Comments on: Cathy: An update on the progress or not of my nano novel http://studiomothers.com/2009/11/09/cathy-an-update-on-the-progress-or-not-of-my-nano-novel/ Helping mothers meet their creative goals Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:28:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cathy http://studiomothers.com/2009/11/09/cathy-an-update-on-the-progress-or-not-of-my-nano-novel/#comment-4068 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:45 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=3595#comment-4068 not really, kelly, i’m glad it my #3 got you thinking about how you’re making changes to better focus on your family.

i think mostly i was trying to get across that this is a high concentration time, and it will end…in about 3 weeks. this is certainly not my usual take regarding my creative endeavors. for once it’s first instead of last for me. once again, the scales will tip back, i’m sure.

]]> By: Kelly http://studiomothers.com/2009/11/09/cathy-an-update-on-the-progress-or-not-of-my-nano-novel/#comment-4067 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:43:46 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=3595#comment-4067 watching from the bleachers… have to admit, i most relate to your point #3. simply because i’ve recently let go of so many things because i was doing too much of what you describe in #3. i was supposed to do the halifax arts festival this past weekend, but i called and cancelled due to a “family conflict”. did i have a true family conflict that made it impossible to attend? no, i just wanted to stay home with my family. :-)

my one thing i’m supposed to be working on is the sketchbook project. have i even started it!? nope! i received it in the mail the 3rd week in october and had a “yeah, like that’s gonna happen…” moment when i saw the note that it was due back in their hands by dec 1. yeah, like that’s gonna happen. :-) oh well, so i paid $18 for a $4 moleskin. i’ll still do it; it just won’t be submitted, which means i get to keep and enjoy it and do it at my own pace. now that i’ve discovered the sketchbook project, i’ll be able to sign up early next year! it’s amazing how liberated i’ve felt here lately, letting things go, pulling my name out of the job hat, accepting things as they are (on the job…and in life for that matter), and taking more time to savor the moments and dream of the future.

okay, so TOTALLY off track there. you’d think i moved to breckenridge and lit up a joint. :-) anywho, kudos to all of you doing nano. my hats off to you. and i’m cheering for you from the bleacher seats!

]]> By: Cathy http://studiomothers.com/2009/11/09/cathy-an-update-on-the-progress-or-not-of-my-nano-novel/#comment-4066 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:15:34 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=3595#comment-4066 i find some family members are taking me more seriously since i have a deadline and a quantity to meet rather than just saying i’m writing. so i get more computer time and less fight for their computer time, unless of course it involves homework.

s’s reaction is ‘fifty thousand words in 30 days?!’ with eyes open wide. finally i found something to impress the kid with.

]]> By: Miranda http://studiomothers.com/2009/11/09/cathy-an-update-on-the-progress-or-not-of-my-nano-novel/#comment-4065 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:42 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=3595#comment-4065 Love this. I LOL’d reading from #1 to #2.

I agree, chronology is not important. I’m jumping around, breaking my different sections down by “chapter” in Storyist (even if they are not actually “chapters”) so that I can move them around more easily later.

At my house, I say “I have to go do my words!” rather than “I have to go write!” Seems to take some of the pressure off. I’m just doing my words. I may, or may not, actually be writing.

Keep it up, Cathy!

]]> By: Cathy http://studiomothers.com/2009/11/09/cathy-an-update-on-the-progress-or-not-of-my-nano-novel/#comment-4063 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:16 +0000 http://studiomothers.com/?p=3595#comment-4063 update: 1 wrote 4k yesterday after writing this post, see number 2 above.

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