Comments on: Shut The Hell Up And Write: A Whiner's Guide and NaNoWriMo Profile http://www.hownottowrite.com/nanowrimo/shut-the-hell-up-and-write-a-whiners-guide-and-nanowrimo-profile/ If you're reading this, you're not writing. Obvious but true. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom http://www.hownottowrite.com/nanowrimo/shut-the-hell-up-and-write-a-whiners-guide-and-nanowrimo-profile/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Tom Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:10:16 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=483#comment-1349 I like that Wilder quote as well. I've also noticed that I tend to love telling stories about what happened during the adventure, but at the time those same stories are often just annoying problems that I wish hadn't come up. Of course, how could an adventure be such without a few bumps and hiccups along the way? <abbr><em>Tom´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.thatstom.com/?p=206" rel="nofollow">Hitting the Wall at Two Thousand Words per Hour</a></abbr></em> I like that Wilder quote as well. I’ve also noticed that I tend to love telling stories about what happened during the adventure, but at the time those same stories are often just annoying problems that I wish hadn’t come up. Of course, how could an adventure be such without a few bumps and hiccups along the way?

Tom´s last blog post..Hitting the Wall at Two Thousand Words per Hour

]]> By: Amber http://www.hownottowrite.com/nanowrimo/shut-the-hell-up-and-write-a-whiners-guide-and-nanowrimo-profile/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Amber Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:12:30 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=483#comment-1345 I can identify with the Thornton Wilder quote too. In a few months I'll wish my husband would give me all of this free time to write while right now I'm procrastinating writing my final 13,000 words. If I were smart I would finish today or tomorrow, not tell him I was done, and use all that time to catch up on writing my blog posts! <abbr><em>Amber´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.amberstults.com/?p=607" rel="nofollow">Giving a Little Thanks</a></abbr></em> I can identify with the Thornton Wilder quote too. In a few months I’ll wish my husband would give me all of this free time to write while right now I’m procrastinating writing my final 13,000 words. If I were smart I would finish today or tomorrow, not tell him I was done, and use all that time to catch up on writing my blog posts!

Amber´s last blog post..Giving a Little Thanks

]]> By: Deb http://www.hownottowrite.com/nanowrimo/shut-the-hell-up-and-write-a-whiners-guide-and-nanowrimo-profile/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Deb Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:43:03 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/?p=483#comment-1341 @Liz C - quote: "Today, after she blew my socks off*, she ended with this quote from Thornton Wilder: "When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home." " OMG this is exactly me. I think I need to frame this and hang it over next year's Be:Do:Have list. Being present is the hardest thing for so-called *Protestants* because the harangue from the pulpit is to "keep your eyes on Heaven" (which is not where you are currently). Okay, I need to "shut up" and get 10K done today (and that's not the only thing on my plate either). <abbr><em>Deb´s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GsCottage/~3/466254348/fall-beauties-to-enjoy.html" rel="nofollow">Fall beauties to enjoy</a></abbr></em> @Liz C – quote: “Today, after she blew my socks off*, she ended with this quote from Thornton Wilder:

“When you’re safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you’re having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.” ”

OMG this is exactly me. I think I need to frame this and hang it over next year’s Be:Do:Have list. Being present is the hardest thing for so-called *Protestants* because the harangue from the pulpit is to “keep your eyes on Heaven” (which is not where you are currently).

Okay, I need to “shut up” and get 10K done today (and that’s not the only thing on my plate either).

Deb´s last blog post..Fall beauties to enjoy

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