Procrastination is a writer’s worst enemy. With tight deadlines
for complete manuscripts, edits and galleys no author can afford to stop and
‘fool around’ doing nothing. Unfortunately, procrastination hits the author as
easily as it does everyone else. Sometimes worse...but then it’s called
“Writer’s Block”.
I’ve often wondered how other writers waste time, so I asked
a few of the other Romance Gems to admit to their favorite form of
procrastination. Here’s what they had to
say....
"My favorite form of procrastination when I can't write
is scrolling mindlessly through my social media feeds." - Elsa Kurt,
author of Awkward Adventures in Dating
"I usually get sucked into the black hole that is
social media when I'm procrastinating. Sometimes, I manage to convince myself
that I'm being productive because it counts as marketing." - Satin
Russell, author of Secret Hunger
“It's so hard to stay on track when writing and facing that
blank page. I tell myself ‘I'll just pop over to Facebook for a minute.’ Of
course, that minute always turns out to be many, many minutes.” – Cheryl
Bolen, author of LastDuke Standing
“Procrastination is my middle name and my favourite method
of exercising same is checking email, FB, Twitter, then my sales, then email,
FB, Twitter, then my sales, email, FB...” - Bonnie Edwards author of The Brantons
“I pick up the remote and watch CNN documentaries. After an
episode I’m back in the groove to write.” – Lucinda Race, author of TheLoudon Series
"I adore the love story of Emma Swan and Killian Jones,
and whenever I can't write, I watch their scenes on YouTube and my heart just
sings!" -- Kara O'Neal, author of Destiny's Secrets
“My favorite form of procrastination is watching Caribbean
Life and dreaming of where I’ll go once I make enough money.” - Kathleen
Lawless, author of Grace's Folly
“My favorite form of procrastination when I can't write is
watching nostalgic television series on the ME or Cozy TV channels.
Doesn't matter if they're comedies like Cheers or detective shows like
Remington Steele. I can sack out on the couch for hours visiting with my
old friends." - Nora LeDuc, author of Midnight Girl
"My favorite form of procrastination when I can't write
is reading a great romance novel, because then I can convince myself I'm still
helping my writing." Kari Lemor - author of RunningTarget
“When procrastination hits me, I usually watch Buzzfeed
Unsolved or similar conspiracy theory videos on youtube.” – Laura Hunsaker,
author of Dark Past
“When I procrastinate I do it big: with chocolate and
you-tube videos of 80's and 90's Rock bands and balladeers! Nothing like a
little head bopping and candy to wile away a few minutes...or hours....or, well
- you get the idea!” - Peggy Jaeger, author of Dearly Beloved
And, as for myself ...
"My favorite form of procrastination when I can't write
is watching Pentatonix and Superfruit music videos on YouTube. I’ve also become
addicted to watching people reacting to Pentatonix videos. It’s a vicious cycle!" - Nancy Fraser, author of Time and Again
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Until my next turn on the blog, stay happy, stay healthy, stay well read!
Nancy
Oh, Emma and Killian-loved those two. Thanks, Nancy for a fun blog. Maybe we can have a procrastination recovery group.
ReplyDeleteI'll join you there on the social media scroll. I call it "promotion," but we all know...
ReplyDeleteYup, social media is another black hole of time sucking!! I need to get better at limiting my time there!
ReplyDeleteI see a few common themes here. At least none of us are cleaning the bathroom! LOL. Nancy, I love fairytale-themed books. Looks like a good one I need on my Kindle.
ReplyDeleteOkay...it's amazing we get any writing done at all!
ReplyDeleteLoved hearing how my friends procrastinate. I would procrastinate—if I had the time. Since I'm always taking on more than I have time to do, I'm constantly playing catch-up. If I could, I'd read for hours on end.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is a huge time suck for procrastinating. I also decided long ago that if I’m procrastinating it’s because I don’t have all the information I need to proceed with a task. There’s a reason I’m being held up. Timelines can approach and I can end up completely under the gun but I’m a firm believer that everything gets done when it’s supposed to. Sometimes we need a spark and procrastinating, which allows us to ‘zone out’ or allow things to percolate a little can bring that ‘Aha!’ moment we need. Procrastinating isn’t all bad, at least not in my experience. Thanks for sharing all the different ways to procrastinate!
ReplyDeleteSocial media drains my time. And I love reading romance books - my favorite way to escape reality.
ReplyDeletePentatonix is super cool! They're amazingly talented! I love their videos too!!
Thank you for all the great comments. I've declared today (Monday) as a "no procrastination" day. Let's see how long that lasts.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see I'm not the only one getting sucked into social media! Great topic, Nancy.
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