Comments on: Practical Problogging Tips: Structure Your Writing Time

By: Raj Dash

Raj Dash — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:37:14 +0000

Mariella: I’m actually the opposite. If I sleep more than 5.5-6 hours in a night, I wake up groggy and non-functional. 5.5-6 hrs is my sweet spot. I’ve been like this since I was in my mid-teens.

By: august

august — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:58:52 +0000

When exactly do you sleep? As for me, I have to get in at least 8 hours of sleep per day or I'll be non-functional the next day, and end up staring at the screen like a zombie. Mariella Moon I Twit I Stumble

By: kelkat

kelkat — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:04:29 +0000

Keeping organized is a MUST if you are going to work for yourself (at home or anywhere else). I block out time like you do as well. Each block of time is specifically for work and I squeeze my fiction into the daily errands and chores I have to do (like waiting for the kids at practice). It is important for me to have time set aside when I know (and the people around me know) that I will be working. Otherwise I will continue to put it off until the deadlines are long gone.

By: Raj Dash

Raj Dash — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:44:21 +0000

Noreng: Egg timer, huh? I’ll have to go look for mine

By: Noreng

Noreng — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:40:17 +0000

Great blog, by the way. Keep it up!

By: Noreng

Noreng — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:38:49 +0000

I tend to do the same with my todo-list as I do with my suitcase when I pack for a holiday. First I stuff in everything I know must be there, and then I remove the stuff that didn’t need to be there in the first place after all. What I’m left with is the basics, the really important things.

If you find yourself too organized to have time for fun or relaxation, I guess you just have to schedule it in. On days when the pressure is low I tend to use my egg timer as a tool, and schedule 45 minutes for alternating between important/difficult and unimportant/enjoyable things to do. But then again, you have to be able to take a day off from time to time.