tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post4466378439029899067..comments2023-10-18T05:40:06.329-04:00Comments on Mark Koopmans: Only Happens To Me: IWSG: Insecurity is thrown under the bus & C is for Positivity Mark Koopmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-79378612035194660122013-04-15T11:00:14.661-04:002013-04-15T11:00:14.661-04:00Love this:
"It's OK to step back from bl...Love this:<br /><br />"It's OK to step back from blogging and focus on why most of us are here in the first place: To write a kickin' great book that will be read by at least dozens of family members."<br /><br />Couldn't agree with you more. Sometimes we have to take a step back. But... I find that I miss my writer friends so much that I do find the time. It may not be on a regular basis though. Good luck!Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-44425358415813210292013-04-12T12:25:36.734-04:002013-04-12T12:25:36.734-04:00Oh, I hear you on this. And you make a valid point...Oh, I hear you on this. And you make a valid point--why are we blogging? What was our goal and purpose when we began? Something we have to consider. It's so damn easy to get sucked into obligatory and it's a big time suck. <br /><br />I'm not advocating we ignore our blogger friends but we also have to juggle family, work, our blog, and writing. Plus, I have a ranch with work that needs to be done.<br /><br />If one tries to do it all, join every blogfest--when do we have time personal writing projects? Or time to spend more than sound bytes with family?<br /><br />My family has to come first and always has.<br /><br />I do enjoy reading the articles from my blogging friends and I love seeing their creativity. But I have to stagger my time. I can't read my whole blog list every post and every day--if I did, it would be a full time job with no pay. I don't have that luxury.<br /><br />So, you're right. You need to ask some hard questions as to your original goals.<br /><br />Glad you're finding time to get your book polished. Sometimes the polishing takes more concentrated effort than the initial writing.<br /><br /> ~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-59733054894873833752013-04-12T09:12:18.957-04:002013-04-12T09:12:18.957-04:00Those little darlings always look at us with the b...Those little darlings always look at us with the big, sad eyes so we'll forgive them for not sleeping, for puking on us, and making us tired beyond belief. Then, poof, they grow up, and we miss'em.<br /><br /><a href="http://maryaalgaard.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a><br />Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-26560605422952264262013-04-11T22:00:04.720-04:002013-04-11T22:00:04.720-04:00Extraordinary .. you are a disciplined .. share ti...Extraordinary .. you are a disciplined .. share time with so detailed ..<br /><br />I am from Indonesia, I introduce ... I follow you. please, follow me back, thanksd' zarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673599022617174557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-24803064391201971752013-04-11T18:38:51.565-04:002013-04-11T18:38:51.565-04:00We'll always be here Mark. You can pick and ch...We'll always be here Mark. You can pick and choose what blog hops and things you do. <br /><br />You know that I've cut back. I just couldn't do it with kids, life, and real writing. I stepped back and finished my book. It's ok to step back and I think that's the most important thing for people to understand. <br /><br />Way to get getting some editing done, and play with your kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-13079130626775486892013-04-11T13:21:42.539-04:002013-04-11T13:21:42.539-04:00I totally hear you on this post! I just don't ...I totally hear you on this post! I just don't have the time during the day when I should be writing, so I have to write at night. It totally knocks me out. <br /><br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-48539889263166010032013-04-07T10:27:32.516-04:002013-04-07T10:27:32.516-04:00Taking a brief break from time to time will refres...Taking a brief break from time to time will refresh you. Everyone needs that at some point. We'll look forward to when you're blogging again. Anyone who'd like to stop by my blog can go to: www.dhdunne.blogspot.com.Deanie Humphrys-Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158137427355179676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-80411040509173262952013-04-07T01:44:36.101-04:002013-04-07T01:44:36.101-04:00WOW, you time manage way better than me. oh, yes, ...WOW, you time manage way better than me. oh, yes, please send me some of that bread!!! throw it my way, and the baby, he's soooo cute!! i will take both :DTammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-64118214459623502132013-04-06T12:35:35.161-04:002013-04-06T12:35:35.161-04:00You are certainly not alone in facing tough choice...You are certainly not alone in facing tough choices. It is so energizing to be social and trade guest blogs and visit blogs and write our own blogs, but not good when that takes all our energy.<br /><br />I'm doing the A to Z Challenge because it is fun and I get to meet a lot of new friends, but I am seriously thinking of curtailing my blogging a bit more in coming months. I, too, have a book I'm trying to write. I'd say finish, but I don't have enough done to warrant that. Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-37428506404385845152013-04-05T22:31:54.515-04:002013-04-05T22:31:54.515-04:00I know exactly what you mean, friend. I also decli...I know exactly what you mean, friend. I also declined the fabulous A to Z Challenge this year. Between the trophy company, my kiddo, and my writing...well, blogging just had to take a back seat. I try to post at least every other Monday. *shrug* <br /><br />Good luck and way to go on getting that MS polished! I have no doubt it is super fabulous!Sabrina A. Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854713472424756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-32343915043851950002013-04-05T18:16:59.023-04:002013-04-05T18:16:59.023-04:00Book trumps blog every time! :)Book trumps blog every time! