tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post1646289791725000135..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: PlanneringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-61784330533942096492008-01-15T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-15T22:13:00.000-05:00"...leave a few days to one week blank every quart..."...leave a few days to one week blank every quarter to create some <B>space</B> for the unexpected."<BR/><BR/>For some reason I first read that as "...leave a few days to one week blank every quarter to create some <B>spice</B> for the unexpected."<BR/><BR/>I guess that works too, huh?C.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03405230532317363372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17819274797015788652008-01-14T16:09:00.000-05:002008-01-14T16:09:00.000-05:00I'd have to agree with the importance of "planneri...I'd have to agree with the importance of "plannering" (I love that word, by the way), but I guess it shouldn't surprise me to see "creative types" (hate that word, though) balk at the idea. In my day job, I'm a graphic designer, which is another creative job, but it's also a business -- which means juggling projects and meeting deadlines. As a writer, I find I'll dabble in too many projects or waste too much time on other things if I don't get organized and impose a little order on my workload. After all, even though writing is FUN, it's still a JOB.<BR/><BR/>BUT, everyone's gotta find their own method. Tricky, indeed...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04698953192619251503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-85011478561021831342008-01-14T12:58:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:58:00.000-05:00I would love, just love to see a page or two from ...I would love, just love to see a page or two from your planner. Not the current one, but one from, say, last year, with all the tidbits blacked out for safety sake.<BR/><BR/>I am writing, seriously, now and I also homeschool, and since my husband is in the Army, I am virtually a single mom.<BR/><BR/>I have a planner and I am trying to use it, but I just can't get it organized properly. <BR/><BR/>Do you write by the hour, word count or due date?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-61855902114211489472008-01-12T22:58:00.000-05:002008-01-12T22:58:00.000-05:00This is the kind of thing I love -- seeing how to ...This is the kind of thing I love -- seeing how to make the most of your time, especially if you work from home. And it's even better to see it from full-time writers. <BR/><BR/>Not to be too prying, but is there any way you could post a visual of what this looks like? A mock-up dayplanner page or something? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this!Eliza Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277839161170573789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-88446730662962895662008-01-12T17:08:00.000-05:002008-01-12T17:08:00.000-05:00Hi all, Tom here. I moderate comments for Lynn wh...Hi all, Tom here. I moderate comments for Lynn when she's out of her office as she is today.<BR/><BR/>While rejecting a group of nuisance spam that posted, I accidentally deleted this real comment:<BR/><BR/><B>catslady has left a new comment on your post "Plannering": <BR/><BR/>plannering - is that a little like strategery lol? I'm with Shiloh!</B><BR/><BR/>Catslady, I'm sorry. Your comment shouldn't have been rejected at all. I will slow down on the rejects so that this doesn't happen again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-48325515155352071872008-01-12T13:08:00.000-05:002008-01-12T13:08:00.000-05:00Planners don't work for me. I never open them, lol...Planners don't work for me. I never open them, lol.JC Coyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234200561890842403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49507403768711731042008-01-12T12:43:00.000-05:002008-01-12T12:43:00.000-05:00De-lurking for a moment...I am also a planner beli...De-lurking for a moment...<BR/><BR/>I am also a planner believer. About a year ago I incorporated everything into Outlook tasks and calendar so that I have all my big projects, little goals, birthdays, errands, appointments, phone calls, etc. in one place. <BR/><BR/>Then I back it all up about five different ways. I depend on it so completely, I would be one traumatized individual if I ever lost it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76503213999668268572008-01-12T09:48:00.000-05:002008-01-12T09:48:00.000-05:00You've got some great ideas. I always write in al...You've got some great ideas. I always write in all the birthdays myself as well. <BR/><BR/>Should I...when I get farther in my writing life I'll need to be even more organized with my paperwork in particular. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your ideas and secrets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516608862006726796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-14984252914887113612008-01-12T08:26:00.000-05:002008-01-12T08:26:00.000-05:00I'm in awe. I couldn't be that organized if my li...I'm in awe. I couldn't be that organized if my life depended on it.<BR/><BR/>Even the WORD organized gives me hives.... shudder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76543447562619028732008-01-12T02:41:00.000-05:002008-01-12T02:41:00.000-05:00I live by my planner. I got into the habit in a bi...I live by my planner. I got into the habit in a big way when i worked graveyard shift ( what day is it again) and now in school, I LIVE by the planner. <BR/><BR/>Over the break, i wrote in week by week the reading/topics/ that are covered in that week's lectures and labs. Mark in the midterms, exams. Write down the prof's contact info. <BR/><BR/>I'd be so doomed without it. I just have too much going on and if it isn't written down, i'm certain to forget it. <BR/><BR/>Each week i block in the lectures/labs so that at a glance i can see what time i have open as well.<BR/><BR/>Somewhere in there, i fit in writing, once an week.<BR/><BR/>Major project deadlines for life, and other things go in, along with when major bills are due. <BR/><BR/>All hail the planner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-3313845460565561332008-01-12T01:32:00.000-05:002008-01-12T01:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, Lynn. That's a really good idea. I think...Thanks, Lynn. That's a really good idea. I think I need a little structure in my life -- my self discipline is almost none. Maybe it'll even help my school work when the new college semester starts soon.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390976365608913886noreply@blogger.com