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it's a constant battle and i have no idea how ...

2012-02-03T16:04:52.961Z

it's a constant battle and i have no idea how to find the balance either.

This is probably the only time that being unemploy...

2012-02-03T08:15:55.892Z

This is probably the only time that being unemployed is a good thing :-)

I know how you feel. Some days once the day job is...

2012-02-03T06:17:25.840Z

I know how you feel. Some days once the day job is done all that's left of you is the energy to fall into bed.

I'd like to think I'd be happy at the stag...

2012-02-03T06:14:58.219Z

I'd like to think I'd be happy at the stage I could do one thing all the time like that, but I'd probably be bored at the lack of variety (I think I'm just making excuses to make myself feel better, hehe).

Wowza; you don't seem to stop! My hat goes off...

2012-02-03T06:11:43.051Z

Wowza; you don't seem to stop! My hat goes off to you, Emma, that's some dedication there.You deserve every success :)

I like it; maybe I need to have a chat with my bos...

2012-02-03T06:09:42.591Z

I like it; maybe I need to have a chat with my boss and tell them the same sort of thing. Though I try to sneak in some note taking here and there so they'd probably be fine with it.

Wouldn't that be awesome? I was shocked when I...

2012-02-03T06:07:30.170Z

Wouldn't that be awesome? I was shocked when I read that Terry Pratchett wasn't a full time writer until his fifth or sixth book!

It is tough! There are days when no writing CAN ha...

2012-02-03T01:17:10.613Z

It is tough! There are days when no writing CAN happen because the job demands extended hours or some other such thing.

I do have supportive people around me though that encourage me to write just a bit at a time and that helps/

"Both kudos and envious fist shaking to you a...

2012-02-03T00:14:49.601Z

"Both kudos and envious fist shaking to you all." <-- That's exactly what I thought when I found out just how much some authors make. Along with the bloggers and vloggers of the internet.

I'm so lucky. I have supportive friends and pa...

2012-02-02T19:03:40.211Z

I'm so lucky. I have supportive friends and partner. I get up early drive a bus, write, blog and slog then go back to work for a couple of hours. It is tough and I don't know the answer. I do think that writer's have to be selfish. In my house cobwebs and creased shirts are a testament to my determination.

I'm not sure there is a normal me. There is...

2012-02-02T16:02:25.068Z

I'm not sure there is a normal me.

There is a day job me though and fortunately, it does sometimes allow me the time to space out and think about my current writing project while I'm doing whatever menial task I've been assigned. The management team has begrudgingly accepted the fact that I will occasionally have to stop what I'm doing to write down some possibly brilliant idea. I've written some (possibly) great scenes in that store.

it's true, I wish we could be like bestselling...

2012-02-02T13:15:04.601Z

it's true, I wish we could be like bestselling writers who can live from their books and don't have to work to earn money :)

I get that; I've made attempts to keep track o...

2012-02-02T06:20:08.225Z

I get that; I've made attempts to keep track of my thoughts but I usually end up using the paper for origami when Im bored at my desk, so it's kind of counter productive.

That would be awesome. Maybe we can post an ad som...

2012-02-02T06:18:22.656Z

That would be awesome. Maybe we can post an ad somewhere asking for an aged mogul to sponsor us for a little while. That'd be all kinds of awesome.

Wearing your pants on the outside is a true mark o...

2012-02-02T06:17:02.772Z

Wearing your pants on the outside is a true mark of greatness. I fully encourage it.

I think I need to set aside special 'writing t...

2012-02-02T06:16:15.409Z

I think I need to set aside special 'writing time' otherwise it gets filled with other commitments and I feel bad about not using it for this or that.
You're the world's only ninja superhero too, so that's doubly awesome.

Dang, maybe I need to start sneaking in a bit of w...

2012-02-02T06:15:16.273Z

Dang, maybe I need to start sneaking in a bit of writing while I'm at work, just very surreptitiously. Maybe if I goto work dressed as Batman it'll give me the motivation I need :)

why not to have a double if I can?

2012-02-02T05:41:38.598Z

why not to have a double if I can?

It is a difficult task managing a the double life ...

2012-02-02T02:20:45.695Z

It is a difficult task managing a the double life as you would put. I have plenty of thoughts. My problem usually is remembering and putting it down on paper.

If I were still working my previous job I would be...

2012-02-02T00:53:15.905Z

If I were still working my previous job I would be doing very little writing and certainly would not be blogging like I do now. But dammit I need to go back to work because I need money and I don't think my wife wants to support me from now on. Curse the need for filthy lucre! I'd rather be a writer. What I really need is a wealthy patron to act as my benefactor so I can write without fear of poverty.

Lee
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Tossing It Out

Can I wear my pants on the outside now? I promise ...

2012-02-01T22:19:55.025Z

Can I wear my pants on the outside now? I promise not to do it at the dayjob.... maybe that's how I can tell between the two me's :)
Lx

Cool, I'm a superhero! Like Cherie, I can blog...

2012-02-01T21:29:00.219Z

Cool, I'm a superhero!
Like Cherie, I can blog from work, so big advantage. I don't write as much as I should, but that's my own fault. As long as you devote some time to your writing, it doesn't matter if it's only a little.

At the moment, I'm lucky my day job supports t...

2012-02-01T21:06:34.586Z

At the moment, I'm lucky my day job supports the fact that I'm a writer and gives me time to do that on down times at work. It may not always be the case, and it's still never enough time (I've been known to work 8 hours or more on weekend days to keep up). I suppose we just have to do what we can.

By the way, love the Batman reference. :)