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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 4, 2018 0:24:17 GMT
Do you work full time and write on the weekends, or you write full time and take the weekends off?
I've been unemployed for a long time, but I have too many mental issues going on to write full time, so weekends are just like every other day for me, except for Sindays.
What about you?
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Post by EllieL on Aug 4, 2018 2:04:16 GMT
I'm heading back to the city for my next set of weeks tomorrow (I spend 3 weeks away for work, and go home for one week per month). Tomorrow is a drive day, which takes about 6 hours, and makes me tired, so doubtful I'll get any writing in. Sunday is an 8 hour day shift, sooooooo, it's a crapshoot for weekends whether I can get any writing in or not. But next weekend, I've taken days off so that I can attend a writing conference in Calgary. www.whenwordscollide.org/ is not only fun, but loads of great workshops. Looking forward to getting my writerly juices regenerated from all that energy! |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 4, 2018 2:23:46 GMT
I'm heading back to the city for my next set of weeks tomorrow (I spend 3 weeks away for work, and go home for one week per month). Tomorrow is a drive day, which takes about 6 hours, and makes me tired, so doubtful I'll get any writing in. Sunday is an 8 hour day shift, sooooooo, it's a crapshoot for weekends whether I can get any writing in or not. But next weekend, I've taken days off so that I can attend a writing conference in Calgary. www.whenwordscollide.org/ is not only fun, but loads of great workshops. Looking forward to getting my writerly juices regenerated from all that energy! Your job schedule sounds complicated. Do you enjoy it? Do you have a second home for when you're away for work? Or does your company put you up in hotels? I like hotels, so I might not mind traveling a lot. Boo on the six hours of driving. Hurraaays for a fun writing workshop to look forward to.  |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 4, 2018 3:23:18 GMT
Do you work full time and write on the weekends, or you write full time and take the weekends off? I've been unemployed for a long time, but I have too many mental issues going on to write full time, so weekends are just like every other day for me, except for Sindays. What about you? I don't work and I'm on long-term sick leave (?) due to mental health issues. Unfortunately, my issues also disrupt the writing. Sometimes I write quite a bit, at other times I can't write at all. It's incredibly tedious and it can also affect my ability to read. I've recently finished reading most of Jane Austen. There are tons of other books I would like to read. |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 4, 2018 3:37:44 GMT
Do you work full time and write on the weekends, or you write full time and take the weekends off? I've been unemployed for a long time, but I have too many mental issues going on to write full time, so weekends are just like every other day for me, except for Sindays. What about you? I don't work and I'm on long-term sick leave (?) due to mental health issues. Unfortunately, my issues also disrupt the writing. Sometimes I write quite a bit, at other times I can't write at all. It's incredibly tedious and it can also affect my ability to read. I've recently finished reading most of Jane Austen. There are tons of other books I would like to read. Yes, I hardly ever write, and I don't read a lot, either. I read a lot of online forums. I love forums. But I have a hard time focusing on a book unless it's short. I can read short stories easily. The last novel I read all the way through was "Princess of Alderaan", last year, maybe? When I was a kid I was a huge bookworm and I did read and enjoy some Jane Austen. I went through a classics phase where I tried to buy all unabridged versions of the classics. This was before I discovered the internet and the public domain. Actually, I take that back. The last book I read was one of the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books. I've already read the whole series a long time ago. But now there is the Netflix show, and season 2 ended, and I could't quite remember what happened next, so I read the following book. I was going to read all of the last 4, but only made it through one. I think it was "The Slippery Slope." *hugs for being on long-term sick leave* Oh, and I also read a Berenstein Bears picture book.  I love picture books. Anything short, really. |
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Post by EllieL on Aug 4, 2018 15:06:20 GMT
