Distractions... (aka ways to enable procrastination)

Create your own kaleidoscope

Pac-Xon (pacmanish game)

Hangman

Crossword and word search puzzles

Devolop an interactive story online

Now get back to writing!

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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Oh, and the other excuse is spending time with my convalescing kitty (who's coming around remarkably)! Thank you for all your kind words and thoughts, my friends!

Sabotage and subterfuge

I often despair about having no time to write, but I know it’s all a state of mind. I’m definitely one of those who enjoy “having written.”

One form of procrastination I partake in is taking on new projects such as freelance writing assignments and joining committees at my local United Way. I get so excited about them and they’re fun and satisfying, but they end up taking away the precious personal time I should be dedicating to my passion of writing fiction. I’m just a dichotomy of commitment and over-extension. The commitment side is the protagonist who loves writing and works hard towards hopefully being a published novelist one day. Then there’s the other side, the antagonist cajoling me, “You can do it. Take on more. Say yes.” He always makes me feel like I can do it all.

Well, I finally put my foot down. I’ve resigned from the UW and my most recent freelancing project. It was hard and I felt guilty, but it’s time for me to learn to say no and pay attention to MY list of priorities.

What subtle techniques do you use to avoid writing? What do you do to beat them?

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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What do you do to keep yourself motivated with your writing?

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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What do you do to keep yourself motivated with your writing?

And, since you're not writing, why not check out online writing magazine, Vision?

Me

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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What do you do to keep yourself motivated with your writing?

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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What do you do to keep yourself motivated with your writing?

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The Squeaking Noodle recently posted about writing a book in one hit.

Noodle says, "writing a book can be easier than people want us to believe."

Go check it out.

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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and besides, I'm going up to Georgian Bay to be with my best friend for a few days.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll be back on Wednesday!

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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I have discovered a great way to help develop characters. I will share sometime this weekend. In the meantime, have a great one. It's going to be hot and smeltering here in Toronto!

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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Oh, and happy 40th to my hubby!!

Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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Friday's Excuse Not To Write

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