So far, everyone has mentioned some of my favorite time wasters–Romance Divas, YouTube, The Movie Data Base. I can add a couple of more like Amazon.com, Blog Things, and IStock Photo.
But to be a true procrastinator, a talented time waster, it takes a very keen sense of avoidance and the ability to use ANYTHING to waste time.
In other words, when I’m supposed to be working on my pitch for the RWA Conference that starts in ten days, I’ll work on my work in progress, “Regaining Command” (the third in my “Command Series).
When I’m supposed to be promoting my upcoming book “Edge of the Storm” (sequel to “Heart of the Storm” coming out the first week in August) I’ll mess around with book trailers.
The trick to time wasting is to make it LOOK as if it applies to my career, but it’s not what I’m supposed to do. Luckily, I have author friends who call me on it (*cough* Lori *cough*) and remind me to “get ‘er done”.
Am I really the only one who does this?
July 20th, 2008 at 11:53 am
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July 20th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Nah. I can waste more minutes than anyone I know.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
LMAO Winter. Is that a writer thing? Every writer I know is totally able to avoid “work” if they want to.
July 20th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Are you kidding me? The other day I didn’t allow anything to get in the way of my writing. When I finished a scene I surfed the web and/or answered email. At the end of the day I had over 2k written and all my blogs and forums visited. I wondered why some days I don’t get any writing done. Umm … because I look for things to do? You are soooo not alone!
July 20th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Well, that’s a relief Nina. I’m so glad you’re getting the writing done.
July 20th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Well, you know what I spent my weekend doing so I’m just not even going to comment lol.