Comments on: Advice from Authors on Focusing at Work

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:08:11 +0000

@penneyfox You are too funny! I don’t have kids so it doesn’t quite compare. If I did, the mornings would be spent getting them off to school, not writing. It’s one sacrifice I’ll have to make when the little buggers come along.

By: penneyfox

penneyfox — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:47:10 +0000

@ginidietrich Thanks for getting back to me about your writing. I must say — I’m a marketing person and I click over here to see the PR look at social media topics BUT when you post about yourself personally, it’s very encouraging to me (and I would suspect others). My favorite post of yours is when you shared what your morning was like and how you got everything done. Every morning I think to myself, it’s 7am and I’m getting my kid ready for school – by this point Gini has written her blog posts AND scheduled her tweets/FB posts to promote it AND she’s already at work.

I appreciate your insights when you’re able to pull back the curtain for us a bit and learn more about how you do all this

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:28:02 +0000

@penneyfox I think I would really be struggling with it if I hadn’t thought all the way through the book before I started writing. The only thing I’m having trouble with right this second is having to jump forward a few years and I haven’t figured out how to make that transition yet.

But writing every day has certainly helped prepare me. That’s what’ll keep you going next year!

By: EricTaubert

EricTaubert — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:03:09 +0000

@samfiorella @ginidietrich This was a gem of a post…thanks for sharing…

By: penneyfox

penneyfox — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:03:20 +0000

I wish I could do NaNo so good luck with that book! I did give myself a mini-challenge of 250 daily words this month. This felt more like something I could handle. I’m hoping to join you next year for the NaNo so keep us posted.
BTW – loved this article and will be pinning it to my Blogging a Book board

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:04:10 +0000

@MacLeanHeather Ah you are much too kind. Thank you!

By: bradmarley

bradmarley — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:32:58 +0000

@kateupdates Thanks. I hope it works!

By: bradmarley

bradmarley — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:32:46 +0000

@ginidietrich I just realized I wrote I learn something “knew.” Ugh. There goes my credibility.

By: bradmarley

bradmarley — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:32:17 +0000

@Joshua Wilner/A Writer Writes I think there needs to be a soft outline, but it’s more fun when the writing takes an unexpected turn, and you have to find your way out.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:34:28 +0000

@Erin F. You know, I hadn’t even thought about it. I’m just writing in Pages so I don’t know. Maybe for the second draft.