tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post2481085766291025131..comments2024-02-01T13:07:47.576-06:00Comments on Linda Rodriguez Writes: ResistanceLinda Rodriguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-36918805934287674462013-06-25T18:37:21.726-05:002013-06-25T18:37:21.726-05:00Linda, that's a very nice design. Thanks!Linda, that's a very nice design. Thanks!Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-31107944760576017522013-06-25T18:13:18.431-05:002013-06-25T18:13:18.431-05:00Reine, this is the computer timer I use.
http://f...Reine, this is the computer timer I use.<br /><br />http://freealarmclocksoftware.com/Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-37637021809359312042013-06-25T18:07:06.996-05:002013-06-25T18:07:06.996-05:00Kitchen timers sound perfect. They're very sim...Kitchen timers sound perfect. They're very simple to operate, and I wouldn't have to worry about programming them. I'm going to look for a desktop timer app for my computer as well. There are lots of clocks that you can use as timers, but I think my answer is just a bare-bones timer.<br /><br />I get the best ideas from you, Linda. Thank you.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-69309497390236027462013-06-25T16:48:30.193-05:002013-06-25T16:48:30.193-05:00That sounds like a perfect project, Reine1 Yeah, t...That sounds like a perfect project, Reine1 Yeah, timers are my friend. I downloaded a free alarm clock timer to my laptop plus I have kitchen timers all over the house. You can get a little digital timer about the size of two stamps that you can hang around your neck, too. Best of luck!Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-67395614616424973702013-06-25T15:47:27.539-05:002013-06-25T15:47:27.539-05:00Thank you, Linda.
Oh! My secondary project can be...Thank you, Linda.<br /><br />Oh! My secondary project can be the thriller I've been thinking about that I just can't do it as a short story. I was about to abandon it but couldn't quite let go of the story. This will be a great way to work on it as a larger project.<br /><br />I love the timer idea. I use timers anyway for reasons similar to yours. I tried to use the built in weight shift timer on my wheelchair, but that doesn't work very well. Now I use a timer on my iPad or computer. I could add in a special time setting for the secondary project then activate it as needed.<br /><br />Thanks!Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-21199310590330336262013-06-25T14:04:57.369-05:002013-06-25T14:04:57.369-05:00It works for me and for a lot of writers I know, b...It works for me and for a lot of writers I know, but of course, it won't necessarily work for everyone. You have to have a certain amount of discipline not to just go off on the secondary project and leave your main one.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-20418410435893259312013-06-25T14:02:42.481-05:002013-06-25T14:02:42.481-05:00Nice article Linda. I really enjoy reading your ad...Nice article Linda. I really enjoy reading your advices and admire you tremendously. I like the idea of a side project. I'm going to have to implement it. What I do now is try to target myself for a certain number of words everyday without fail. Then if I write more I feel really good. However, sometimes I'm up really late meeting my target! Todd Gilberthttp://www.pleasurephilosophy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-20720481344661617252013-06-25T09:01:42.898-05:002013-06-25T09:01:42.898-05:00Reine, first you select one of the other projects ...Reine, first you select one of the other projects you want to do to designate as your secondary project. It works best for me if it's pretty different from the main project--thriller or fantasy versus mystery--and if it's at an earlier stage than the main project. So perhaps you'd be making notes and exploring characters or planning the plotline while you're writing the first draft on the main project. Because of these differences, it will make a nice reward and a change. I often use some project that's very different from what I normally do. It's a nice way to explore a new genre and see if it works for you as a writer.<br /><br />The trick to keep it from taking over the main project is to have a strong commitment to the main project, which you'll have with a contract deadline, but before you have one of those, you can set an artificial one, a critique group or beta reader who is expecting a draft of so many chapters by such and such a date is one good way to do this.<br /><br />Also, I use a kitchen timer or the alarm clock timer I have on my laptop to limit the time I can spend on the secondary project. But then I'm used to using a timer constantly to make me get up and move around, so my muscles and joints won't freeze up.<br /><br />I hope it works for you as well as it works for me. xoxoxoLinda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-67361178435083658682013-06-25T02:34:39.653-05:002013-06-25T02:34:39.653-05:00Linda, I like the secondary project that might tu...Linda, I like the secondary project that might turn into a primary project idea. I'm not sure I know how to implement it without its taking over the primary place before its time. Do you just set a goal for the primary and then as reward you work on your secondary? If you have found that works I will try it. It makes me a little nervous though.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-47622914624926504482013-06-23T08:07:47.973-05:002013-06-23T08:07:47.973-05:00Yes, it does!Yes, it does!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-15059062678408616122013-06-22T23:06:39.083-05:002013-06-22T23:06:39.083-05:00Yes, Sheila, cleaning the fridge, for sure. I neve...Yes, Sheila, cleaning the fridge, for sure. I never notice how much mess my house contains until I'm dealing with resistance. Then, it's like, "OMG! I cannot live like this another minute!"<br /><br />Yes, the timer trick works well, too. I can do anything for 15 minutes--if I know I can stop at the end of those minutes.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-14153596960268799432013-06-22T22:51:48.550-05:002013-06-22T22:51:48.550-05:00Linda, you left out cleaning the refrigerator! Ser...Linda, you left out cleaning the refrigerator! Seriously, great post. I likethe second project idea. Sometimes I also trick myself - I promise myself that if I work on "it" for a certain # of minutes (10, 15) that I can quick. Usually once I start, I get past that wall and go go go. Sometimes I clean the fridge. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-22449627842563198752013-06-22T22:14:10.724-05:002013-06-22T22:14:10.724-05:00Joyce, it helps to personify, don't you think?...Joyce, it helps to personify, don't you think? :-)Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051850324215622990.post-68839837479354872702013-06-22T21:17:58.454-05:002013-06-22T21:17:58.454-05:00From now on, I'll think of my resistance as Sn...From now on, I'll think of my resistance as Snidely Whiplash and expect Dudley Do-Right to rescue me. :-)<br /><br />Seriously, this is a very helpful post. I definitely have that resistance problem. On the upside, my house is very clean!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.com