tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post1347929278067024658..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Of hives and hyperventilationSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-75182168608374166022014-01-13T12:04:49.327-08:002014-01-13T12:04:49.327-08:00Catching up here, Marcelle. Encjoyed your post an...Catching up here, Marcelle. Encjoyed your post and LOVE the cover of your new book. jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-71814511247714069252014-01-12T00:17:05.859-08:002014-01-12T00:17:05.859-08:00Half a million? Wow! I'm a bit like you. I kee...Half a million? Wow! I'm a bit like you. I keep my goals very loose and achievable (for me). I don't make resolutions and goals give me hives too :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-45363241156069078892014-01-10T18:00:23.577-08:002014-01-10T18:00:23.577-08:00Rita, are you another Karen...?
Julie, sit down u...Rita, are you another Karen...?<br /><br />Julie, sit down until the dizziness passes.<br /><br />Toni, Obeah has nothing to do with romantic suspense, although it does have romance and it is (hopefully) suspenseful. Here's the short blurb:<br /><br />"On a near-future Earth decimated by plagues, two species of humanity survive—Homo sapiens and Homo gaians. When an insane gaians blames sapiens for the world’s problems, only Lauren Tom will stand between him and the destruction of the remaining sapiens. <br /><br />Unless she decides he’s right." <br />Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-62792141424683665872014-01-10T15:03:50.702-08:002014-01-10T15:03:50.702-08:00Goals! I SHOULD have them! Yes!
Unfortunately, I&#...Goals! I SHOULD have them! Yes!<br />Unfortunately, I'm that kid on the soccer team who stands there looking at the light coming through the trees, who stops running after the ball to help the kid who fell (from the other team), who kicks a goal by accident and wonders why people are laughing? <br />Yeah. <br />I'm not great at goal driven action. But hey, the light in those trees is sooo pretty. Did you see? J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13602861239766514842014-01-10T13:50:06.834-08:002014-01-10T13:50:06.834-08:00I like goals.They stop me writing the same sentenc...I like goals.They stop me writing the same sentence/scene over and over ad infinitum :) But, they have to be attainable goals. Pushing me to my best limits, not over-stretching me until I'm worn out. I could never do 500K new words in a year. God help me :) I might manage half that in a good year though. I can work with that :) Do what works for you. What is Obeah about? Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-66288683210039301302014-01-10T13:34:33.555-08:002014-01-10T13:34:33.555-08:00I have a primary goal supported by secondary goals...I have a primary goal supported by secondary goals Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-54881924884252931862014-01-10T11:05:07.833-08:002014-01-10T11:05:07.833-08:00Oh, I don't think Karen set out to write half ...Oh, I don't think Karen set out to write half a million words -- that would daunt even her. She set herself a goal to write a minimum number of words every day and kept the streak going all year. She surprised even herself.<br /><br />And Robert, I can assure you that she is just as interested in quality as you are.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-3853148877517642822014-01-10T08:55:38.273-08:002014-01-10T08:55:38.273-08:00Marcelle, such a good point...goals aren't for...Marcelle, such a good point...goals aren't for everyone. (I enjoy setting them, and smashing them to bits, but I know not everyone does.) And then there are the people who write 4-5 books a year. Yeah, thinking about that DOES give me hives... Some days, just breathing is a goal. ;)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50647064253429175572014-01-10T08:27:34.169-08:002014-01-10T08:27:34.169-08:00Yeah, no, goals don't work for me, at least no...Yeah, no, goals don't work for me, at least not for creative endeavours. I can set a dieting goal, because that just requires willpower; but writing, not so much. Setting a goal like 'half a million words' is meaningless because I am more interested in quality than quantity. And you can't really set a goal like "write another award-winning story" because that's not really something one can control. "Write a couple of stories I'm happy with" or "do more work on the novel" sounds reasonable--but that sort of goes without saying. I don't need to state that as a goal, because that just is who I am. To make it a goal, I'd have to say "x number of stories I'm happy with" but that's just setting oneself up for failure if one only hits x-1. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised to find myself at "a couple plus X" at the end of the year. Robert Runtéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629421213549342874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-71466781629102238562014-01-10T08:05:46.076-08:002014-01-10T08:05:46.076-08:00Don't want hives. I'll settle for what I t...Don't want hives. I'll settle for what I truly believe I can achieve within the year--take a deep breath and begin. Congratulations on your latest, Marcelle.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-2409172740957230332014-01-10T06:04:19.113-08:002014-01-10T06:04:19.113-08:00Half a million words??? That's crazy! I need g...Half a million words??? That's crazy! I need goals to keep me focused. I try to set them at the achievable level soI don't give myself hives;-)Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.com