tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post2483484272628966114..comments2024-01-21T03:42:47.364-07:00Comments on erin shakespear: How I Get Writing Done in a House Full of Crazy Rabid Monkeys AKA The Timer MethodErin Shakespearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794751563128418926noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-32036717953960365152012-09-27T08:38:07.095-06:002012-09-27T08:38:07.095-06:00Great post! I saw the title and had to jump over a...Great post! I saw the title and had to jump over and read it. I write well to word counts in drafting mode, but the timer method might be just what I need for revising. I hope it keep working for youRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-65726584271091854002012-09-26T14:35:58.246-06:002012-09-26T14:35:58.246-06:00I do this and I love it! I like to do thirty minut...I do this and I love it! I like to do thirty minutes (from whatever time is it when I finally close down Twitter...) and then I get a five minute break to cram in as much internetting and snacking as possible. It's so much easier to break the time down, and when I know I've got some "free time" coming up it stops me getting distracted during the actual writing time. Finally something that works!Rebecca Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007014501516438149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-79323120607948168952012-09-26T10:33:34.887-06:002012-09-26T10:33:34.887-06:00Timers totally work for me which is why I love wri...Timers totally work for me which is why I love write or die so much. It times you in a very scary way (by deleting your words if you stop writing) really boosts productivity!Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-76617597225067163932012-09-26T09:51:51.877-06:002012-09-26T09:51:51.877-06:00I look up to anyone who can sit down and immediate...I look up to anyone who can sit down and immediately get into writing for 10 minute spurts. I just can't do that. By the time I get in the "zone", the 10 minutes is long since over. I need time to warm up...which is probably why I'm so slow at writing. My goal lately has been to just write everyday (except Sundays) for at least an hour. It's not much but it's usually all I can do. One day a week I dedicate to writing and I'll put in 3 hours. Sadly, sometimes I get more written in one hour than those 3. <br /><br />If I'm not in the mood to write and I still need to get that hour in, then I'll do an old trick I read about that works every time. I sit down to write but I don't go to the end where I'm working, I just pick any page in the middle of my manuscript and start reading. EVERY time I will end up revising something and before I know it...I'm writing and I'm in the mood to write.<br /><br />Glad you found a method that works for you. Stick with it. <br /><br />Mike Michael Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296099428591882436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-80437832443021766102012-09-26T09:44:43.771-06:002012-09-26T09:44:43.771-06:00Great post. I force myself to write during my todd...Great post. I force myself to write during my toddler's nap. So . . . she's my timer. : ) Also, I recently made a weekly guideline to reach my goals: submit on Mon. Critiques on Tues. PB's on Wed. and Thursday-Sat. is devoted to my novel in progress. I don't always stick to this, but it is helping me get a lot more done. Elliah A. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413359367845351866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-28209385807163091562012-09-26T09:43:43.343-06:002012-09-26T09:43:43.343-06:00Great post Erin, I thought I had a method, but I w...Great post Erin, I thought I had a method, but I was wrong, still can't find anything that works for me, but will now be trying the Mechanical Countdown Apple Number Thingy Method!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452299899670376124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-30795649766908580082012-09-26T09:26:34.411-06:002012-09-26T09:26:34.411-06:00Funny- I just posted on Monday on our blog about a...Funny- I just posted on Monday on our blog about a different timer method: http://thinkingthroughourfingers.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-pomodoro-technique.htmlJoy Sterrantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949350795981381054noreply@blogger.com