tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post6577552445333008722..comments2023-04-14T05:46:16.714-04:00Comments on DB McNicol, Author: #IWSG for June 2017: QuittingDonna B. McNicolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-86046175101847665662017-07-06T13:40:53.899-04:002017-07-06T13:40:53.899-04:00[Apologies...Google lost my setting to let me know...[Apologies...Google lost my setting to let me know I had comments.]<br /><br />Thank you so much for visiting and posting such wise words, Beth.Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-15628149883927897542017-06-10T22:13:04.746-04:002017-06-10T22:13:04.746-04:00Thank you for visiting my blog, Donna. We have mor...Thank you for visiting my blog, Donna. We have more in common than you think, for I turn 74 this year and have been easing back from volunteer work as well. When we first retired about 10 years ago, we traveled everywhere we could . . . but like you, we're now slowing down. Each day, each month, each year is so precious. Each decade presents its own challenges. I hope your eyes soon heal, that life continues in good balance, and that your fingers find those words to tell the stories closest to your heart.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-54296596275094945612017-06-10T12:18:30.461-04:002017-06-10T12:18:30.461-04:00Even self-publishing takes a lot of time that you ...Even self-publishing takes a lot of time that you don't expect. Marketing is so important and can take over with ease. And I hate marketing...LOL!<br /><br />Part of my issue is how I write best. I can't do small chunks each day. I have to do 4-5 hours at a stretch and then I'm exhausted. Oh well, it will work out.Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-57038112596719771082017-06-10T12:16:22.691-04:002017-06-10T12:16:22.691-04:00Perfect distinction! Thanks, Loni. You always have...Perfect distinction! Thanks, Loni. You always have the right/write words.Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-49991967500690210032017-06-10T12:15:49.027-04:002017-06-10T12:15:49.027-04:00Wise words - thank you!!!Wise words - thank you!!!Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-89979452768909103232017-06-10T12:15:26.878-04:002017-06-10T12:15:26.878-04:00Keeping my fingers crossed...but I am committed to...Keeping my fingers crossed...but I am committed to getting my current WIPs done this year!Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-38972425766399375772017-06-10T12:14:59.433-04:002017-06-10T12:14:59.433-04:00It's definitely hard to find the balance, even...It's definitely hard to find the balance, even harder when you have children. Good luck back to you!!!Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-89625675926718930802017-06-10T12:14:11.766-04:002017-06-10T12:14:11.766-04:00I have found my priorities changing more and more....I have found my priorities changing more and more...I'd be happy to become a hermit in a little cottage in the woods. That eccentric old lady everyone talks about. LOL!<br /><br />Seriously, I am looking at things very differently lately...and I know it's the aging process.Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-90750956164139339482017-06-10T12:12:59.375-04:002017-06-10T12:12:59.375-04:00I have too many ideas, just finding it harder and ...I have too many ideas, just finding it harder and harder to get motivated. Sigh... And having time off for my eye surgeries and recovery time isn't helping. Hoping things will change in July. I have a LOT to get done!Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-58747499415848847312017-06-10T12:11:59.632-04:002017-06-10T12:11:59.632-04:00He does, he's my first reader but not a fan of...He does, he's my first reader but not a fan of some of the romance, fantasy stuff. LOL! He enjoys the mysteries and is my firefighter/scuba expert.<br /><br />We are retired and in our first couple of years together, we were out doing stuff all the time. Motorcycle rides, hiking, museums, etc. Now we have slowed down, and that's okay, but I find myself putting off doing things to take time to write.Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-30316538570421086102017-06-08T15:45:06.241-04:002017-06-08T15:45:06.241-04:00I can see setting aside writing someday to enjoy t...I can see setting aside writing someday to enjoy time with loved ones. I have a lot of friends who eventually just started self-publishing because they didn't want to deal with the battle to get books published and promote them.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-22746020868771707212017-06-08T12:54:14.207-04:002017-06-08T12:54:14.207-04:00I'm not sure you're quitting writing as mu...I'm not sure you're quitting writing as much as you are retiring from it, right? Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-91876394040169374822017-06-08T08:39:35.307-04:002017-06-08T08:39:35.307-04:00We all have to do what we think is best for us. If...We all have to do what we think is best for us. If you stay true to who you are and to what you need, everything will work out. Good luck! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-26422638462277457512017-06-07T21:46:10.576-04:002017-06-07T21:46:10.576-04:00Finding a balance is difficult. Maybe after you...Finding a balance is difficult. Maybe after you've taken a break, you'll find a new story, and give yourself time to write it and enjoy family, too.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089502829581772836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-91499599560472482242017-06-07T18:45:01.272-04:002017-06-07T18:45:01.272-04:00I'm struggling with spreading time between fam...I'm struggling with spreading time between family and writing now, because I finally stepped down from a volunteer job that was taking a large amount of time. So now I feel like I want to make up for my away time previously, and for all the time I spent preoccupied because of that volunteer job (I still have a day job), and it makes it hard for me to tell my family I need to go work in my office. Good luck to you in figuring it all out.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-71870219482282085682017-06-07T17:10:54.248-04:002017-06-07T17:10:54.248-04:00I wonder about quitting as I get older too (now in...I wonder about quitting as I get older too (now in my late 60s.) Is it going to been that important to me in the coming years?Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-7788080500659315412017-06-07T15:23:09.482-04:002017-06-07T15:23:09.482-04:00At least you have a plan for what you want to writ...At least you have a plan for what you want to write, so that's definitely not close to quitting yet. And who knows, maybe along the way you'll come up with some new ideas you'll want to write, too.Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963015679650968932.post-1049969603133946842017-06-07T13:15:14.921-04:002017-06-07T13:15:14.921-04:00Time is tough to negotiate. Just curious, does you...Time is tough to negotiate. Just curious, does your husband read what you write? My hubs reads for me, and he has even helped brainstorm characters and stories. We even wrote a short story together. I found involving him more made it feel less like time away.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stephaniescott.net/2017/06/insecure-writers-support-group-survive-little-quits/" rel="nofollow">Here's my IWSG June post: how to survive the 'little quits' </a>Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.com