:002015-05-02T17:44:09.529-07:00This is not aimed at anyone and is just a general ...This is not aimed at anyone and is just a general comment--- Just be glad you can find any time to write and your body is working with you and you are not caring for a spouse with a terminal illness. It easily could be much worse.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-64275859012981191992015-05-02T16:51:07.308-07:002015-05-02T16:51:07.308-07:00I used to yearn for a room of my own--but that did...I used to yearn for a room of my own--but that didn't work out. Then I used to long for an hour, just one a day, when I could let my creativity evolve, but somehow the daily clutter of life got in the way. Then I had the brilliant idea of carving out a sacrosanct morning [or afternoon or evening] once a week] but unless I've moved out into a nunnery I had less than a prayer and only a wisp of a wish of that coming to fruition. Finally I took a tip from my a chum--write in the one-ten-or fifteen minutes you can steal from any 24 hour period--once or twice or as often as you can squeeze it in. This works for me now that I have forced my brain to be on 'writing' or 'all the other stuff.'Madeline McEwenhttp://madelinemcewen.com/for-want-of-a-whit/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-45219350776658356932015-05-02T11:54:19.113-07:002015-05-02T11:54:19.113-07:00Hi, Jacqueline. Happy to see you here. Exactly--th...Hi, Jacqueline. Happy to see you here. Exactly--the differences make life interesting, for sure.Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-13027336870297552072015-05-02T11:53:22.807-07:002015-05-02T11:53:22.807-07:00Oh, yes, Gail--MHC is my hero and inspiration. Oh, yes, Gail--MHC is my hero and inspiration. Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-64643855138303880882015-05-02T10:22:32.181-07:002015-05-02T10:22:32.181-07:00Hi, Jan,
Good advice! Personally, I write best ea...Hi, Jan,<br /><br />Good advice! Personally, I write best early in the morning. I started the routine when I worked fulltime and kept with it after retirement. But everyone is different. Some people are sharpest in the afternoon and others write best at night. Different strokes for different folks. Makes life interesting.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-83409915650566192582015-05-02T10:17:03.407-07:002015-05-02T10:17:03.407-07:00Enjoyed the post, Jan. Now if only we could all pr...Enjoyed the post, Jan. Now if only we could all produce like Mary Higgins Clark...Gail Farrellyhttp://www.farrellysistersonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-5121481992610015142015-05-02T09:41:28.794-07:002015-05-02T09:41:28.794-07:00Hi, Carol--thanks for your thoughts. Have a great ...Hi, Carol--thanks for your thoughts. Have a great writing day!Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-24189078155877572782015-05-02T09:40:08.719-07:002015-05-02T09:40:08.719-07:00Couldn't have said it better myself. Even thou...Couldn't have said it better myself. Even though I have a routine, every day's a crapshoot as to how it works out. It's important to keep one eye on your ultimate goal. That helps me on days when it doesn't look like I'll ever get to the computer to write.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-30320858040666430992015-05-02T08:30:37.234-07:002015-05-02T08:30:37.234-07:00Thanks so much, Marilyn, for having me, and Kevin ...Thanks so much, Marilyn, for having me, and Kevin for stopping by and commenting. I hope this post will be helpful to lots of people.Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-60981610923711506312015-05-02T07:02:09.623-07:002015-05-02T07:02:09.623-07:00I loved this post--so right on!I loved this post--so right on!Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-19348724663430540442015-05-02T06:16:52.598-07:002015-05-02T06:16:52.598-07:00Back on topic.....good stuff from Jan Christensen,...Back on topic.....good stuff from Jan Christensen, president of the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Thank you, Marilyn, for having her on the blog today.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-29298100631848725182015-05-02T05:57:45.858-07:002015-05-02T05:57:45.858-07:00Hi Marilyn, I don't know if you have seen my l...Hi Marilyn, I don't know if you have seen my last post, I have a free poetry book Kaleidoscope to download from Amazon for the next four days and wondered if you would be kind enough to review it and add it to your blog? With kind regards, Carole. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.com