It's not that complicated, but it is 500km from home. You see, we bought a house in another province (saskatchewan) a few years ago. Price was right and we could actually own something. If we'd stayed in Calgary, AB, I would be working for the next 90 years to pay off a mortgage. This way, we're free and clear. Anyway, there isn't a lot of work in that area, so I kept my job in Calgary. I rent a room at a co-worker's place while I'm in town, rather than pay for an apartment, which saves me a lot of money and makes it worthwhile. Nope, I'd rather be home with hubby and the fur-babies (dogs) but hubby isn't able to work anymore, so I have to do what I can. The community we have our house in is very small, and there are no jobs, so.... (sigh) I'm heading back to the city for my next set of weeks tomorrow (I spend 3 weeks away for work, and go home for one week per month). Tomorrow is a drive day, which takes about 6 hours, and makes me tired, so doubtful I'll get any writing in. Sunday is an 8 hour day shift, sooooooo, it's a crapshoot for weekends whether I can get any writing in or not. But next weekend, I've taken days off so that I can attend a writing conference in Calgary. www.whenwordscollide.org/ is not only fun, but loads of great workshops. Looking forward to getting my writerly juices regenerated from all that energy! Your job schedule sounds complicated. Do you enjoy it? Do you have a second home for when you're away for work? Or does your company put you up in hotels? I like hotels, so I might not mind traveling a lot. Boo on the six hours of driving. Hurraaays for a fun writing workshop to look forward to. |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 4, 2018 18:08:53 GMT
*hugs* @elliel I hope you're able to retire at one point and actually live in your dream house with your family. You are a really responsible, dependable person, and you might think what you're doing in working so hard to support your family when you hardly get to see them is nothing, it's actually quite a lot. Tons of people divorce over stuff like that cos one party breaks and can't handle it anymore.
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 5, 2018 2:59:34 GMT
Yes, I hardly ever write, and I don't read a lot, either. I read a lot of online forums. I love forums. But I have a hard time focusing on a book unless it's short. I can read short stories easily. The last novel I read all the way through was "Princess of Alderaan", last year, maybe? When I was a kid I was a huge bookworm and I did read and enjoy some Jane Austen. I went through a classics phase where I tried to buy all unabridged versions of the classics. This was before I discovered the internet and the public domain. Actually, I take that back. The last book I read was one of the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books. I've already read the whole series a long time ago. But now there is the Netflix show, and season 2 ended, and I could't quite remember what happened next, so I read the following book. I was going to read all of the last 4, but only made it through one. I think it was "The Slippery Slope." *hugs for being on long-term sick leave* Oh, and I also read a Berenstein Bears picture book. I love picture books. Anything short, really. The main problem is that there's so much of interest to read on the internet! Not to mention films and documentaries. But I've always preferred shorter books. Picture books can be great! I would like to get more of the books by Taschen which are basically paperback books of art and design, aimed at adults. |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 5, 2018 4:25:55 GMT
Yes, I hardly ever write, and I don't read a lot, either. I read a lot of online forums. I love forums. But I have a hard time focusing on a book unless it's short. I can read short stories easily. The last novel I read all the way through was "Princess of Alderaan", last year, maybe? When I was a kid I was a huge bookworm and I did read and enjoy some Jane Austen. I went through a classics phase where I tried to buy all unabridged versions of the classics. This was before I discovered the internet and the public domain. Actually, I take that back. The last book I read was one of the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books. I've already read the whole series a long time ago. But now there is the Netflix show, and season 2 ended, and I could't quite remember what happened next, so I read the following book. I was going to read all of the last 4, but only made it through one. I think it was "The Slippery Slope." *hugs for being on long-term sick leave* Oh, and I also read a Berenstein Bears picture book. I love picture books. Anything short, really. The main problem is that there's so much of interest to read on the internet! Not to mention films and documentaries. But I've always preferred shorter books. Picture books can be great! I would like to get more of the books by Taschen which are basically paperback books of art and design, aimed at adults. There is a ton of great stuff on the internet. Plus, my biggest issue is I have panic attacks when I'm not connected because I'm only allowed to be me online, and so the friends I've made in the interwebs are the only peeps I can truly connect with, and when I'm offline for too long I feel very, very lonely. I just have a shitload of issues and being alone with no one to talk to is very bad for me. I am better now than I was a couple years ago. I had to go six months, last year with no home internet. I was able to get on about once or twice a week for a few hours thanks to my mom and I cleaning condos together, and I did okay. I would spend the time I was online frantically saving every webpage I could so that I could read stuff and watch new vids at home. But I still hate being offline very muchly. |
