tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post7173689600434276777..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Routines and SummertimeCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-41134403998648266292008-07-22T09:34:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:34:00.000-04:00Well I'm not a mom but I do know when I was younge...Well I'm not a mom but I do know when I was younger my mom was and she really didn't have a set way. It was what ever happened that day was her schedule for the day.<BR/><BR/>As we got older mom went to work and I was the babysitter for me and my brother. And I have to say summers where really boring because mom was at work all day and i had to stay home with my little brother.<BR/><BR/>I just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-24033767090055959452008-07-21T15:39:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:39:00.000-04:00Well, I just gave up the EDJ so my creative muse i...Well, I just gave up the EDJ so my creative muse is still sparked for evening.<BR/><BR/>I don't have a schedule yet. I've still be kind of lost (it's only been a week).<BR/><BR/>I do however have to write with background noise. Usually TV. I can't write in dead silence either.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-15616174846951815272008-07-21T14:02:00.000-04:002008-07-21T14:02:00.000-04:00Regina--thank god for those Disney movies! They ca...Regina--thank god for those Disney movies! They can save a mom's sanity! LOLAnne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-16151285642172646062008-07-21T14:00:00.000-04:002008-07-21T14:00:00.000-04:00I don't have kids yet but summer still messes with...I don't have kids yet but summer still messes with my writing routine. It is so nice outside that I can't concentrate and almost have to force myself to write.Georgie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482870424307306198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-26948217323037491522008-07-21T13:39:00.000-04:002008-07-21T13:39:00.000-04:00I remember when the kids were really little, I lov...I remember when the kids were really little, I loved DISNEY movies. I could fix them little snacks and sit them down and buy myself a couple of hours. Couldn't do it all day long, of course, but damn it was tempting. LOLRegina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-5108614549989725932008-07-21T12:00:00.000-04:002008-07-21T12:00:00.000-04:00Hahaha...I came up pg with the baby just as I was ...Hahaha...I came up pg with the baby just as I was getting up the nerve to promote my 1st book (it had been pubbed 6 months earlier), and joked that it was a good thing I had the next 6 ready, as I probably wouldn't be writing for a while!<BR/><BR/>But once he turned 3 and learned how to entertain himself...I ended up writing 3 completely new ones last year. Now if only get someone to take a Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-8441029592408158312008-07-21T11:08:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:08:00.000-04:00Anny--You're so right. Thanks! :)Kelley--I remembe...Anny--You're so right. Thanks! :)<BR/><BR/>Kelley--I remember those days, but I wasn't an author then. I don't know how you get it all done!! When they're that age they keep you so busy, you're lucky to find time to sit down, much less write!Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-79189122224140826442008-07-21T11:06:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:06:00.000-04:00My kids are young, 7 months and four years so my s...My kids are young, 7 months and four years so my schedule is the same in summer or the rest of the year. That schedule is whatever they set, lol. It's kind of hard to keep one going. The baby isn't like my oldest was at her age, she gets up a different times every day and naps at different times every day.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-50795930455834204202008-07-21T10:50:00.000-04:002008-07-21T10:50:00.000-04:00It the kids are sleeping in... then have your coff...It the kids are sleeping in... then have your coffee and write. I used to do that. By the time the crew stumbled out, I was ready for a break. <BR/><BR/>The same still goes when the househunk is home for vacation. I write when he's deep in the midst of his computer game. Then when he's finished playing for the day, I shut down my own stuff.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-81516201903212228532008-07-21T10:36:00.000-04:002008-07-21T10:36:00.000-04:00Molly--it is really nice to have the daytime to my...Molly--it is really nice to have the daytime to myself, I admit. I always feel torn though. During the school year I worry about my youngest because she's the shy type, and during the summer I spend my time entertaining them. Either way I have something on my mind that takes me from my writing. I'm almost to the point where I'm going to have to get up at 4am just to have some uninterrupted time.<Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-50923811785554202392008-07-21T10:33:00.000-04:002008-07-21T10:33:00.000-04:00Devon--I love your idea of picking one day and get...Devon--I love your idea of picking one day and getting chores, errands done. Great idea!<BR/><BR/>Maryf--it's like a twisted sort of joke. My oldest will be driving age next year. In theory she could then drive herself places, but the very thought gives me chills. I so do NOT want her driving yet. She's my baby!Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-60038753371447473592008-07-21T09:57:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:57:00.000-04:00I always got lots more writing done during the sch...I always got lots more writing done during the school year and yes, there's a point as kids get older that it's tough because you ALWAYS have to have them SOMEWHERE. I reached a point that it was a relief when they could finally drive. I DO remember getting halfway through summer and getting itchy for school to start again. Routines are a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Now my kids are pretty much grown. MyRegina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-45816292453818408772008-07-21T09:40:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:40:00.000-04:00My oldest turned 16 and while I was apprehensive a...My oldest turned 16 and while I was apprehensive about him driving, it is nice to have another driver in the house! Thankfully, he's the responsible type, and I feel safe turning him loose with the car to do errands, or as the case this summer, take his siblings to the pool! Leaves me quiet time to write:)<BR/><BR/>I've only got one more year until the youngest enters all-day KDGN:) When he Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-35551458112579538232008-07-21T08:45:00.000-04:002008-07-21T08:45:00.000-04:00I'm a teacher, so the summers are a blessing to me...I'm a teacher, so the summers are a blessing to me. But like you, I need a routine! I wake up no later than 8, clean my room for the day (today's the living room) while the dh gets ready for work, check email while I'm eating breakfast and by 9 I'm writing. I write till about 11, then go get lunch and watch some Tivoed TV, then read and nap. (This comes in handy when I write till 1:30 like last MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-92022352955796448172008-07-21T08:42:00.000-04:002008-07-21T08:42:00.000-04:00Chaos is a good description of summer. I don't eve...Chaos is a good description of summer. I don't even try to set a routine for writing when the kids are out of school. I'm fortunate because my husband works from home and when he has slow days he takes the kids out of the house so I can write. I am most creative in the morning, so I try to write then whenever I can. The school year is writing bliss, though! Once I drop the kids off at school at 7Devon Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106424668722278934noreply@blogger.com