June 30th, 2008 at 9:55am |
I have a treadmill in my basement. Back in the day when we had a napper in the house, I would run during naptime and tell the bigger kids to stay busy for a while. They absolutely could not interrupt me unless someone was bleeding, someone threw up, or the house was on fire. (Fortunately, those [...]
Read the rest of Finding 10 Minutes Tip #3: Blood, Vomit and Fire (Or the Only Reasons To Interrupt Mommy!)
June 30th, 2008 at 5:53am |
Kate Wicker is a mom, blogger and free lance writer. She recently accepted the “Ten Minute Challenge.” Here is her delightful answer: “Do you think a competitive, Type Aer like myself could turn down something with the word “challenge” in it? I don’t think so. So here goes… The question: ”What practical things do you do [...]
Read the rest of Kate Wicker: Her Ten Minute Challenge Interview!
June 28th, 2008 at 7:19am |
If my bathroom were a hospital patient, it would be in ICU, with hospice coming in at any minute. We have a serious leak, mildew issues, unpeeled formica on the particle board vanity, it’s only about 5′X5′, it’s color is a mix between yellow mustard and the stuff that comes out of your nose. And, [...]
Read the rest of Finding 10 Minutes Tip #2: Reward Yourself! (Or What To Do After You Clean the Bathroom)
June 27th, 2008 at 6:14am |
Somebody thought of this before me! These guys are real, 8+ hour a day writers. They know what they’re doing. Check them out!
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June 26th, 2008 at 1:51pm |
Decide right now. Are you going to be a micro-manager or writer? Our days are already overstuffed, so if you want to squeeze in another ten minutes here or there, you might have to pass responsibilities to someone else occasionally. Which means, letting go of control. If you’re a mom, start giving kids simple [...]
Read the rest of Finding 10 Minutes Tip #1: Delegate!
June 26th, 2008 at 6:40am |
My husband is a Coen brothers fan. I am, sometimes, when I can stomach the violence. One movie, Barton Fink, is about a writer. In 1940′s Hollywood, the title character is given the assignment to write a screenplay about a boxer, because boxing movies sell. To do this, Barton locks himself in his hotel room [...]
Read the rest of Writer’s Block Theory #2: The Barton Fink Approach (And Why It Failed)
June 25th, 2008 at 4:31pm |
This entry is similar to that old “telephone” game only with a modern twist. This “hoarding of ideas” concept comes from a quote by Annie Dillard (from a book I haven’t read but I did request from my local library), that I linked to from Jen F, “. (Are you dizzy? I am.) I suppose [...]
Read the rest of My Interpretation of “Hoarding of Ideas”
June 24th, 2008 at 2:22pm |
Jen F is a busy lady. She has three children, all under four, a household to run and a great blog, http://www.conversiondiary.com/. This morning, I sent her the Ten Minute Challenge! I asked her if she could explain, in less than ten minutes, how she finds time in her day to write. This [...]
Read the rest of The 10 Minute Challenge Interview: We Have A Victim, I Mean, A Contributor!
June 24th, 2008 at 12:49pm |
I am so right brained that I once got very angry with my father for answering the question why the sky was blue. He mumbled something about reflection of light and dust particles and whatnot. I threw a fit because he didn’t say it was the cerulean gossamer of fairy’s wings. This, I believed, was the [...]
Read the rest of 10 Minutes: For the Non-Fiction Writer Too!
June 24th, 2008 at 5:52am |
I have a funny quirk about reading stuff. I always read the title of a book first. Call me crazy. The title is big. Sometimes it’s bold. Sometimes it’s controversial. Sometimes it’s memorable. But regardless of what it actually says, it’s the first thing I come in contact with. I think as writers (especially children, [...]
Read the rest of Writer’s Block Theory #1: THE TITLE
