I am taking a blog break. I have to. I really want to get this book as good as I can before the first of March. I intended to start sending it out the first of February but due to the process I alluded to in my last post, that won't be possible. I also thought I would be having my 'usual slow January'. Nope. It has been full of clients and workshops and well...work. And a darn good thing that is too - it eases the general pain of poverty and lets my imagination work on plot developments rather than survival probabilities.
I will not be posting for a month, I imagine. For me it isn't the posting that is time consuming. I am used to writing quick pieces - I was a journalist in my spotty youth and have kept the facility - but I don't think it is fair to have people read and comment on my pieces when I'm not coming around to their blogs. And I simply can't comment in a fast fashion. I know, I know - I can write posts quickly but that is because I ruminate on them in my bed in the morning - so then I just need to throw them down. But to comment means to ruminate on the spot - takes me longer. I don't like comments from folks JUST for the sake of commenting. In transactional anaylsis we call that 'ritual' or 'pastiming'. Not many strokes are exchanged. It's okay, it keeps the grease of human communication moving, but I like to really grok what I've read and then comment on it. And so, dear readers, I will be taking a hiatus (isn't that a nice word), a gap from the bloggy world. I'm sure I'll visit but not with the same urgency as before. I hope I see you all in a month and with GOOD news.
with tremendous respect and affection,
10 comments:
Happy writing, Jan. See you when you return.
We'll miss you. But good luck! I look forward to hearing good news from you. Oh, and hiatus is a good word, but grok is even better! Best wishes Jan.
Good luck and I look forward to reading great news from you when you return. Best wishes!
Looking forward to your news! Hope you'll have a good break. :)
Jan - Enjoy your well-deserved blog break! And we'll be here - eager for your news - when you get back!
Good on ya gal!
Like one of those green-juice fasts, I hope it is invigorating and powerful. May any loose story strings tie themselves up in perfect bows, and the rest of the time be well-spent, deep and satisfying. Hugs!
Good luck Jan:) See you when you come back, and fingers crossed for your novel x
It take me a lot of time to comment too. Ah well, good luck finishing up.
Good luck! See you when you get back!
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