tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post3231257955478870313..comments2024-03-27T03:16:57.365-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: Just Do It (ish) by Jenny GardinerWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-90371787875590296182014-01-22T10:06:56.154-05:002014-01-22T10:06:56.154-05:00Loving the "-ish" and a bit grateful tha...Loving the "-ish" and a bit grateful that even someone prolific as you struggles with the same demons as I. Having just released my agent and publisher, I feel optimistically terrified. I've been on a six-month hiatus from writing. Sometimes I forget I ever called myself a writer. So, scheduling my life around my unexpected responsibility as an office manager for my husband's business, is something I've neglected...or maybe just been afraid to do because I fear my writing muse has moved on without me.<br /><br />Thanks for this thoughtful post.Christa Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620389675433700944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-6655751754513823452014-01-21T10:53:55.630-05:002014-01-21T10:53:55.630-05:00Glad you're trying, Reese. I'm with you, n...Glad you're trying, Reese. I'm with you, not the daily success I'd like, but progress in the right direction…<br />Sheila! thanks! But I haven't published anything new in a couple of years, so I've been on self-inflicted ice...Jenny Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958016422431736544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-26089393835821325262014-01-21T08:26:44.906-05:002014-01-21T08:26:44.906-05:00Boy it's like you entered my body and spoke fo...Boy it's like you entered my body and spoke for me. I've been coming to the same conclusions about everything. Except then I scroll down and see all the books you've published while I've been stuck on #3 for five years. Maybe you're being just a mite hard on yourself. You've accomplished so much already. And you're so funny. I just put a quote from Sylvia Plath on my computer "The greatest enemy to creativity is self-doubt." I'd add that the second is the World Wide Web. xoxo SheilaSheila Curranhttp://www.sheilacurran.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-75912081194455738322014-01-21T07:27:16.020-05:002014-01-21T07:27:16.020-05:00Love this post, Jenny. I've been dealing with ...Love this post, Jenny. I've been dealing with some of these same issues: distraction, other priorities, a hit to my confidence and social media. I've also come to the conclusion that scheduling all of my obligations is the only way I'll get anything done, but I haven't exactly been following through on that. Yet, I have finally gotten some writing done. Primarily because I'm ditching a project I want to work on even less. :-) Good luck to you!Reese Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522332142721434924noreply@blogger.com