tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post2562254775143166603..comments2024-03-15T05:16:15.397-06:00Comments on Writing While the Rice Boils: The Lonely Cabin Myth: Writing in the Middle of Real LifeDebbie Maxwell Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-2037059514563779462010-09-22T12:18:20.484-06:002010-09-22T12:18:20.484-06:00You're right, CJ. We work with what we have, a...You're right, CJ. We work with what we have, and sometimes get pretty creative with it! You can build your cabin next to mine, if you don't mind the company!Debbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-8824258757874568882010-09-22T11:09:25.418-06:002010-09-22T11:09:25.418-06:00I think we do what we have to do while we do it. ...I think we do what we have to do while we do it. I write when I can as well - and it makes me focus faster and know that I only have a bit of time to get something valuable down. It is a great skill to have that moms like us cultivate. <br /><br />I still think there is something to be said about the cabin in the woods - it's just not my season for it. Let's talk in 18 years.CJ Poindexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468168710219175873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-36507962364677187642010-09-21T09:46:11.954-06:002010-09-21T09:46:11.954-06:00Sounds like you're making tons of progress by ...Sounds like you're making tons of progress by "writing in the cracks". That's the way to do it! <br /><br />I was thrilled to get 600 words into my WIP yesterday. Hoping for more today.<br /><br />-DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-34459076049569667742010-09-21T09:40:23.828-06:002010-09-21T09:40:23.828-06:00Oh, Debbie. I can so relate to this post! I drea...Oh, Debbie. I can so relate to this post! I dream of a vacation in a cottage where I can hear (not necessarily see) the surf in the distance... But, I also find I thrive on those few scenes written in my always present notebook while waiting for the kids and, yes, even in the bathroom (TMI). I read, write, think, plan constantly and as life moves forward, so does my dream...bit by busy bit. I missed that Anna was from Alaska. I grew up there...but in the "bustling" town of Kenai (no internet back them!)LINDA'S BOOK GARDENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380644949713158187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-75194349260469788382010-09-20T19:16:11.854-06:002010-09-20T19:16:11.854-06:00You are so right, Anna! I should have thought of y...You are so right, Anna! I should have thought of you. I've looked at your wonderful pictures with envy--and wondered how many novels I might have completed like you did. <br /><br />-DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-47391620708705545302010-09-20T17:24:16.554-06:002010-09-20T17:24:16.554-06:00But I LIVE the life of the little cabin in the woo...But I LIVE the life of the little cabin in the woods getaway. If you go to my blog - http://AnnaOfAlaska.blogspot.com - you'll see a picture of my house and read a few true stories of my life out here. Having a few less of life's distractions isn't a hindrance to my writing, but you have to get used to it. Now, my biggest hindrance is the internet - go figure.Anna L. Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00144458783329501190noreply@blogger.com