tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1111120722956502323..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Guest Author Stacy Ennis: Setting Goals and Staying Motivated: 5 Tips for Writers Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-21740946232681642882013-12-12T12:18:18.835-05:002013-12-12T12:18:18.835-05:00Harry, I hope your novel includes comedy because y...Harry, I hope your novel includes comedy because your comment is hilarious. Best of luck to you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219610550570417728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-43672113704700685932013-12-12T04:53:49.813-05:002013-12-12T04:53:49.813-05:00I'm buying your book. Lucky for me I have enou...I'm buying your book. Lucky for me I have enough ADD to stampede Easter Island statues into a ho-down. My method is simple. I give my mind nothing else to do but write for a period everyday. You covered that idea nicely. My ONLY goal is to be able to polish my novel of 120k words into something good. So very grateful for this site per Janice Hardy and to you Stacy Ennis for helping the rest of us with that last step. I got twelve more to go.... gads this is great!Harry Sarkisianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734703704447800714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-50738513489104873222013-12-11T22:47:13.344-05:002013-12-11T22:47:13.344-05:00Wonderful, Carol. Thank you!Wonderful, Carol. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219610550570417728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62553845664266771922013-12-11T22:46:51.131-05:002013-12-11T22:46:51.131-05:00Thank you kindly, Mike. I'm glad you enjoyed i...Thank you kindly, Mike. I'm glad you enjoyed it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219610550570417728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-25730000714782996232013-12-11T22:46:22.342-05:002013-12-11T22:46:22.342-05:00Thanks, Amy! I agree: It's best to totally unp...Thanks, Amy! I agree: It's best to totally unplug, including online distractions. When I was writing my book, I didn't check my e-mail or social media until the afternoon. Once I opened my inbox or checked Facebook, I felt like I'd opened the distraction floodgates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219610550570417728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-68310912881188217172013-12-11T17:19:12.607-05:002013-12-11T17:19:12.607-05:00All true! WIll link to this for my writing student...All true! WIll link to this for my writing students. ThanksCarol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-77110628798426647852013-12-11T14:43:25.826-05:002013-12-11T14:43:25.826-05:00Hi Stacy
Great tips, thanks.
I enjoyed the phrase,...Hi Stacy<br />Great tips, thanks.<br />I enjoyed the phrase, 'stick-to-itiveness', a great way to put it! :)<br />cheers<br />MikeMichael Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180863661655365561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-36621875376541915002013-12-11T13:16:48.848-05:002013-12-11T13:16:48.848-05:00Those are great tips, Stacy. I know I started get...Those are great tips, Stacy. I know I started getting a lot more writing done when I followed number 3 (cut out TV) and 4 (create a routine). I found that, as much as my family supported my writing in theory, in practice, they still came to me with questions and sandwich requests no matter how many times I told them it was my "writing time." So now I get out of bed at least an hour ahead of the rest of them, and use that time to write. I am not a morning person, but I've learned.<br /><br />I'd suggest that, related to number three, the internet and email are a major time-suck. I get more writing done when I turn off my connection, or work in a notebook.Amy Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263719891092841767noreply@blogger.com