tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post3858838582913679537..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: How do you find time for your writing hobby???Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-52851829079740788272010-09-16T19:28:57.950-04:002010-09-16T19:28:57.950-04:00I totally get what you're saying! It's so ...I totally get what you're saying! It's so frustrating that most people see my job as silly. They figure I should be able to drop whatever I'm doing to do whatever they need done. The thing is, do I call them at work and say, "hey, I need you go do this right now". Of course not, that's because they're AT WORK. Well, just because my job is done from in my living room Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-75977361294201815592010-09-16T19:04:23.321-04:002010-09-16T19:04:23.321-04:00I too write and have dreamed of doing it full time...I too write and have dreamed of doing it full time from home for the last decade! A bucket-list item of sorts. Not a hobby for sure...A hobby for me would be eating and sleeping, you know...not as mandatory as the keyboard. A passion that if I could make a living from it ... like winning the lottery, only winning the lottery would be boring, anyone can do that. :) http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-82426217050843563722010-09-15T22:12:01.677-04:002010-09-15T22:12:01.677-04:00Thank you so much, Susan and Valerie. Sounds like ...Thank you so much, Susan and Valerie. Sounds like you've definitely experienced this too, Susan. I think it applies with a lot of work from home. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-70480359561950471862010-09-15T18:41:48.760-04:002010-09-15T18:41:48.760-04:00I can relate to you as writers who work at home..I...I can relate to you as writers who work at home..I had a similar job which I did at home and all I ever heard was your hobby is so much fun. I was a tri chem instructor which many may not know of but it's tube paints and you paint clothes and many items with them including pictures.Y ou show at home parties and take orders. Every one thinks it just a hobby but there is alot of work which susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719916545911843485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-56565144468766788322010-09-15T15:36:13.534-04:002010-09-15T15:36:13.534-04:00I liked this post. I certainly appreciate the tim...I liked this post. I certainly appreciate the time and effort that writers put into their writing. It is appreciated by us readers!!!!<br /><br />Valerie<br />in GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-53442397535436010122010-09-15T14:29:42.867-04:002010-09-15T14:29:42.867-04:00Judith,
Thank you! No matter what, I wouldn't...Judith, <br />Thank you! No matter what, I wouldn't change it. We're damn lucky!Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-88993583341163060112010-09-15T14:29:13.791-04:002010-09-15T14:29:13.791-04:00Natalie,
I've gone through those times when I ...Natalie,<br />I've gone through those times when I forget to treat it like a career too.Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-19090975533107377872010-09-15T14:28:26.529-04:002010-09-15T14:28:26.529-04:00Tess, I'm getting to the point where I don'...Tess, I'm getting to the point where I don't care if people understand either. My husband really tries and most of the time he's good about it, but there are those times when I just feel like screaming.Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-89953789526279587542010-09-15T13:16:47.906-04:002010-09-15T13:16:47.906-04:00Great post, Madison. I started writing in notebook...Great post, Madison. I started writing in notebooks cause I didn't have a computer. When we did buy one, no one understood why or how I could sit and type and type. They didn't see any major results. Even after I was contracted with works family think it's not a full time career. But you know, doesn't matter, I love what I do. Wouldn't change a thing. So keep on doing whatJudith Legerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997747703670815073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49151947825055657372010-09-15T12:45:28.946-04:002010-09-15T12:45:28.946-04:00I've veered away from thinking of it as a job ...I've veered away from thinking of it as a job lately, which is naughty and non-productive. So I must get back to it like I used to.<br /><br />I'm at the same point as you, Tess, when you said: They now understand that I don't care if they don't understand. <br /><br />Comes a time when you've just got to do what you want to regardless of whether anyone else "gets" Natalie Daehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369259206273465746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-25314856734254241992010-09-15T11:51:57.127-04:002010-09-15T11:51:57.127-04:00Oh yeah. This one is hitting close to home with me...Oh yeah. This one is hitting close to home with me for sure. <br /><br />The oldest had a meltdown over her NOW ex-boyfriend (I pray he's ex, been praying for months). And after having had to deal with, be supportive of her heart-wrenching issues for the umpteenth time, I admit I was only half listening. Okay, okay...one tenth listening. Heck, it was the same old same old. I have no time for Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-60471627257678081162010-09-15T11:31:25.330-04:002010-09-15T11:31:25.330-04:00Karenna, That's wonderful that your family is ...Karenna, That's wonderful that your family is so supportive. My kids are a little younger and its harder for them, but I make sure to carve out my time somehow. <br /><br />I'm in the same boat as you. I write romance under this name and YA under a different name as well so I have multiple projects, different kinds of blogs to check and blog on under different names, but I wouldn't Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49360641139189777282010-09-15T11:29:27.937-04:002010-09-15T11:29:27.937-04:00Tonya, that's all we can do. I'm glad you&...Tonya, that's all we can do. I'm glad you're making the time for your passion!Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-66135719292108743692010-09-15T11:03:50.111-04:002010-09-15T11:03:50.111-04:00For me, this post is perfect timing. I had a light...For me, this post is perfect timing. I had a light bulb moment a week or two ago where I realized that not only were my kids and husband acting like writing was a hobby... I WAS TOO! I felt guilty for writing instead of cleaning the house, or listening to my 12-year-old ramble for a half hour about the colors cats can see, or having a full-time "real job".<br /><br />You know what I Karenna Colcrofthttp://karennacolcroft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-50225083081142109652010-09-15T10:55:46.917-04:002010-09-15T10:55:46.917-04:00It is so hard to find time for wriitng. I took alm...It is so hard to find time for wriitng. I took almost a year off, not from writing, I still fit that in, but from my writing groups and the Internet. I didn't have time for both writing and participating online...at least I thought. Between school and work and family it was almsot impossible. But now I've realized that writing is more than a small hobby to me, it's a passion and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739952884201485231noreply@blogger.com