tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post5709695003533597610..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: Starting Out #7: Which excuses are holding you back?allison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-29101384131465853462013-03-09T21:09:35.552+11:002013-03-09T21:09:35.552+11:00Great post. I think I use all of those excuses and...Great post. I think I use all of those excuses and more... What I really need are deadlines - someone to come and stand over me and make me report in. Too many years of school and work reporting to other people!Kezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-42710572680889468102013-03-06T16:07:30.029+11:002013-03-06T16:07:30.029+11:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! In one blog post ...Thank you, thank you, thank you! In one blog post you have confronted all those niggling little moments of self doubt that have seen me file away weeks of writing never to be looked at again. I'm bookmarking your blog for next time I find myself using one of the old excuses and digging out some of the work I've started and never finished to give it another go! Thanks again! http://jessica-paperdolldiaries.blogspot.com.au/Jess Coates Judsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766544358314163471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-12149590201882174882013-03-05T11:04:09.774+11:002013-03-05T11:04:09.774+11:00Thanks for all your lovely comments, guys! May the...Thanks for all your lovely comments, guys! May the words be with us xxGabrielle Tozerhttp://www.facebook.com/hellogabrielletozernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-89683104658601113012013-03-04T22:08:01.377+11:002013-03-04T22:08:01.377+11:00Oh yes I can relate to this post! The turning poin...Oh yes I can relate to this post! The turning point for me was actually NaNoWriMo last year. I finally gave myself permission to write without guilt and with purpose. That was the game changer for me. And although it was a bugger of a month to pick (moving house, busy at work) and I didn't manage the 50K I proved to myself that I can do it and excuses are just that - excuses.<br />Great post! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651116248452404269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-91520563829367897532013-03-04T19:28:12.396+11:002013-03-04T19:28:12.396+11:00PS I've been so inspired by this recent serie...PS I've been so inspired by this recent series, I had to sit down and share my own writing truths! You'll find it over here: http://stonefruitseason.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/as-i-see-it-truth-about-writing.html Hope you have time to visit - but no procrastinating, I'd hate to keep you from your own writing!yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680762710638737859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-5445812136718891732013-03-04T16:26:41.784+11:002013-03-04T16:26:41.784+11:00Thanks Allison for another terrific post (and gues...Thanks Allison for another terrific post (and guest post!) on writing! What's holding me back? Where do I start?! Confidence, seeing other established writers having issues with publishing, changing platforms... Also, being a mother and thinking about the way I spend my time. If I'm writing - potentially just for my own sake at the end of the day - I think that perhaps that time would have been better off doing paid work... I always have in mind Augusten Burroughs and how he writes about his mother's slightly delusional creative ambitions. I hate to think that I may one day be seen as 'that crazy woman who thinks she can write...'<br /><br />But, by the same token, you can't get a knockback without that finished manuscript. I have a long way to go, but really want to follow that course. Time to get a move on!yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680762710638737859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-8966838079539756172013-03-04T16:24:38.090+11:002013-03-04T16:24:38.090+11:00Self doubt is a huge one for writers. It can liter...Self doubt is a huge one for writers. It can literally cripple you if you let it. With writing fiction, I find taking it one scene at a time can really pull you out of the dreaded writer's block. Even if you know what you're writing is total crapola. That's what the editing stage is for. Kimhttp://www.kimberleyfoster.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-27901801651449454642013-03-04T14:34:39.220+11:002013-03-04T14:34:39.220+11:00I love this post. I often find I am struggling wit...I love this post. I often find I am struggling with time but I know that if I just planned it would be better.... maybe a kikki-k planner is what I need. I found you via Maxabella.... xoxtahlia @ the parenting fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554177115721373612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-37523755790386785272013-03-04T13:21:49.765+11:002013-03-04T13:21:49.765+11:00Kikki K definitely makes everything 71.5% more fun...Kikki K definitely makes everything 71.5% more fun.<br /><br />Great post, thanks again Allison. And thanks Gabrielle!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636757667368447102noreply@blogger.com