Monday, April 22, 2013

Dieting

Hey there, remember me.

I know it's been a while, but I've been doing kind of an experiment. I've been on a diet of sorts. A diet from social media. I haven't done any blogs or very many facebook updates to see if I can be a more productive person.

And the results of my experiment. Utter failure.

I may not have blogged or facebooked, but I found other things to occupy my time. TV shows, sports, entertainment websites, netflix. It seems to me that I did everything and anything except social media and write.

So I've come to the conclusion that my problem is not social media like I had originally thought, but procrastination. That dastardly foe. The thorn in my side. My complete undoing.

I know it's procrastination, because as soon as I had a deadline, I finished editing my chapter.

So, I'm back to posting twice a week.

How about you? Do you suffer from procrastination and how do you defeat it?

PS
While I was gone a few exciting things happened:
Kasie West's book came out.
Christina Lee got a book deal.
Jessie Humphries got a book deal.
Melissa Hurst got an agent

Any other news I missed??


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14 comments:

  1. StinaApril 22, 2013 at 5:41 AM

    I hear you with the procrastination issue. I'm trying to outline a new novel. I'm excited about the book. It's the outlining I'm not hot about. But I know my books are a lot stronger when I outline first, so I will continue.

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  2. Connie KellerApril 22, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    Thanks for sharing!

    I've always wondered about this. I've pondered cutting back on blogging, etc., in the thought that I'd get more writing done. But then, I wondered if I'd just spend more time playing Spider Solitaire or Freecell. I guess I know the answer now. :)

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  3. Heidi WillisApril 22, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Oh my gosh this had me busting out in laughter... OUT LOUD! :)

    This is so me.

    I'm glad you're going to be back. I've missed you. And I bet Netflix, the TV, and entertainment websites won't say that. :)

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  4. strugglingwriterApril 22, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    I'm the worst with procrastination. I'm a pro at crastination. Monday pun!

    Anyhow, deadlines do help. I'm so thankful for my critique group because they give me a deadline and an audience.

    Paul

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  5. Melissa AmateisApril 22, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    Procrastination is the bane of my existence. I wish I could tell you how to defeat it, but I don't think there's anything that works except just sitting down and writing! (oh, and turning off the Internet to do so. :) )

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  6. Melissa HurstApril 22, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    Thanks for the shout out, Patti! :)

    Oh, procrastination is my worst enemy. I have a hard time staying on task when I'm writing. One thing that helped me was to Word War with another writer. And deadlines are the best. I had to finish revising in December last year because of a contest I wanted to enter that required a finished manuscript.

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  7. Chantele SedgwickApril 22, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    I'm a procrastinator as well. :P Some weeks I do really really good, but others are awful. If you find a happy balance, let me know! ;)

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  8. Margo KellyApril 23, 2013 at 10:19 AM

    procrastination ... ACK! ... and yet, here I am commenting on your blog instead of plugging away at my chapter in progress. :)

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  9. UnknownApril 23, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    After the A to Z Challenge I will have to go back to my once a week blogging routine. Hopefully on of these days I can up it to 2. We shall see. It's tough to be away from social networking, it suck me in. hehe

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  10. DawnApril 24, 2013 at 4:56 AM

    I am totally the same. I always figure I will get the housework done during Spring Break, or summer vacation...but I do about as good a job then as I do when I am working. I have accepted the fact that I just don't like doing it, and I am okay with a less than perfectly clean house....not that that helps you with writing. :)

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  12. nfl jerseyApril 25, 2013 at 11:16 PM

    Oh I think I should try some books that I never read before. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Felicity Grace TerryApril 26, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Surely something that affects us all to one degree or another OR am I just guilty of postponing and delaying needlessly?

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  14. Deanie Humphrys-DunneJune 20, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    I'm a procrastinator as well! It might help to remember this, "The way to get ahead is getting started."
    Have a great day.

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