tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post8572381206327820956..comments2024-03-10T00:26:33.241-08:00Comments on <strike>Muse Riding Shotgun</strike>: IWSG: One Good ThingMason T. Matchakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-61766966001867218842017-11-05T18:13:52.500-08:002017-11-05T18:13:52.500-08:00Thanks, but I've tried making commitments like...Thanks, but I've tried making commitments like that. It only leads to more disappointment when I don't make them.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-43834363937762493442017-11-05T18:13:21.993-08:002017-11-05T18:13:21.993-08:00*shrug* On my good writing days, I can hammer out...*shrug* On my good writing days, I can hammer out five pages. And this wasn't even actual writing, just character notes.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-1098662930594885312017-11-05T18:12:53.324-08:002017-11-05T18:12:53.324-08:00Thanks, but odds are good it'll amount to noth...Thanks, but odds are good it'll amount to nothing. As per usual.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-26739028857519732092017-11-05T18:12:31.179-08:002017-11-05T18:12:31.179-08:00Having ideas is never the issue - getting them to ...Having ideas is never the issue - getting them to become an actual story and getting that out of my head in a workable manner is. And I haven't been able to manage that in I don't know how long.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-31821108237240303852017-11-05T18:11:21.388-08:002017-11-05T18:11:21.388-08:00*shrug* It's nothing, really. The project fe...*shrug* It's nothing, really. The project feels deader every time I think about it.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-21486926173376500242017-11-05T18:10:55.845-08:002017-11-05T18:10:55.845-08:00I hope things get better for you soon.I hope things get better for you soon.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-505713854892783192017-11-05T18:10:35.093-08:002017-11-05T18:10:35.093-08:00I try. But yeah, I'm lucky to have the energy...I try. But yeah, I'm lucky to have the energy to do anything these days.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-34891050426491655632017-11-05T18:10:17.865-08:002017-11-05T18:10:17.865-08:00Thanks, but no worries; I don't think there...Thanks, but no worries; I don't think there's anything award-winning on this blog anyway. >_<Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-13634651596029451592017-11-05T13:17:16.691-08:002017-11-05T13:17:16.691-08:00I remember those 10-hour days. Seemed like writing...I remember those 10-hour days. Seemed like writing only happened 'between' but those 'between' sessions hold everything else up. One writer I know made a commitment to 100 words a day . . . and that helped her move out from under. Right now, I'm too deep in revision to write many new words, but I want to say, "Keep cussin' and keep writing!"Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-77587233968882606302017-11-02T13:31:33.688-07:002017-11-02T13:31:33.688-07:00Two pages is great! There's no way I can write...Two pages is great! There's no way I can write on long days either. Can anyone? We take what we can get!Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-7059548358754913742017-11-01T19:46:08.481-07:002017-11-01T19:46:08.481-07:00Ah, sometimes the well is drier and even a glass o...Ah, sometimes the well is drier and even a glass of water takes a long time to replace. Congratulations on doing something, it's way better than nothing.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-17984776251720478542017-11-01T15:32:51.694-07:002017-11-01T15:32:51.694-07:0010 hour work day? Sheesh. Yeah... I wouldn't w...10 hour work day? Sheesh. Yeah... I wouldn't want to write after that either. But yay for two pages though! That muse hasn't left after all. She's just out on a long coffee break.Caitlin Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186146046485674541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-5906981519592333682017-11-01T10:48:07.828-07:002017-11-01T10:48:07.828-07:00Two pages is better than nothing. And you've s...Two pages is better than nothing. And you've shown a mastery of voice, which is one thing that can't be taught (as I've found with giving feedback to some people). You did good, yo. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-67702550853982024162017-11-01T10:25:20.973-07:002017-11-01T10:25:20.973-07:00It's a great start!It's a great start!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-1974866488103927662017-11-01T09:51:12.541-07:002017-11-01T09:51:12.541-07:00I know where you are. Right now I am dealing with ...I know where you are. Right now I am dealing with a very sick spouse with an incurable sickness and a bunch of other things, but I find peace in my writing. Even if I sink into my writing world for just a few minutes, it means something to me. <br />I hope your month of November will be better. <br />Take care. <br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat G @ <a href="http://patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" rel="nofollow">EverythingMustChange</a><br />Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-87644553252398148032017-11-01T08:21:42.495-07:002017-11-01T08:21:42.495-07:00Do what you can, when you can. After working a 10-...Do what you can, when you can. After working a 10-hour day, I wouldn't have the energy to write either. Best wishes.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-36864543256813308122017-11-01T07:23:34.560-07:002017-11-01T07:23:34.560-07:00Celebrate the small things, eh? My writing has bee...Celebrate the small things, eh? My writing has been spotting too, but hey, that's life. =) Here's to taking the small successes with a TON of cheese. <br /><br />P.S. I nominated you for an award in September, then failed to get around and say something. Way to go me!Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.com