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Post by EllieL on Aug 6, 2018 2:33:33 GMT
*hugs* @elliel I hope you're able to retire at one point and actually live in your dream house with your family. You are a really responsible, dependable person, and you might think what you're doing in working so hard to support your family when you hardly get to see them is nothing, it's actually quite a lot. Tons of people divorce over stuff like that cos one party breaks and can't handle it anymore. Oh it's okay. We bought the house knowing this was the way it was going to be. A bit of a sacrifice now, for the payoff later. With the house paid for, when I retire (in another 10 years or when I start making a couple grand a month with my book sales), we won't have huge expenses. It's all good. We talk on the phone several times a day, text a LOT, and then we Skype every so often when we feel the need to see each other's faces. Without technology though, I doubt it would be as easy. So for now, all is okay. |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 6, 2018 2:47:04 GMT
There is a ton of great stuff on the internet. Plus, my biggest issue is I have panic attacks when I'm not connected because I'm only allowed to be me online, and so the friends I've made in the interwebs are the only peeps I can truly connect with, and when I'm offline for too long I feel very, very lonely. I just have a shitload of issues and being alone with no one to talk to is very bad for me. I am better now than I was a couple years ago. I had to go six months, last year with no home internet. I was able to get on about once or twice a week for a few hours thanks to my mom and I cleaning condos together, and I did okay. I would spend the time I was online frantically saving every webpage I could so that I could read stuff and watch new vids at home. But I still hate being offline very muchly. Gosh, that sounds really tough. I agree that the internet can be a lifeline - quite literally! I moved back in with my parents about twenty years ago and I tended to stay up late chatting to people in the States. Later on, I had to care for my parents and the night-time internet got even more important. The only problem now is that, since my parents passed away, I tend to stay up half the night - my husband is just as bad! Sometimes I have to stop myself going online and actually, you know, write. |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 6, 2018 2:52:29 GMT
Oh it's okay. We bought the house knowing this was the way it was going to be. A bit of a sacrifice now, for the payoff later. With the house paid for, when I retire (in another 10 years or when I start making a couple grand a month with my book sales), we won't have huge expenses. It's all good. We talk on the phone several times a day, text a LOT, and then we Skype every so often when we feel the need to see each other's faces. Without technology though, I doubt it would be as easy. So for now, all is okay. That sounds really good! I wish I was that organised. I think new technology makes such a difference. I've been able to reconnect with old school friends who moved abroad. When I was young and went travelling, the only way I could contact my parents was by public phone boxes or writing airmail letters! Nowadays, you can text and message people - it feels much more immediate and real, even if they're several hundred miles away. |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 6, 2018 3:06:35 GMT
There is a ton of great stuff on the internet. Plus, my biggest issue is I have panic attacks when I'm not connected because I'm only allowed to be me online, and so the friends I've made in the interwebs are the only peeps I can truly connect with, and when I'm offline for too long I feel very, very lonely. I just have a shitload of issues and being alone with no one to talk to is very bad for me. I am better now than I was a couple years ago. I had to go six months, last year with no home internet. I was able to get on about once or twice a week for a few hours thanks to my mom and I cleaning condos together, and I did okay. I would spend the time I was online frantically saving every webpage I could so that I could read stuff and watch new vids at home. But I still hate being offline very muchly. Gosh, that sounds really tough. I agree that the internet can be a lifeline - quite literally! I moved back in with my parents about twenty years ago and I tended to stay up late chatting to people in the States. Later on, I had to care for my parents and the night-time internet got even more important. The only problem now is that, since my parents passed away, I tend to stay up half the night - my husband is just as bad! Sometimes I have to stop myself going online and actually, you know, write. *huggles and thanks* I keep very erratic hours, but I find it hard to stay up all night now because my eyes just won't stay open that long and I feel really sick the next day when I do. So some nights I might make it to midnight or 2 am, and others I'm in bed at 8. *Internet Lifeline Jinkies* |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 6, 2018 3:19:18 GMT
