tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post1963394658688586175..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Are you unbalanced?Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-72767699104600378742009-11-30T16:57:10.200-05:002009-11-30T16:57:10.200-05:00Balance. Is that what the Greeks meant by the Gol...Balance. Is that what the Greeks meant by the Golden Mean?<br /><br />I have very little balance in any aspect of my life. I don't even have good physical coordination, much less spiritual or mental equilibrium. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-26042701808275245582009-11-30T15:47:43.314-05:002009-11-30T15:47:43.314-05:00You have touched on a major problem for me, one th...You have touched on a major problem for me, one that only massive amounts of self-discipline could cure. I now have a TBR (to be read) pile, and a MBR (must be read) pile. <br /><br />Sometimes these categories overlap. That's on a good day.<br /><br />My solution is much like Sue Ann's: I read at night, even with the TV blaring. Reading during the day is way too indulgent for me, although I have been known to indulge.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-87639866740410058502009-11-30T15:22:13.988-05:002009-11-30T15:22:13.988-05:00Excellent post. When I'm in full draft mode I ...Excellent post. When I'm in full draft mode I don't read - I just don't have time. Every spare moment I am writing. Once the draft is done and I'm between writing (planning this, tweaking that, wondering about how I'm going to fix that over there) I read. I read lots. Then I get back into writing. It is a nice cycle but the number of unread books is starting to pile up and I don't anticipate that it is going to shrink anytime soon.<br />Thanks for sharing this great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-16002400645548866212009-11-30T11:59:35.886-05:002009-11-30T11:59:35.886-05:00Tim, There's another Keith Raffel out there wr...Tim, There's another Keith Raffel out there writing thrillers?<br /><br />BTW, I wrote a good hunk of Dot Dead on flights between JFK and SFO. Maybe you should make yourself a deal. Write 1000 words and then you get to read the rest of the flight. If you go to NYC every week and write 1000 words on each leg, you are done with 80K words in around 9 months. And that's without writing anywhere else.<br /><br />Muchas gracias, amigo,<br />KeithKeith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-53105464497586583762009-11-30T11:50:57.821-05:002009-11-30T11:50:57.821-05:00What does this good balance look like? I think if ...What does this good balance look like? I think if I had a clearer picture, I might be able to get closer to it.<br /><br />Why so much flying, Tim?Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-5311374882503941802009-11-30T08:26:49.248-05:002009-11-30T08:26:49.248-05:00Great post, Tim. Though I'm sorry you're o...Great post, Tim. Though I'm sorry you're on planes so much these days. One of the things I miss most since I started writing is the large amount of time I used to spend reading. In the past year I've made it a point to carve out time to read, scheduling it much as I do my writing. I write in the mornings. Read in the evenings. I also listen to books on tape while exercising or doing housework. It does take a while to find a good balance.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com