tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post9190033288954554757..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Aspiring Advice: The Distraction FactionDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-54113667616241641292011-05-23T09:39:55.651-06:002011-05-23T09:39:55.651-06:00The internet is my biggest distraction. I usually ...The internet is my biggest distraction. I usually turn it off when I write! And I always designate a certain time as ONLY writing time. It seems to help.Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-16099013735566262232011-05-22T13:05:59.493-06:002011-05-22T13:05:59.493-06:00Hunting for a day job to support my addiction to w...Hunting for a day job to support my addiction to writing is my biggest distraction right now. <br /><br />Regardless of my excuses, I can only blame myself for a lack of discipline in writing/editing my WIP.<br /><br />Sometimes, my own writing or creative muse gets in the way of finishing a current WIP. I write a blog, or work on a section of a new work, or just musing away in a fun writing project that requires little effort.Lucinda Bilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441319275880854344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-77943325065116097542011-05-20T15:23:29.264-06:002011-05-20T15:23:29.264-06:00So much to distract! I get my best writing done wh...So much to distract! I get my best writing done when I go on writing weekends expressly for the purpose of burning through a WIP. Or I set aside time to work while the kids are out of the house.Otherwise I squeeze it in late at night...as the urge comes around.<br />But you have to resist the call of the internet while in writing mode!Jo Schafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514820971898568397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-17789313194700589502011-05-19T19:05:13.255-06:002011-05-19T19:05:13.255-06:00I can so totally relate. I've fallen in love w...I can so totally relate. I've fallen in love with the Freedom program. It gives me a set time where I have to do my writing, and I find I really get focused when I'm forced to.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-77438582094560420392011-05-19T17:40:33.565-06:002011-05-19T17:40:33.565-06:00I used to fuss over how many books people used to ...I used to fuss over how many books people used to read and write until I remembered that a lot of authors began their careers before the advent of television, video games and the internet. In his book, "On Writing" Stephen King talks about how he considers himself to be in the last generation of writers who grew up in TV-free homes.<br /><br />There so many distractions these days to keep us away from our craft (even the computers we write on) that it's very difficult sometimes to want to get home from work and start typing. <br /><br />Good luck to everyone!Hannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936315047570120258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-210766959773622232011-05-19T13:45:02.839-06:002011-05-19T13:45:02.839-06:00Gaming has been a huge distraction lately because ...Gaming has been a huge distraction lately because it helps me multitask (visit with friends, unwind, and kill pixels). With finals around the corner I just had to start learning to say no and spending time away from the computer to get stuff done.Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-88676328632423359532011-05-19T12:33:01.396-06:002011-05-19T12:33:01.396-06:00Sounds like my distractions: Facebook, blogging, n...Sounds like my distractions: Facebook, blogging, napping, facebook, email, facebook, shopping, facebook....and then I of course need time for my family and house, or else I may get locked away for violating sanitation codes and neglecting my child.<br /><br />That is one of the reason's I decided to cut down on my blogging so I can use that time to write. If I don't write it, I won't get published.Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-12963087733095387052011-05-19T11:49:10.064-06:002011-05-19T11:49:10.064-06:00Targets work for me. I have weekly targets for num...Targets work for me. I have weekly targets for number of professional subs, word count (of subbed fiction) poems, and poems submitted. <br /><br />Sounds a bit restrictive, but it works for me. If I skip a month of targets, my output drops. I post them on my bog, under the cunning title of monthly word counts. I fill the targets in as I progress through the weeks. <br /><br />I don't know why it works, but it does.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.com