tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post7748451347252900919..comments2024-02-13T15:37:51.463-05:00Comments on Ellis Vidler's Unpredictable Muse: The Lonely GarretEllis Vidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-78285549159927459672012-08-22T09:03:18.885-04:002012-08-22T09:03:18.885-04:00Darla, thanks! Hope you enjoy it. I expect to have...Darla, thanks! Hope you enjoy it. I expect to have a new one out in November. I should be working on it now but like Jacqueline, here I am on that seductive siren, the Internet. :-) <br /><br />By the way, Kathy is offline right now but will check in when she can.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-67076333050410676472012-08-21T16:51:10.996-04:002012-08-21T16:51:10.996-04:00Enjoyed your blog, Kathleen, and love your name. A...Enjoyed your blog, Kathleen, and love your name. As long as I have my coffee, ear plugs, and blanket, I can write. Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-72644913254742756762012-08-21T16:22:51.625-04:002012-08-21T16:22:51.625-04:00A locked attic sometimes sounds pretty nice. My ow...A locked attic sometimes sounds pretty nice. My own personal solution is to write on a non-Internet enabled machine. I stumbled on this method by starting out as a writer in pre-Internet days (so my work is still done in Windows 98). Other than that, seems to work pretty well! This was a nice post to read, Kathy & Ellis--I enjoyed the comments, too.jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-4785321827981919002012-08-21T15:10:12.119-04:002012-08-21T15:10:12.119-04:00There are so many distractions, it's easy to m...There are so many distractions, it's easy to make excuses not to work--and here I am social networking!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-73222838673049177542012-08-21T14:35:04.210-04:002012-08-21T14:35:04.210-04:00Thank you for this shift of perception; we always ...Thank you for this shift of perception; we always seem to think that someone else must have had it 'easier'... but it really does come down to will power and discipline, eh? At least most of the time. After decades spent on a rigid schedule of working with attorneys, I have to admit that once I left that behind, I'm not so good at structuring my time and enforcing discipline upon Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-57063361126614986912012-08-21T09:55:40.952-04:002012-08-21T09:55:40.952-04:00Me too, Kathy. There are so many distractions and ...Me too, Kathy. There are so many distractions and I let them ruin my concentration. I want a quiet place and the discipline to turn off the Internet and email. That lonely garret looks pretty good.<br />Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-50266575558659798032012-08-21T09:10:16.113-04:002012-08-21T09:10:16.113-04:00Great post, Kathy. You've hit on the biggest p...Great post, Kathy. You've hit on the biggest problem writers face today, and it's not TV or the Internet. It's their own lack of discipline to shut them off. I'm guilty, I admit. Now after checking one more thing online, I'm going to close down. Do you hear that, Polly. (My inner voice is saying, yeah, yeah. Right!)Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.com