tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post7878475306692705117..comments2024-03-08T08:23:19.959+00:00Comments on Paul Anthony Shortt - Author: Not Burned OutPaul Anthony Shortthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-26039465890974103992011-09-17T14:57:05.579+01:002011-09-17T14:57:05.579+01:00Karen: Sounds like a good idea.
Ann: I'm gla...Karen: Sounds like a good idea. <br /><br />Ann: I'm glad you stopped by, too! Yeah, it's hard to remember that, as important as keeping up with blogs is, we need to pull back a bit and focus our energies on other things as well.<br /><br />Melissa: I think writers are harder on themselves because people often expect so much from them. It's often pointed out how writing is the one creative endevour where people often assume you'll be rich as soon as your first book comes out. It's very easy for us to take on that expectation and push ourselves more than we need to. I'm looking forward to enjoying my writing more. I've only written a small amount on Nightfall today, but I'm falling back into those characters' heads and coming up with some fun ideas for them.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-10560679548534990032011-09-17T04:30:25.001+01:002011-09-17T04:30:25.001+01:00It's true - we get in that space where the wri...It's true - we get in that space where the writing becomes a "have to" and a MUST. Anything that you HAVE to do is by definition not fun! Breaks matter. Breaks are important. Breaks help! They make us better writers. Why are we writers the only humans who seem to think, and say, rather proudly, that you MUST do something - writer - every day? No No No. Writers are human. Humans need fun and breaks and to get away from it so they can be called back to it. I am always prolific after some time away. And after reading other people's books. I can't wait to read yours. No pressure though :-)Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-57978570271907204732011-09-17T00:05:52.569+01:002011-09-17T00:05:52.569+01:00I hear you, Paul. I'm trying to read more, bec...I hear you, Paul. I'm trying to read more, because I enjoy it. And I'm finally writing again, a new book. I've also become more relaxed about blogging. I've realized I have to set a time limit on this. But I'm very glad I stopped by your place today to hear you say what I've been thinking, too: that writing should be fun. So let's do it!<br /><a href="http://anncarbinebest.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror, A Memoir of Shattered Secrets</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-77676325197196451242011-09-16T12:31:43.457+01:002011-09-16T12:31:43.457+01:00I've been feeling like that a lot this summer ...I've been feeling like that a lot this summer too, Paul. Push push push. It's been one of the strangest years of my life actually. With the season change I am deciding to chill a little bit!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com