Comments on: Agreeing with Emma http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/ Weblog of National Bestselling, Award-Winning Novelist Sylvia Day Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Renee http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/#comment-2608 Renee Tue, 24 May 2005 00:13:15 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/#comment-2608 Yeah, it's hard to take a break from doing what you love and what you hope will be your career. But watching the kids have a great time swimming almost makes up for the loss of writing time. Almost. I've been told it's about balancing your life. Tell that to the overflowing laundry basket when my head is in a scene. :roll: But the kids are only small once, so I try to enjoy them when they're home from school and write at night. Husband gets the least of my attention--except when it comes to research :grin: Yeah, it’s hard to take a break from doing what you love and what you hope will be your career. But watching the kids have a great time swimming almost makes up for the loss of writing time. Almost.

I’ve been told it’s about balancing your life. Tell that to the overflowing laundry basket when my head is in a scene. :roll:

But the kids are only small once, so I try to enjoy them when they’re home from school and write at night. Husband gets the least of my attention–except when it comes to research :grin:

]]> By: Evangeline http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/#comment-2607 Evangeline Mon, 23 May 2005 20:35:57 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/#comment-2607 I agree. I feel guilty as well when I'm not writing when I should be, but then I feel left out or annoyed over the fact that there isn't enough time in the day to get what I need done, as well as have some "real life" time with outside influences(not to mention that my job cuts into a lot of my time). But then I also worry about the future: what about when I get married? Have kids? Will I be so stuck in my current mode of activity that I'll resent time taken away? :think: How do other authors cope with this? I agree. I feel guilty as well when I’m not writing when I should be, but then I feel left out or annoyed over the fact that there isn’t enough time in the day to get what I need done, as well as have some “real life” time with outside influences(not to mention that my job cuts into a lot of my time). But then I also worry about the future: what about when I get married? Have kids? Will I be so stuck in my current mode of activity that I’ll resent time taken away? :think:

How do other authors cope with this?

]]> By: Wendywoo http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/#comment-2606 Wendywoo Mon, 23 May 2005 18:28:45 +0000 http://www.sylviaday.com/blog/2005/05/22/506/#comment-2606 I love writing, even when it's hard, but I have to have a bit of 'real life' and downtime too. If I didn't, I'd start to resent the writing because it was denying me a lot of the things I love! I get more pleasure from writing because of the other stuff I allow myself to do! :smile: I don't let myself to feel guilty over 'me' time because I know it makes me a happier writer!:grin: I love writing, even when it’s hard, but I have to have a bit of ‘real life’ and downtime too. If I didn’t, I’d start to resent the writing because it was denying me a lot of the things I love! I get more pleasure from writing because of the other stuff I allow myself to do! :smile:

I don’t let myself to feel guilty over ‘me’ time because I know it makes me a happier writer!:grin:

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