tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5080893195275982893..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: How to Overcome Your Dread of GAWD - Reb MacRathKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76088604744310379232016-12-14T01:46:46.413+00:002016-12-14T01:46:46.413+00:00Thanks, Umberto. It is a raw hour to rise, that...Thanks, Umberto. It is a raw hour to rise, that's for sure. But, compared with the alternative--spending two to three years on each book, at my age--the price is one I gladly pay. With luck, pluck and persistence, I may be able to write full-time soon.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1278075204241754762016-12-13T08:00:13.292+00:002016-12-13T08:00:13.292+00:00Gawd, Reb! I would be sleepless in Seattle trying ...Gawd, Reb! I would be sleepless in Seattle trying to keep up with your schedule. I'm just getting to bed at 4 a. m.! Hat's off to you not only as an early riser but a prolific one. <br />(I do my best writing, such as it is, in the wee hours.) <br /><br />As for where you find yourself once again, I recommend the sage advice my boyhood hero, Yogi Berra: <br />"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-60935317976632779212016-12-12T15:37:09.879+00:002016-12-12T15:37:09.879+00:00I've heard of that, Reb. It's what Beckett...I've heard of that, Reb. It's what Beckett called (in All That Fall, I think) 'fully paid up death'!Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53643129591605073302016-12-12T15:09:22.795+00:002016-12-12T15:09:22.795+00:00Thanks, Bill and Jan. Last night I wondered what I...Thanks, Bill and Jan. Last night I wondered what I'd say in an interview if I were asked how I manage to write on my schedule...The honest answer--but one I'd never dare to give--would be: 'It's easy if you give up alcohol, tobacco, women, partying of any kind and even socializing.' glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-50829911483481925072016-12-12T12:03:42.423+00:002016-12-12T12:03:42.423+00:00Or move to a smaller country, like Britain. Post B...Or move to a smaller country, like Britain. Post Brexit I would have said don't bother, then you'all trumped us with Trump. All I can say now is that he's a hard gawd, that GAWD. Dare I say keep smiling?Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7786255648464770562016-12-12T10:35:12.805+00:002016-12-12T10:35:12.805+00:004 a.m? 4 A.M!!!!
Anyone who gets up at that time ...4 a.m? 4 A.M!!!!<br /><br />Anyone who gets up at that time deserves better.<br /><br />Sod's Law is what we call your job dilemma, Reb. I'm sorry to hear it. If there were any justice, the amount of time, thought and effort you put into your books would result in sales that enabled you to write full time.<br /><br />But 4 A.M... Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.com