*huggles and thanks* I keep very erratic hours, but I find it hard to stay up all night now because my eyes just won't stay open that long and I feel really sick the next day when I do. So some nights I might make it to midnight or 2 am, and others I'm in bed at 8. *Internet Lifeline Jinkies* Lol well its gone 4am here (oops) but there's always so much to do...read...comment on! (Eyes on stalks) |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 6, 2018 3:25:49 GMT
I wish it was 4 am here then shit study would be over with. All of my friends in the UK are insomniac owls. I was born on the wrong side of the globe. *pouts and guzzles Dr. Pepper* |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 8, 2018 2:06:37 GMT
I wish it was 4 am here then shit study would be over with. All of my friends in the UK are insomniac owls. I was born on the wrong side of the globe. *pouts and guzzles Dr. Pepper* It is funny! I think our neighbours think we're mad, though. Our hours have improved a bit. At one point we were going to bed at 7am! That was horrendous. One of my local friends goes to bed at 9 in the evening and gets up at 5am. So we're virtually living in a different time zone to her! It makes things a bit awkward sometimes. |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 8, 2018 6:16:03 GMT
I wish it was 4 am here then shit study would be over with. All of my friends in the UK are insomniac owls. I was born on the wrong side of the globe. *pouts and guzzles Dr. Pepper* It is funny! I think our neighbours think we're mad, though. Our hours have improved a bit. At one point we were going to bed at 7am! That was horrendous. One of my local friends goes to bed at 9 in the evening and gets up at 5am. So we're virtually living in a different time zone to her! It makes things a bit awkward sometimes. I stayed up till 2 am last night because I was trying to find a stupid cover image for my new bundle. My dad worked night for a long time so I know a little bit about living on different schedules. I worked overnights too, for a while. The pay was great but I missed everything that was happening in the world during the day cos I was sleeping. |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 9, 2018 2:07:50 GMT
I stayed up till 2 am last night because I was trying to find a stupid cover image for my new bundle. My dad worked night for a long time so I know a little bit about living on different schedules. I worked overnights too, for a while. The pay was great but I missed everything that was happening in the world during the day cos I was sleeping. Did you manage to get a cover image in the end? You're absolutely right - we do spend part of the day sleeping. I'm hoping we'll get a bit earlier, little by little. |
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Aug 9, 2018 2:46:57 GMT
I stayed up till 2 am last night because I was trying to find a stupid cover image for my new bundle. My dad worked night for a long time so I know a little bit about living on different schedules. I worked overnights too, for a while. The pay was great but I missed everything that was happening in the world during the day cos I was sleeping. Did you manage to get a cover image in the end? You're absolutely right - we do spend part of the day sleeping. I'm hoping we'll get a bit earlier, little by little. Yep, I got one, and I made a sale today! Maybe try going to bed like 10 minutes early for a while and get up 10 minutes early and then slowly increase that over time. Or try staying up all day so that you'll be sooo tired you have to go to sleep way early. Of course if you're an insomniac then that might not work, but if it's just a habit - habits can be broken! |
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Post by rhubarbhead on Aug 10, 2018 1:57:44 GMT
Yep, I got one, and I made a sale today! Maybe try going to bed like 10 minutes early for a while and get up 10 minutes early and then slowly increase that over time. Or try staying up all day so that you'll be sooo tired you have to go to sleep way early. Of course if you're an insomniac then that might not work, but if it's just a habit - habits can be broken! Woot! Congratulations on the sale. I'm a bit insomniac, but it's got silly recently. I'm sure you're right about the small increments. Or really, any increments! |
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Post by kateelizabeth on Aug 10, 2018 15:58:41 GMT
I'm going to write and clean on the house as I feel up to it. Laundry, though, waits for no one. Well, I guess it waits for me, because I'm the one that does the laundry.
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I love picture books. Anything short, really. 
