tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post7383739713831090705..comments2023-10-30T01:02:44.056-07:00Comments on Stacy's Cafe: How to FinishStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-37488916468314209472009-03-21T12:03:00.000-07:002009-03-21T12:03:00.000-07:00I shall take you up on that offer, Robin. Thank yo...I shall take you up on that offer, Robin. Thank you!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-88502812584858294742009-03-21T06:19:00.000-07:002009-03-21T06:19:00.000-07:00Well, when you're ready sometime later, after the ...Well, when you're ready sometime later, after the school break and your stress level deflates some, send me whatever you want. It only works if you email me ahead of time, and say 'it's coming' - then you know I know you're writing, and then, you magically do.<BR/><BR/>That's how it worked for me, anyway!Robin B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11471528485010071521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-87192692723656954572009-03-19T07:09:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:09:00.000-07:00I thought Robin had a great suggestion - sending w...I thought Robin had a great suggestion - sending what you have to a reader so you feel more pressured to finish.<BR/><BR/>I think that could work. I find with the voice posts that I'm working on something I might otherwise have let gather dust.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-75567392037201700602009-03-19T06:51:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:51:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-6454529221927305012009-03-16T02:29:00.000-07:002009-03-16T02:29:00.000-07:00I think pics, the itinerary, and videos would be e...I think pics, the itinerary, and videos would be enough for me, Bev!<BR/><BR/>Those are great ideas, Robin. I'll have to try that with a short story this summer.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-2907858883118488192009-03-15T16:35:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:35:00.000-07:00P.S. I wish you guys were coming to England, too!!...P.S. I wish you guys were coming to England, too!!!Robin B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11471528485010071521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-32755535938992213572009-03-15T16:34:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:34:00.000-07:00Hey freddie,What worked for me (I didn't set it up...Hey freddie,<BR/><BR/>What worked for me (I didn't set it up this way, it just worked out) was that:<BR/><BR/>1- I sent the 70% of my novel I had finished to a couple of readers, and I said something like "i'll be sending the rest of the chapters soon." That was last October. 2008. I sent the remaining chapters one at a time over four months - what kept me going was knowing there were people <I>who knew</I> whether or not I was finishing. It wasn't just me, out there on my own. That's what finally gave me the wherewithal to push through the uncertainty and confidence holes, and get 'done'. <BR/><BR/>That, and<BR/><BR/>2 - I emailed back and forth with someone who was also trying to put it all together and finish a manuscript - and that gave me energy and camaraderie as well. Commisserating was good; made me feel I wasn't actually alone when I was alone with my story. That partnership was a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/>These might work for you as well? Maybe?Robin B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11471528485010071521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-72869377391149744622009-03-15T13:12:00.000-07:002009-03-15T13:12:00.000-07:00I am certainly not the person to answer that quest...I am certainly not the person to answer that question; I struggle with it myself!writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-25158211782492326542009-03-14T18:56:00.000-07:002009-03-14T18:56:00.000-07:00well, i won't be there :(g'luck with that dating t...well, i won't be there :(<BR/><BR/>g'luck with that dating thingy<BR/><BR/>as for completing wips, i allow myself a small treat after each completion...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-73662889070133998942009-03-14T16:48:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:48:00.000-07:00Fairy, you (or someone) should post an itinery so ...Fairy, you (or someone) should post an itinery so we can pretend we're there. <BR/><BR/>We need a guest list, too.<BR/><BR/>And someone should post a video.<BR/><BR/>What else can we ask for, Freddie?Beviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285435228657659873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-73598923168371871292009-03-14T13:36:00.001-07:002009-03-14T13:36:00.001-07:00. . . she says demandingly.. . . she says demandingly.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-71189701020607973012009-03-14T13:36:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:36:00.000-07:00I'd better see pics, Fairy.I'd better see pics, Fairy.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-32798025121853639252009-03-14T12:24:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:24:00.000-07:00The dating website thing is very funny but only be...The dating website thing is very funny but only because it was an accident. My son and his fiancee met through such a website so it was good for them.<BR/><BR/>Freddie, Bevie and Whirl - I wish you were all going to be there in April. We'll lift a glass to you but it won't be the same.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-49110910632119299672009-03-14T11:51:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:51:00.000-07:00"Insanely jealous of some minions' impending trip ..."<I>Insanely jealous of some minions' impending trip to England in April.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Tell me about it.<BR/><BR/>"<I>I need advice on how to finish things for which I don't have looming deadlines.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Some people like to make their own deadlines. It's still a deadline, even if you assigned it. That doesn't work for me. Not on creative work. <BR/><BR/>For me, it comes down to a question: Why <I>aren't</I> you finishing it? Loss of interest? Fear of not having anything to do once you are done? No idea what the ending is? <BR/><BR/>Answering the question why you aren't finishing may help you come up with a way to finish.<BR/><BR/>You need to <I>want</I> to finish.<BR/><BR/>"<I>Put myself out on a dating website by accident.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I found that funny.Beviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285435228657659873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-7926557476315601952009-03-14T11:20:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:20:00.000-07:00The only two ways of solving the problem I've foun...The only two ways of solving the problem I've found are<BR/><BR/>a) Invent a deadline and invest it with loominescence.<BR/>b) Get lost off on enthusiasm.Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.com