tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post1204123002919358823..comments2024-01-15T09:35:54.734+00:00Comments on It Had Better Be Good: Rat RaceYvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10712024237175327405noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-81491936076262135032008-08-27T16:03:00.000+01:002008-08-27T16:03:00.000+01:00That sounds very productive to me.After a few grea...That sounds very productive to me.<BR/><BR/>After a few great days with the word count, my brain seems to have siezed up at some point yesterday.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-50354731080851163032008-08-27T06:30:00.000+01:002008-08-27T06:30:00.000+01:00Sounds productive to me! Your so close to the end...Sounds productive to me! Your so close to the end too, how exciting!<BR/><BR/>What a pain having to get up, hope the parcel was worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-90959040897965893062008-08-26T22:19:00.000+01:002008-08-26T22:19:00.000+01:00Helen, I had to get dressed in outside clothes tod...Helen, I had to get dressed in outside clothes today to accept delivery of a parcel and I was raging!<BR/><BR/>Ariel, I should have said paid work! Sounds like you've found the perfect solution to working in hot temperatures...Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712024237175327405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-41482222835095106972008-08-26T22:06:00.000+01:002008-08-26T22:06:00.000+01:00Ah... working from home, in PJs. :-) [Writing IS w...Ah... working from home, in PJs. :-) [Writing IS work!] In a previous [corporate] incarnation, I remember working in my tiny home office draped in one big expanse of Balinese fabric one VERY hot summer. My interlocutors in the City were none the wiser though!Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930556198513652624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-33807791380331270362008-08-26T17:42:00.000+01:002008-08-26T17:42:00.000+01:00I had my first day working from home in my new job...I had my first day working from home in my new job today, and I was so tempted to stay in pyjamas. In the end I made myself get dressed though in an attempt to focus!HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-21292837762444839232008-08-26T12:15:00.000+01:002008-08-26T12:15:00.000+01:00Jen, I meant to add - I will be temping again, hop...Jen, I meant to add - I will be temping again, hopefully for a year if I can get it. <BR/><BR/>Pat, thanks for the gold star, I love 'em!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712024237175327405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-29613116249572692472008-08-26T09:47:00.000+01:002008-08-26T09:47:00.000+01:00How did THAT happen?Half my comment disappeared! I...How did THAT happen?<BR/>Half my comment disappeared! I gave you a gold star for the 1,000 words - in words, not a picture!Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-77315704534064400302008-08-26T08:45:00.000+01:002008-08-26T08:45:00.000+01:00Pat, thanks!Angie, I am hoping to start work when ...Pat, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Angie, I am hoping to start work when I get back from holibobs, and I'll probably submit to a literary consultancy when I've finished this edit - I'll start a novel then too.<BR/><BR/>JJ, I've found that I've speeded up since I've started writing, but the odd place still sees me struggle.<BR/><BR/>Annie, it's not like me at all!<BR/><BR/>Jen, that's great to hear, I was hoping the same would happen to me too. I get the most done in the first hour anyway. Thanks a million for the guinea pig offer, will definitely consider it when I get my literary consultancy report back!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712024237175327405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-33158723738134942062008-08-26T07:55:00.000+01:002008-08-26T07:55:00.000+01:00You're doing really well - I found it really hard ...You're doing really well - I found it really hard to wring the words out when I had all day to do it. I actually wrote more when I went back to work. <BR/><BR/>Are you going to temp again before another bout of writing? And I'm keen to know the answer to Angie's question too. And if you need a guinea pig reader... (not that I'm any good at reading guinea pigs - would rather read your stories).Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-49209952775077141742008-08-26T04:16:00.000+01:002008-08-26T04:16:00.000+01:00Congratulations on completing 1000 words and getti...Congratulations on completing 1000 words and getting your CV out! So productive!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-2310954588125721212008-08-26T03:17:00.000+01:002008-08-26T03:17:00.000+01:00Oh most of my days I'm wringing the words out... I...Oh most of my days I'm wringing the words out... I just write and think really slowly. 1000 words if really fantastic - and getting your CV done is brilliant.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-46297348138181467932008-08-26T01:04:00.000+01:002008-08-26T01:04:00.000+01:00Well done completing 1000 words and updating your ...Well done completing 1000 words and updating your CV!<BR/>Does that mean you're planning to start a job after you return from Barcelona? How time flies!<BR/>I'm also curious to know whether you plan to start submitting to agents when this edit is finished.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338896212556894322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387590336118749686.post-58474054120337872642008-08-25T22:56:00.000+01:002008-08-25T22:56:00.000+01:00Happy lounging, Yvonne!Happy lounging, Yvonne!Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.com