tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post7807221465735464951..comments2024-01-14T21:28:37.623-05:00Comments on In the Shade of the Cherry Tree .... Hope Comes Home: MotivationZan Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-4202115779703945862012-10-10T09:02:13.762-04:002012-10-10T09:02:13.762-04:00Ahhh, Deniz, the trick is to let the stuff really ...Ahhh, Deniz, the trick is to let the stuff really count as writing--because it really is. That's the one trick I play on myself that keeps me sane and trying. Anything that has to do with words, counts. <br /><br />I've shortened my three lines to Try Something Journey. It's working. I really shot out off the blocks yesterday with a major understanding of a repeating motif for FF. Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-4807980921477411452012-10-10T08:39:11.904-04:002012-10-10T08:39:11.904-04:00I like that, something is better than nothing. I t...I like that, something is better than nothing. I try to do the teeniest thing at least every day - even if it's just editing one paragraph - that has everything to do with writing and editing and nothing to do with research, or looking up agents, or all the other stuff that feels like I'm getting things done, but I'm really not.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-90531977180244376712012-10-08T16:48:32.059-04:002012-10-08T16:48:32.059-04:00You and I agree on the "Someting is better th...You and I agree on the "Someting is better than nothing" idea. <br /><br />Comparing my journey to others' journey is a writing killer for me. I'm trying to stop that. ; )Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-31649125612649723882012-10-08T16:39:35.057-04:002012-10-08T16:39:35.057-04:00What blocks me is not working on a project. In ot...What blocks me is not working on a project. In other words, not working breeds not working. The longer I'm away from a piece of writing, the harder it is to get back. Which is why my new mantra is: Writing something, anything is better than nothing. Because that writing leads to more writing and maybe even back to where you wanted to be in the first place. I wrote about this on my blog this morning, as you know!Charlotte Rains Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657052065864065323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-13937033617315211132012-10-08T15:50:36.607-04:002012-10-08T15:50:36.607-04:00My list is very individual. It states my needs for...My list is very individual. It states my needs for productivity. Yours would be different. And that's okay and only right. Motivation is in the eye of the beholder--just like beauty is. ; )Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-14212540162325051122012-10-08T13:37:11.051-04:002012-10-08T13:37:11.051-04:00so true that motivation has to come from inside. ...so true that motivation has to come from inside. We have to want it, need it. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.com