tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post4069653505827002091..comments2023-09-18T12:14:59.476+00:00Comments on First Draft Cafe: Goals List Week Commencing 27th December 2013Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-32459586313896501452013-12-31T22:21:26.659+00:002013-12-31T22:21:26.659+00:00Anne, the only way I recall anything is by recordi...Anne, the only way I recall anything is by recording it on my blog, that I'm either going to do it, or I've done it, or I haven't...then I just look back when I need to do my review. :-) Happy New Year!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-23853446110443134492013-12-31T22:17:17.121+00:002013-12-31T22:17:17.121+00:00Bless you Keith, I hope 2014 bring you good things...Bless you Keith, I hope 2014 bring you good things. XMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-50841266644735094712013-12-31T22:13:50.020+00:002013-12-31T22:13:50.020+00:00Do it, its so worthwhile! Best wishes for a fabulo...Do it, its so worthwhile! Best wishes for a fabulous 2014!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-4600706542561721182013-12-31T22:12:59.687+00:002013-12-31T22:12:59.687+00:00You are very focused...and yes, you will see me in...You are very focused...and yes, you will see me in 2014, Happy New Year!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-11200375567259254042013-12-31T22:10:26.017+00:002013-12-31T22:10:26.017+00:00Hi Elaine, I am definitely going to fill another j...Hi Elaine, I am definitely going to fill another jar...Happy New Year to you and yours!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-10722799044260291722013-12-31T17:29:12.445+00:002013-12-31T17:29:12.445+00:00You are always so organised and what a lot you hav...You are always so organised and what a lot you have done over the year. To be honest my mind goes a bit blank when I try to think over the year I think that comes with looking after toddlers. Have a lovely time at New Year and wishing you a great year ahead.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-59012112671839086492013-12-31T11:11:21.950+00:002013-12-31T11:11:21.950+00:00Its a battle Maria and you've achieved a lot o...Its a battle Maria and you've achieved a lot over the year. Sometimes we tend to sell ourselves short, or look at what we've done through rose tinted spectacles. Neither of these are the way forward, and you always play it straight down the middle and see things how they really are. That's a pretty good way to be when we're all dodging life's bullets and taking cover from the shellfire. The sun does come out more often than we think and you're good at taking a step back and seeing that. The Jar is a fine way of looking back over the previous 12 months. I wish you many good things for 2014 and look forward to some great writing. Ernest Hemingway said “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” He forgot the sweat and tears, but I wouldn't swap any of it for anything. Here's to a great New Year!Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204149912245253542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-79703040896338276392013-12-30T15:00:10.520+00:002013-12-30T15:00:10.520+00:00You have had a productive and successful year. I ...You have had a productive and successful year. I love the idea of a Jar full of Happiness, which I will adopt if that is OK. Bring on 2014; hope it's a good one for you!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928188713843255078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144576325328779987.post-76673715936009831502013-12-30T10:19:31.393+00:002013-12-30T10:19:31.393+00:00Hi Maria,
As I'm reading this I'm about t...Hi Maria,<br /><br />As I'm reading this I'm about to load a blog myself, looking back at the year. It's that time isn't it? We feel we've procrastinated so much and yet, when we look hard enough, we've usually done more than we set out to do. Writers are notorious for putting themselves down and I'm no exception!<br /><br />I know how you feel about 'losing the plot' with the WIP. Turning to alternatives like flash fiction is the right thing to do. It certainly gives my mind a welcome break, releasing inspiration I cannot inject into my WIP because characters and situations simply don't fit. I've penned 3 pieces with a combined word count of almost 50k that will never see the light of day. However, they were a great distraction and helped me return to editing.<br /><br />I'm glad your health is on the mend and love your idea for the jar of happiness. Let's make more happiness to add to your new jar in 2014!<br /><br />Elaine xxxE S Moxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910986089563223935noreply@blogger.com