tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4887262511480649633..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Do writers need holidays? - Jo CarrollKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35759528745711504922015-08-24T23:28:30.273+01:002015-08-24T23:28:30.273+01:00yes I'm kind of in between, I've often don...yes I'm kind of in between, I've often done some writing or other work on holiday or while travelling, on the other hand I'm pretty good at procrastinating and holidays are a very good way of doing that! Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78961085548675642742015-08-24T18:25:38.248+01:002015-08-24T18:25:38.248+01:00A mixed response ... which seems about how it is! ...A mixed response ... which seems about how it is! Maybe as many opinions on this as there are writers?JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80156980792039418232015-08-24T11:15:19.862+01:002015-08-24T11:15:19.862+01:00In theory, I hate the idea of being away from my P...In theory, I hate the idea of being away from my PC for any significant length of time - and yet, this summer, I've actually spent quite a bit of time away, and I have to say I enjoyed it. It was nice to get away from the usual grind and spend time thinking about things other than writing, blogging and tweeting. When you're doing something you love, you don't really think about the possibility of burnout, but you can still be affected by it, and I think that to an extent I was. Now, I feel refreshed and ready to go. I am expecting this feeling to last for all of about 2 weeks...Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55792561272167576032015-08-24T10:19:27.942+01:002015-08-24T10:19:27.942+01:00But will those intensive first drafts and rewrites...But will those intensive first drafts and rewrites cooperate with a timetable?Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-64498293394564167862015-08-24T09:09:54.072+01:002015-08-24T09:09:54.072+01:00I never really want to stop writing - but as of th...I never really want to stop writing - but as of this moment, I can recognise exhaustion and the need for a holiday (which, sadly, I don't think I'm going to get or not till next spring.) About a month ago, I realised that I need to try to organise my writing life so that I'm doing those intensive first drafts and first draft revisions through winter rather than summer. I have been at my desk for almost the whole of summer and I feel as though it has more or less passed me by. But it's been such a wretched summer up here that I suppose it doesn't make much difference. Going to make a determined effort to change things for the future!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.com