Comments on: Making the Time http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Steve Buchheit http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/#comment-528 Steve Buchheit Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:35:06 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/#comment-528 Oh yeah, time management is a big thing. With three jobs before the writing (day job + overtime, council, freelance design), it's the last one that usually get the shaft. It totally sucks, but I'm still abe to get words down and finish short stories. We'll see how well it works for a novel soon. But all four jobs and the personally life all come down to priorities. Sometimes you can ignore home for work, one job for another, eventually you have to give top priority to each one. Oh yeah, time management is a big thing. With three jobs before the writing (day job + overtime, council, freelance design), it’s the last one that usually get the shaft. It totally sucks, but I’m still abe to get words down and finish short stories. We’ll see how well it works for a novel soon. But all four jobs and the personally life all come down to priorities. Sometimes you can ignore home for work, one job for another, eventually you have to give top priority to each one.

]]> By: Jim C. Hines http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/#comment-507 Jim C. Hines Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:54:59 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/#comment-507 That's probably a wise choice :) Usually I'm fairly good at managing deadlines, but this time ... well, not so much. Though I <i>did</i> get the blog posted on the 24th, so it's all good, right? That’s probably a wise choice :)

Usually I’m fairly good at managing deadlines, but this time … well, not so much. Though I did get the blog posted on the 24th, so it’s all good, right?

]]> By: Marie Brennan http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/#comment-505 Marie Brennan Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:59:13 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/09/24/making-the-time/#comment-505 I had to solemnly promise my fiance that if it came down to a question of doing my revisions early like my editor requested, or finishing the wedding arrangements, I would choose the wedding. <g> You've hit on part of the reason, though, that I am making a habit of composing my SF Novelists posts some time in advance of my actual day. Not only does it mean I get my ideas down while they're fresh; this way, I don't have to worry about finding the time on the sixteenth day of every month. I had to solemnly promise my fiance that if it came down to a question of doing my revisions early like my editor requested, or finishing the wedding arrangements, I would choose the wedding. <g>

You’ve hit on part of the reason, though, that I am making a habit of composing my SF Novelists posts some time in advance of my actual day. Not only does it mean I get my ideas down while they’re fresh; this way, I don’t have to worry about finding the time on the sixteenth day of every month.

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