Thursday, June 11, 2009

I Need A Drill Sergeant

Over 1600 words on my Summer Writing Challenge piece since I started it on the 8th. That's pretty fast writing for me, maybe deadlines are a good thing for me. A good deal of my problem is staying motivated. I want to write, I need to write--it's the career I desperately have to make work. I'm not qualified for anything my body can physically handle, and since I'm on disablilty I have the time to work on it. But it does me little good if I don't utilize the time I have. Maybe I need to find someone who can keep me in line. A friend I can report progress to on a weekly basis, who will let me know if I'm slacking.

Any takers?
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13 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 11, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Keep at it, Steve. I sometimes hit that "wall" too. When I do, I go do something else (DIY or gardening or watching golf on TV, or listening to music) for a while. When I get back to the computer I'm like a new man!

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  2. bettieleeJune 11, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    Glad to see you makin' a post! (I stalk you!) I feel the same sense of ...desperation... that you do, that time must be seized! And it is hard to get down to it. Of course, it does get easier if you stick to it! I'm here for you if you want to pm me!

    bettielee
    (not writing about fairies)

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  3. smsarberJune 11, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    Thanks for the support, bettielee and Euclid!!

    bettielee, I will surely take you up on the offer... you know not what you've gotten yourself into ;-)

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  4. bettieleeJune 11, 2009 at 8:16 PM

    No... YOU don't know what YOU'VE gotten YOURself into...

    I have a fairy sparkle sledgehammer and I'm not afraid to use it!

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  5. E. F. CollinsJune 14, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Hey Steve. Keep at it, man.

    Need me to kick your ass for you? :D

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  6. smsarberJune 14, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    Always can use a swift kick in the can!! Between you and bettielee I'm getting a lot done. That doesn't mean it's good, but it's a lot!

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  7. E. F. CollinsJune 15, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    Done is done.

    You can always make it better in revisions.

    NOW GET TO WORK!!!!!

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  8. smsarberJune 15, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    Drill Sergeant! YES! Drill Sergeant!!

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  9. AceJune 16, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    (in a gravelly Burgess Meredith voice) Keep poundin' dat keyboard!

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  10. smsarberJune 16, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    Now, all the rest of you get to work too!!

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  11. AceJune 17, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    Don't forget to get decked out in space gear...

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  12. smsarberJune 17, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    Check! Now if I could only figure out how to use this proton cannon...

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  13. AceJune 17, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    Aim and shoot. But it's a 30 second recharge before you can fire again.

    At least, it *is* on the PRC-302s. I hear the 304s have a quicker recharge rate but they won't be on the market for another 2 years.

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