tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post3648426348042663331..comments2024-01-04T19:29:46.884-06:00Comments on The Not-Writing Spectacle: When Does Research Become Stalling?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-82362064184686536332011-01-11T08:26:58.080-06:002011-01-11T08:26:58.080-06:00Man, this is me! I totally was procrasinating last...Man, this is me! I totally was procrasinating last night as I was "researching" for a new project. Fortunatel my CP slapped me around and FORCED me to get writing!Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-69576956132225513352011-01-10T12:20:27.218-06:002011-01-10T12:20:27.218-06:00I agree that procrastination can take on many form...I agree that procrastination can take on many forms. It's a tricky little devil. The one I fall for every time is digging for faux cover pictures. "It will inspire me." Yeah right. Three hours later I have a neck ache and no will to write.<br /><br />Ha ha<br />JennaJAScribbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397856900888952929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-35372865246045183052011-01-10T02:15:08.944-06:002011-01-10T02:15:08.944-06:00Oh, I've totally stalled in the name of resear...Oh, I've totally stalled in the name of research! When I was finishing my final draft, I spent a whole month researching agents and compiling this ridiculously detailed spreadsheet... even though I knew I wouldn't be querying for a couple months and would have to double check everything anyway to be sure nothing had changed.<br /><br />But, in our defense, there are definitely worse distractions than research! :)Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-27288622485333462352011-01-09T21:25:49.518-06:002011-01-09T21:25:49.518-06:00I love stalling! I check and recheck my blog for c...I love stalling! I check and recheck my blog for comments. Then I reply to comments. THEN I research my novel to make sure no one writes the same one. After that, I read excerpts of other novels. I get so caught up in stalling that my ms remains at 35,000 words. HA!Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-46128351546125972152011-01-09T13:05:10.547-06:002011-01-09T13:05:10.547-06:00Hmmm...difficult question to answer. I'm not i...Hmmm...difficult question to answer. I'm not inclined to the publishing world type of research, but can get totally distracted with research related to my stories themselves. Sometimes I have to set a timer just so I can step back and evaluate whether what I'm studying is actually relevant!Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-18962096454055586312011-01-09T13:01:35.877-06:002011-01-09T13:01:35.877-06:00I do this all the time. It's so easy to get di...I do this all the time. It's so easy to get distracted from actual wordage. Sometimes the internet is like a black hole! :pJen Hayleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667936013785239285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-75320929724352113212011-01-09T09:45:39.842-06:002011-01-09T09:45:39.842-06:00I've been researching my latest Wip for the pa...I've been researching my latest Wip for the past year and have enjoyed the research so much it's definitely stalled my writing. <br /><br />I've had to put the research on the back-burner and just get on with telling the story, then I can work on ensuring the correct details are in the book when I do my editing.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.com