tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post4148892638515682900..comments2024-03-27T09:58:35.443-07:00Comments on Reading and Writing: Garden Visitors, Writing, and NaNoWriMoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-9139116786034852162012-10-24T01:38:11.453-07:002012-10-24T01:38:11.453-07:00Thanks, Vikki!Thanks, Vikki!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-40682863803419961202012-10-23T13:34:07.541-07:002012-10-23T13:34:07.541-07:00You can be forgiven to be a bit distracted with th...You can be forgiven to be a bit distracted with those visitors...Good luck with NANo! I'm too much of a sporadic writer for that one to work for meVikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-15808227816781020392012-10-21T01:31:30.458-07:002012-10-21T01:31:30.458-07:00Hi Joanne - a plan is a very good idea! Will let y...Hi Joanne - a plan is a very good idea! Will let you know if I manage to achieve my aims this year.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-55743718453717312392012-10-21T01:30:24.425-07:002012-10-21T01:30:24.425-07:00Joanna - thank you, you've perfectly summed up...Joanna - thank you, you've perfectly summed up the experience of having ideas and then the subsequent distractions! NaNo definitely isn't for everyone, but I often need a strong incentive to get something finished. Little Iona May is so cute and I had to stop myself kissing her plump wee cheeks all the time!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-82013167469781535692012-10-21T01:27:09.056-07:002012-10-21T01:27:09.056-07:00Hi Charmaine - many thanks for commenting and foll...Hi Charmaine - many thanks for commenting and following! Glad you're doing NaNo. I'm exactly the same as you, sometimes needing to write with pen and paper away from the computer. And my favourite place (apart from trains) is while having coffee and cake at my favourite Costa!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-11156917948009317462012-10-21T01:24:09.993-07:002012-10-21T01:24:09.993-07:00Yes, I have scraps of paper too, Mary! Every so of...Yes, I have scraps of paper too, Mary! Every so often, I enjoy trying to transpose them into my ideas book. Even if I do NaNo, I won't beat myself up if I don't make the target - now maybe that's the wrong attitide to start with!<br /><br />Thanks Frances - I can understand those opposed to such a manic target!<br /> Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-35627825483143978632012-10-21T00:25:41.276-07:002012-10-21T00:25:41.276-07:00Enjoy NaNo, Rosemary! I won't do it this year,...Enjoy NaNo, Rosemary! I won't do it this year, but I might consider it another year. I think next time I would like to have a plan before I start. Keep us posted on your progress (if you have time!)joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-43629255693638147552012-10-20T21:26:51.913-07:002012-10-20T21:26:51.913-07:00All my best ideas come when I can't do anythin...All my best ideas come when I can't do anything with them. And when I sit down to write, I can't believe how much time the distractions take up before I start doing something with the ideas that seemed so urgent and thrilling at the time!<br /><br />NaNoWriMo isn't for me, but I admire hugely any writer who signs up for it. I tend to put too much pressure on myself as it is, getting up ridiculously early to write and often unable to think about anything else! I think I would get too uptight about the word count and drive my husband mad if I was lagging behind! <br />Best of luck with the challenge, Rosemary. I'm very interested in how you get on. I think it's a daunting but extremely exciting task to take on and has given your novel a fantastic boost.<br /><br />How lovely to have a gorgeous baby granddaughter. That's a fabulous way to spend the day, especially writing on the train as well. I hope I can do the same one day in the future. xJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-86648150815381257112012-10-20T14:48:40.153-07:002012-10-20T14:48:40.153-07:00I've signed up for NaNo, will be a very busy m...I've signed up for NaNo, will be a very busy month! Sometimes I struggle to get inspired at the computer too (although I suspect the internet doesn't help) when this happens I write by hand in a notebook away from the computer. When I type up my notes I usually get inspired to keep typing :)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-79405150875026732232012-10-20T13:17:19.033-07:002012-10-20T13:17:19.033-07:00No! ( to NaNo). I couldn't face that under any...No! ( to NaNo). I couldn't face that under any circumstances! But good luck if you decide to go ahead.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-30548941056686314972012-10-20T12:26:58.361-07:002012-10-20T12:26:58.361-07:00Oh, Rosemary, I can assure you, you are not the on...Oh, Rosemary, I can assure you, you are not the only one who has great ideas at the wrong times! I have lots of little scraps of paper on which I've jottted down what I hope will remind me of my good idea but they don't always make sense later.<br />I am definitely NOT signing up for NaNoWriMo this year - felt too much of a failure last time, and the time before that.Mary Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688996930245857265noreply@blogger.com