tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post6319345638322642776..comments2023-09-25T05:55:11.698-07:00Comments on From the Pits: Confessions: On Needing Appointments to WriteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-37525916929672836902011-03-23T10:22:37.594-07:002011-03-23T10:22:37.594-07:00It's a good tip because we *are* less willing ...It's a good tip because we *are* less willing sometimes to let others down compared to ourselves. Plus, it's motivating. And, it's nice to get dinner out of a meeting to trade pages.Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-85023290339182771662011-03-18T19:41:46.220-07:002011-03-18T19:41:46.220-07:00Right there with you, Ellis! I probably won't ...Right there with you, Ellis! I probably won't stop wondering why I'm crazy enough to try to do it all, however.... :-)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-40098792650005631032011-03-18T18:20:34.497-07:002011-03-18T18:20:34.497-07:00It's a daily struggle, and sometimes it's ...It's a daily struggle, and sometimes it's overwhelming. But it's my choice of the way to live. I could drop writing, promotion, and many of the things associated with it, but I won't. Those are the fun things. As you said, a few are essential to the rest, so they stay. But I intend to keep running in circles till I drop.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-53739307632279749472011-03-17T16:30:24.950-07:002011-03-17T16:30:24.950-07:00morganalyx, I think it's because you and I bel...morganalyx, I think it's because you and I believe our own excuses!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-28522281839122775222011-03-17T16:19:27.054-07:002011-03-17T16:19:27.054-07:00Those are some great ways to make yourself account...Those are some great ways to make yourself accountable, Tammy! I too find that appointments I've set with myself don't seem to carry the same kind of importance as those I set with others...must figure out why that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-8940405401793794002011-03-17T09:37:10.385-07:002011-03-17T09:37:10.385-07:00It's really a constant struggle, isn't it,...It's really a constant struggle, isn't it, Sandy?!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-86064039680190555812011-03-17T06:57:35.149-07:002011-03-17T06:57:35.149-07:00Great advice, Tammy. Too often we put everything e...Great advice, Tammy. Too often we put everything else ahead of the most important task of all: writing.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-14214408427100623562011-03-17T05:47:05.519-07:002011-03-17T05:47:05.519-07:00I hear you, Linda!I hear you, Linda!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096021453689551015.post-67345950929219165722011-03-17T05:11:04.998-07:002011-03-17T05:11:04.998-07:00Writing group challenges work for me too. Somethi...Writing group challenges work for me too. Something about that public commitment, I hate losing face by coming up short.Linda Leszczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117080878321152684noreply@blogger.com