Comments on: Juggling http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maria V. Snyder http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1898 Maria V. Snyder Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1898 Thanks for sharing your stories. I agree about the whole house, thing - I'm not going to regret the tumbleweeds of dog hair or the sun room a.k.a play room/disaster area - but I will regret missing the soccer game where my son scored a goal or my daughter's violin recital - so I keep those ball airborne :) Real juggling is fun and impresses most kids and all adults - I'll teach a beginner/refresher course at the next World Fantasy Con - all will be welcome - bring koosh balls and your sense of humor - you'll need it :) Thanks for sharing your stories. I agree about the whole house, thing – I’m not going to regret the tumbleweeds of dog hair or the sun room a.k.a play room/disaster area – but I will regret missing the soccer game where my son scored a goal or my daughter’s violin recital – so I keep those ball airborne :)

Real juggling is fun and impresses most kids and all adults – I’ll teach a beginner/refresher course at the next World Fantasy Con – all will be welcome – bring koosh balls and your sense of humor – you’ll need it :)

]]> By: Kelly McCullough http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1885 Kelly McCullough Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:56:33 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1885 House it mostly very clean, but no kids, no tv, no role-playing games, constricted social life, etc. There are a lot of trade offs if you want to be an author. The only real question is which ones you make. Oh, and I used to juggle too, but that was another of those splat things when I left theater. House it mostly very clean, but no kids, no tv, no role-playing games, constricted social life, etc. There are a lot of trade offs if you want to be an author. The only real question is which ones you make. Oh, and I used to juggle too, but that was another of those splat things when I left theater.

]]> By: Kate Elliott http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1879 Kate Elliott Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:02:19 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1879 I can't remember any more. *g* But, yeah, my house is kind of organized and marginally clean in the important places. If I reach the venerable age of, say, 95, I don't think I'll be looking back on my life wishing I had wet mopped my floors more often. As for the other, I'm actually at that point where, having basically no day to day child-rearing responsibilities I've been able to start adding koosh balls. Not that I can juggle. (however, the house isn't really getting any cleaner). I can’t remember any more. *g*

But, yeah, my house is kind of organized and marginally clean in the important places. If I reach the venerable age of, say, 95, I don’t think I’ll be looking back on my life wishing I had wet mopped my floors more often.

As for the other, I’m actually at that point where, having basically no day to day child-rearing responsibilities I’ve been able to start adding koosh balls. Not that I can juggle. (however, the house isn’t really getting any cleaner).

]]> By: Melinda http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1876 Melinda Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:32:36 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1876 I've had to drop my drawing. To be honest I wasn't that good, but I always had a feeling that with some more experience and time I could learn to draw well. I'll never drop my reading. It may go sometimes in waves (as in: one month I'll read nothing, the next month I'll read 4 books in one weekend), but that's something I'll never drop. I’ve had to drop my drawing. To be honest I wasn’t that good, but I always had a feeling that with some more experience and time I could learn to draw well.

I’ll never drop my reading. It may go sometimes in waves (as in: one month I’ll read nothing, the next month I’ll read 4 books in one weekend), but that’s something I’ll never drop.

]]> By: S.C. Butler http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1874 S.C. Butler Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:08:28 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1874 Wish I could juggle. Even if it was only koosh balls. Wish I could juggle. Even if it was only koosh balls.

]]> By: Karen Wester Newton http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1872 Karen Wester Newton Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:32:55 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1872 Whenever anyone asks me the "How do you have time to write with kids, jobs, etc." question, I say, "If you could see my house, you'd know." Whenever anyone asks me the “How do you have time to write with kids, jobs, etc.” question, I say, “If you could see my house, you’d know.”

]]> By: Diana Pharaoh Francis http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1871 Diana Pharaoh Francis Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:18:57 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/02/04/juggling/#comment-1871 Oh. Wow. Is that what those noises have been all this time? The splatting of dropped . . . eggs? There's so much that has splatted in my life. And now reading has become, ulp, a guilty pleasure. We'll, not all the time, but whenever I should be writing (approaching deadline). Oh. Wow. Is that what those noises have been all this time? The splatting of dropped . . . eggs? There’s so much that has splatted in my life. And now reading has become, ulp, a guilty pleasure. We’ll, not all the time, but whenever I should be writing (approaching deadline).

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