tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post6438536873084905306..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: Insecure (Frustrated) Writer's Support GroupMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-43286210237287744992012-09-10T14:19:54.696+02:002012-09-10T14:19:54.696+02:00So true. I must say I felt better after I wrote th...So true. I must say I felt better after I wrote this post. Venting always helps me lots. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-37235644596991058652012-09-10T14:18:13.135+02:002012-09-10T14:18:13.135+02:00That's not nice, although spending time with y...That's not nice, although spending time with your kids is good. <br /><br />Hope you get to write more soon!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-31314118222026840132012-09-10T14:15:04.948+02:002012-09-10T14:15:04.948+02:00Fingers crossed they're more understanding tha...Fingers crossed they're more understanding than expected!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-90409090291098893442012-09-10T14:12:32.382+02:002012-09-10T14:12:32.382+02:00Ouch! Now I feel lucky. Ouch! Now I feel lucky. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-16052681590912584092012-09-10T14:10:27.105+02:002012-09-10T14:10:27.105+02:00Siiigh. Yeah. I tend to serve leftovers and everyo...Siiigh. Yeah. I tend to serve leftovers and everyone complains because I'm not pulling my weight. Soooo unlike my brothers who don't even take anything out of the fridge and miss WHOLE DAYS of dishes and then refuse to return the favor if we clean up their messes. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-65681164595597549482012-09-10T14:07:28.194+02:002012-09-10T14:07:28.194+02:00It's so frustrating. My family resent when I d...It's so frustrating. My family resent when I don't watch t.v. with them, but hate when I watch with a computer on my lap. <br /><br />So... I pick the easier to handle and write in and stay in my room.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-18109691910166053742012-09-10T14:04:47.640+02:002012-09-10T14:04:47.640+02:00LOL I KNOW!!! It's exactly the same in my part...LOL I KNOW!!! It's exactly the same in my part of the world. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-11010641882727689382012-09-10T14:03:59.227+02:002012-09-10T14:03:59.227+02:00I know... people take writing for granted because ...I know... people take writing for granted because writing is part of their everyday lives. Still, I think it's sad that people can celebrate authors without respecting writers at their craft. :-(<br /><br />Sadder yet: we have cleaners already. I just have anal family members. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-75815320833977134662012-09-10T13:06:16.078+02:002012-09-10T13:06:16.078+02:00I can imagine how you can feel the pressure buildi...I can imagine how you can feel the pressure building. Good luck!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-79322133777782973012012-09-10T13:03:54.333+02:002012-09-10T13:03:54.333+02:00So true. It's good to take a break, yes, but n...So true. It's good to take a break, yes, but not because someone else insisted I do so someone else can be lazy and useless. :-/Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-41853228399169512292012-09-10T13:02:18.748+02:002012-09-10T13:02:18.748+02:00Hahahaha so true. Problem is, no one could know ab...Hahahaha so true. Problem is, no one could know about the hole. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-26513384631918736582012-09-10T13:01:09.498+02:002012-09-10T13:01:09.498+02:00Thanks Nas! I hope my querying goes well!Thanks Nas! I hope my querying goes well!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-77247221434414317612012-09-10T12:25:35.357+02:002012-09-10T12:25:35.357+02:00Wow you are so lucky!
I don't even wish for ...Wow you are so lucky! <br /><br />I don't even wish for my family to be that supportive. Just... a bit more. Or a bit more really, instead of convincing themselves they are but actually not being because I'm not doing it in a way they like. :-/Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-8606083746406986122012-09-10T12:24:02.056+02:002012-09-10T12:24:02.056+02:00Yeah I know. I have three or four worlds that I ju...Yeah I know. I have three or four worlds that I juggle. So my mum and I have a lot of arguments because I never get out i.e. never get out just to be out, while I disagree because I have to go out to sing, help the youth, play guitar, write my libretto... <br /><br />;-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-9309642396657777542012-09-10T12:22:15.579+02:002012-09-10T12:22:15.579+02:00I know! It's like even that annoying skype sou...I know! It's like even that annoying skype sound doesn't get through the fog in my brain while I'm writing. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-48488861136564969352012-09-10T12:21:04.836+02:002012-09-10T12:21:04.836+02:00Hahaha so glad you said that, because now I don...Hahaha so glad you said that, because now I don't feel bad for imagining rolling heads. :-PMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-47620455815775382402012-09-10T12:20:05.217+02:002012-09-10T12:20:05.217+02:00Good to know I'm far from being the only one w...Good to know I'm far from being the only one with these issues. <br /><br />I must say I find it incredibly annoying how people seem to think that just because they have no issues with writing an e-mail, writing a novel must be easy too. :-/Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-53467992126440471722012-09-10T12:14:26.367+02:002012-09-10T12:14:26.367+02:00Thanks! I did manage in the end. Welcome back to t...Thanks! I did manage in the end. Welcome back to the bloggosphere. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-58008907031492923072012-09-10T12:13:43.390+02:002012-09-10T12:13:43.390+02:00Hope you managed!Hope you managed!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-50299932866937579822012-09-09T18:24:47.157+02:002012-09-09T18:24:47.157+02:00I'm glad you shared this. Sometimes getting ou...I'm glad you shared this. Sometimes getting out what frustrates you can be a big help. And I understand---those around you *don't* always understand how big a deal these writing steps are...especially given the amount of effort we've poured into our work. randi leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207001299508931034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-19694504664698552032012-09-08T15:48:46.709+02:002012-09-08T15:48:46.709+02:00I can relate. I've got two very demanding kids...I can relate. I've got two very demanding kids and I get pulled in so many directions, of course none of which lead to my computer to write. I get this frustration, really do. Hope you can get in some good writing time soon. Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-85864407120455899932012-09-07T05:17:18.508+02:002012-09-07T05:17:18.508+02:00Unless some money miracle happens in the next coup...Unless some money miracle happens in the next couple of weeks, I'm moving back in with my parents so I can put what would've been rent money towards my kid's college fees. I'm worried about them being understanding of my writerly goals...they're not really readers and I don't know how they'll take me not wanting to sort of "hang out" with them because I've got writing to do...Maybe they'll surprise me. :-)<br /><a href="http://minalobo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Some Dark Romantic</a>Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-68104903901966249992012-09-06T21:13:52.658+02:002012-09-06T21:13:52.658+02:00Considering I've written 500 words on my WIP i...Considering I've written 500 words on my WIP in the last 4 months (all of which I deleted), I think frustrated is a much better word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-54535627760662207432012-09-06T13:32:00.894+02:002012-09-06T13:32:00.894+02:00If I want to clear the room all I have to say is, ...If I want to clear the room all I have to say is, 'listen to this'. :) They just hate when I read aloud. Love them, but yeah, frustrating is the word!<br /><br />One of my biggest grips. I love to cook, I love to cook for them, they so appreciate it, but I hate the clean up. I figure I cook, they clean up...never happens...NEVER! I quit cooking...then I try again...I cook...I still do the clean up! I'll never learn... :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-42552068289754309622012-09-06T12:49:17.664+02:002012-09-06T12:49:17.664+02:00My daughter refers to my writing time as 'not ...My daughter refers to my writing time as 'not a real job'. My hubby thinks I should occupy the other side of the sofa every night while he watches TV. Plus, no one does the kitchen clean up at night except me. No one walks Sir Poops and Hair Ball except me. Yada...yada...Frustration abounds here as well.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.com