tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post6535820753141930046..comments2023-05-10T13:45:38.205+01:00Comments on Lynsey The Mother Duck: Setting Sail with a PlanLynsey Summershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09026494707946270279noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-24854049741176717442014-07-01T16:17:03.199+01:002014-07-01T16:17:03.199+01:00Read this a while ago but didn't get a chance ...Read this a while ago but didn't get a chance to comment…but coming back and it looks like you've made good progress on the regular writing front already - judging by the number of posts on your blog.<br /><br />I would say this, it is bloody hard to fit in writing when you have small kids - esp when they're not at school. Hopefully you will be able to carve out some time when J2 starts school. EB has just started nursery for 2 mornings a week - 8 hours a week!!! I am hoping that once I've got through my to do list it will free me up some time to do NaNoWriMo in November. I'm DETERMINED to do it this year. Join me….? And also finally, my biggest regret about not going to Britmums is that after all this time I still have not met you. If I don't meet you in the next year I may well be forced to buy a ticket for 2015 xxxMummy Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746501465644149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-21613221482666968372014-06-30T21:34:19.058+01:002014-06-30T21:34:19.058+01:00I'm not sure if you got my comment or not?
I ...I'm not sure if you got my comment or not?<br /><br />I felt exactly the same, last year I promised to write a novel and I got hardly anywhere with it other than in a hopeless mess, maybe I'll have better luck this year, who knows?<br />Keep on going and you'll get thereMari's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266275978240424061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-40257369696084914202014-06-30T21:32:48.731+01:002014-06-30T21:32:48.731+01:00I left last year's BritMums Live with the conv...I left last year's BritMums Live with the conviction that I was going to write my book, an idea that's been kicking around for a while. As this year's BMLive approached i realised I had done hardly anything towards it and I too sat back and watched others achieve their goals.<br />I put my energy elsewhere and I daren't promise to get the novel done for next year as who knows what may turn up but I hope to one day complete it.<br />We'll see, don't be too hard on yourself and seek the positive alwaysMari's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266275978240424061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-9946565764231052982014-06-29T18:48:42.055+01:002014-06-29T18:48:42.055+01:00Sorry you were feeling that way. I have to say com...Sorry you were feeling that way. I have to say coming home I feel flat and like I'm going nowhere and everyone else seems to have a plan. Yes accepting that this is work and convincing my husband that it is also was a huge battle though PinkOddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660212941529518937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-15531882449651201292014-06-24T20:12:47.574+01:002014-06-24T20:12:47.574+01:00Hello, just popping over to your blog for the firs...Hello, just popping over to your blog for the first time via our fb writing group.<br />I have never been to a blogging conference but can imagine feeling the way you describe - in awe of everyone's achievements and feeing a bit lacking! As great as blogging and social media is, it does make us very aware of everything we feel we 'should' be achieving and make us apply unnecessary pressure to ourselves. Really I think we're all achieving things, just in our own way and at our own pace. And it sounds like this coming year is DEFINITELY going to be your year. You sound geared up and in a good frame of mind.<br />I'm also writing a novel and I set myself word count targets every month to motivate me. I blog about it and find that people are lovely and supportive which really helps, especially when I hit a wall.<br />Good luck with making your big, colourful plan (I could do with one of those!) I'm looking forward to reading about how it all goes. XMaddy@writingbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726322263961203303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-47873455130877957712014-06-24T19:20:14.634+01:002014-06-24T19:20:14.634+01:00I feel exactly the same! I have just been sitting ...I feel exactly the same! I have just been sitting around moaning that I want to write without actually writing much. And my blog has been quite quiet. I think I will have to take a leaf out of your book and just give myself a kick up the backside. I think my 3yo would love to decorate a twelve month plan... Post a picture of your plan! I'll be reading to see how things are going and to cheer you on. Sad not to meet you at Britmums, maybe next time? xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285764348871241345.post-5581265374341956102014-06-24T17:47:36.412+01:002014-06-24T17:47:36.412+01:00Fab post. I didn't know you were feeling that ...Fab post. I didn't know you were feeling that way when I saw you at Britmums. But I will say that you have had a lot on your plate this last year, really stressful stuff, especially having to deal with the day to day admin for your son once you had moved which I know is stressful, pushing past all that red tape and how time consuming it is. Try not to be too hard on yourself... you do have different and challenging circumstances to most. But the thing is it won't have been 'dead writing' time because all that time your unconscious will have been whirring away on your novel, and I bet your story has really matured now. I promise you, it will still have been time well spent even though you didn't write. BUT, you are sounding fired up and really ready to commit now, and all you have to do now is just sit down and write. XXX Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.com