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-13005254909756580482013-04-05T01:34:32.339-04:002013-04-05T01:34:32.339-04:00Good for you! I plan on taking June off from blogg...Good for you! I plan on taking June off from blogging. Going straight from the <i>Strength</i> tour to A-Z was a little overly ambitious... lolCarrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-75896407846999370692013-04-04T19:15:57.091-04:002013-04-04T19:15:57.091-04:00Such a tough balance, Mark. I'm trying to work...Such a tough balance, Mark. I'm trying to work three blogs now and I'm not sure how to make it work. Cloning is all I could come up with, and I think that's still illegal here in the US... or is it? -_OAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-48029600018422856512013-04-04T19:14:35.045-04:002013-04-04T19:14:35.045-04:00For a while I was trying to juggle a 3-5 x post pe...For a while I was trying to juggle a 3-5 x post per week blog commitment (Not A Scenic Route, but the now defunct Write A Book with Me) as well as critiques, and writing a new WIP, all while revising my current WIP. It was a mess, and I didn't get nearly enough sleep!<br />A wise forum moderator at Holly Lisle's Boot Camp counseled me to take a good look at all the things I'm doing and ask myself, "Does it feed me? Or do I feed it?" The answers to those questions really helped me to decide what is most important to my writing--as well as in my real life. Now, one post a week at A Scenic Route makes me happy, and my readers seem okay with it too.<br />Keep at that memoir! I can't wait to see it on the bookshelves, both virtual and bricks-and-mortar, and say that I knew you when. ;)Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874132907100541624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-50882757705457173962013-04-04T15:35:08.176-04:002013-04-04T15:35:08.176-04:00I'm going to have to get to the WIP too. Way b...I'm going to have to get to the WIP too. Way behind on my timeline. Sigh. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-30899378242710632182013-04-04T13:06:14.010-04:002013-04-04T13:06:14.010-04:00It is important to take a step back from time to t...It is important to take a step back from time to time and focus on other aspects of our lives. I have been doing it, as well, in a mad effort to get my full manuscript out to the three agents who requested it. I've been living a crazy, sleep deprived life for the last two months. I feel like I am neglecting my family, even though they purport to understand my need to tune them out. Best of luck to you and do what you need to-keep the balance in your life. Remember, if we spend all of our time blogging, commenting, tweeting and focused on other social media, at the expense of actually getting that book written and neglecting our family, then we have defeated our purpose and ultimate goals.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-88652238189166881732013-04-04T12:23:03.618-04:002013-04-04T12:23:03.618-04:00Me too! Have to slow down and look around at the w...Me too! Have to slow down and look around at the world I'm in, not the world within. I'm doing the A-Z, but just. Hope I can make it through, but if I don't I'll be fine or I'll hurl myself into my pit of alligators. :-)cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-90913600197191980542013-04-04T12:16:29.272-04:002013-04-04T12:16:29.272-04:00I used to try and post as often as I could, but I&...I used to try and post as often as I could, but I've had to shut it down to Mondays and Fridays, the challenge being the exception. There really is a whole lot out there to keep us from our writing. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-29394876596844491542013-04-03T23:29:59.107-04:002013-04-03T23:29:59.107-04:00I used to post 3-4 times a week, then it went down...I used to post 3-4 times a week, then it went down to 3 to 2 and now it is at once a week. I needed more time for life, writing, etc... Prioritizing is the key word. I think this is something I will be learning for the rest of my life.<br />To get me back into the spirit of blogging, I've taken on the A-Z challenge. I'm having fun with it. <br />Enjoy your April! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-22140228667474236862013-04-03T22:38:57.978-04:002013-04-03T22:38:57.978-04:00My blog was eating its young.
Made me laugh out l...My blog was eating its young.<br /><br />Made me laugh out loud. I know exactly what you mean. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-19456074319610997172013-04-03T20:36:16.119-04:002013-04-03T20:36:16.119-04:00Last fall, I cut back my blogging from 3x a week t...Last fall, I cut back my blogging from 3x a week to twice a week. It wasn't TIME so much as concentration. I didn't have enough brain cells left to produce 3 blog posts a week!<br /><br />I love blogging and all the people I have met through blogging. But you can only slice a person so thin before ... you know, you get too wispy to keep going.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-13314861099328178662013-04-03T20:14:37.424-04:002013-04-03T20:14:37.424-04:00Yes, yes, yes! You're doing what's right, ...Yes, yes, yes! You're doing what's right, Mark. You keep at it. We're all rooting for you and stoked to see you succeed. Really. And you're an EXTREMELY talented writer and I can't wait for Don's story to be read the way it needs to.<br /><br />:D Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-20413847076015964522013-04-03T18:53:00.965-04:002013-04-03T18:53:00.965-04:00I've been reading a lot of similar sentiment o...I've been reading a lot of similar sentiment on other blogs too. In fact, read a great post the other day about whether blogging is truly a good time choice, especially for fiction writers. All interesting. At any rate, the important things are, of course, family, your book, time to replenish-- those are the biggies. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-15620243871117350302013-04-03T17:27:56.634-04:002013-04-03T17:27:56.634-04:00After A-Z I will definitely be on a break of some ...After A-Z I will definitely be on a break of some sort!<br /><br />Good for you for knowing when to take a step back.Samantha Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370961661054617338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347493753441352036.post-4152244706317412762013-04-03T16:09:32.720-04:002013-04-03T16:09:32.720-04:00Believe me, I am scheduling a break when this is o...Believe me, I am scheduling a break when this is over! I won't even scare you with the hours I put into blogging...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com