tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post113203180278814799..comments2024-03-07T19:11:21.715-06:00Comments on Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Speculative Fiction Author: I Am Not Dead Yet....Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-1132239407137465262005-11-17T08:56:00.000-06:002005-11-17T08:56:00.000-06:00Well I'm glad you're very much alive. :) Yeah, it ...Well I'm glad you're very much alive. :) Yeah, it is very much a case of juggling, but when I look back when I had 3 kids at home, I did manage to get lots of writing done. And I used to child mind, bicycle off, ride a horse, take the dogs out, clean the house.... I just never realised I had that much energy. I think it was a case of I didn't dare stop.<BR/><BR/>Now, although I only work a few hours 3 days a week it is a very physically inclined job, which keeps me fit, sure, but tuckers me out. And I find the writing fairly mentally draining. Yeah, I have to get Tom ready for school (big deal) walk the dog, ride the hoss and make supper. But that's why I get up with G. That couple of hours in the morning makes all the difference. Usually I can get the crits out of the way so at least I'm mentally prepared for my own stuff. If I don't crit I can at least read something, because I usually do a couple of read throughs. Then I'm thinking about it at work and what I'm going to say, so it doesn't take me quite so long when I get down to it.<BR/>You just do it tho. Basically because we want to, and I think I could have summed up this whole post in that line. We do it because we want to.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-1132112701927359052005-11-15T21:45:00.000-06:002005-11-15T21:45:00.000-06:00Firsties!!!Yes, Sandra, I was thinking of you when...Firsties!!!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Sandra, I was thinking of you when I wrote about who gets to claim "busy." YOU are not "busy." You are "occupied." And, there's nothing wrong with that - it's a virtue, even. Occupied implies a voluntary quality to the events and diversions filling your time - and, I think it's probably good to be very occupied. "Busy," on the other hand, implies an involuntary quality - some form of servitude. If you can't say, "I just don't feel like doing this right now," you aren't busy. And that's the fact, Jack. ;)Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492258046957122778noreply@blogger.com