So – print this handy step by step guide to writing a novel, pin it to the wall over your favourite writing spot, identify where you are in YOUR creative efforts and follow the arrows needed to get back to work – in my case it’s usually via the kitchen food storage areas LOL
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Five o’clock isnt too late for coffee is it? Wait, did I take something out for dinner? Crap, I forgot to flip the laundry. Good now I can write!
Oh, new email! LMAO funny stuff. Okay…writing.
Thinking, thinking, thinking…I should update my blog. Notification from Facebook! Cool!
No I’m supposed to be writing…..I need a name…googling name generators…wait! was that a squirrel?!
You get the picture….
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love this, reminds me of how my brain works – no coincidence that many paths lead to the food
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Too funny Chris. Liked and reblogged . . . now I’m getting OFF the internet, so I can get some writing done, and get a bite to eat!!! ROFL
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L-O-L Ana 😀
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Reblogged this on anastaciamoore and commented:
This is why I can’t submit my manuscripts to traditional publishers . . . too many coffee stains, food stains, crumbs, etc. . . . the “I’m hungry, maybe I should go to the store” is my downfall. And then, there’s the “maybe I’ll just get on the internet . . . and six hours later, I’m too worn out to write” one . . . . sheesh
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You forgot I have to go to the barn. Pie needs to be hosed down and put under his fan, Pie needs his carrots, Pie needs to go out under the shade tree. Pie needs his carrots. Pie needs his dinner. Pie needs his carrots, Pie needs to be brushed. Pie needs his carrots. Pie needs to go out at night. Pie needs his carrots. Pie needs his breakfast. Pie needs his carrots. Time to start all over again…
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Adapt chart to suit Kandy kay – and don’t forget to consult with Pie, I think you missed a few things of the short list you’ve given LOL 😀
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Reblogged this on Belly-up! and commented:
Thanks to Chris the Story Reading Ape for this. Right now, I’m stuck in the “It’s too hot in here” loop.
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LOL 😀
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Very funny – or is it? Strikes too close to home for me!
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Reblogged this on richardstephensblog and commented:
Looks about right to me.
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LOL Thanks for the reblog Richard 🙂
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This is great, but it’s missing “SQUIRREL!” (Did you know they found a squirrel with the plague?) And there’s a typo… (too many “are”s) but is an extra word REALLY a typo or just sloppy proofreading? Everyone MUST customize this chart, which means (probably) learning at least one new program (did you know you can take MIT courses for free online?) and Whew! (a noise I only recently started making and I’m scared) so thank goodness — and Chris the Story Reading Ape — that I won’t be getting any writing done today.
Whew! Let’s get started on the rewrite:
It’s too hot in here => ice cream makes me bloated => of course it could just be cancer => I need to write a Bloated Blogger blog post => or maybe my own obituary => but my novel’s not done => let’s watch “Up” again => SQUIRREL!
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Sounds like you haven’t found out where you are on the chart yet Lindy 😀
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Reblogged! (So thanks for that. I am stuck in the “It’s too hot in here” loop. And may be for some time…)
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Lindy’s right. SQUIRREL! Did you see about that squirrel? I have a squirrel who scolds me anytime I go in the back yard. Is he infected? Should that go in my book? Should I write another book? Should I start it while I’m writing these other 12 books that are half-finished? I think I ate too many parfaits last week. I better get on my own obit. Maybe I should just delete this. I should have gone to the beach today. I just watched Dr. Oz. I think I’m dying. I am so sick of American verb tense problems. Everytime I look it up I find out I am write. Right, I mean. But the readers will think it’s wrong. I should move to England. So what do I do, considering slang? I quit! There’s another squirrel out front!
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I’m so happy to see how much this little chart has galvanised the creative juices of all you wonderful writers LOL 😀
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lol. I had my Dr. Oz removed two years ago, and I feel sooo much better… SQUIRREL!
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Hahaha, I like that one. But I’ll just stick to coffee and some good ol’ procrastination. 🙂 Erm, I mean connecting with my friends on social media. Like reading blogs and commenting on them. Want a BANANA? Oops, sorry, I think there’s none left. *facepalm*
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Ouch! You’re supposed to facepalm yourself Lucy 😀
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