Comments on: The Precarious Balance http://www.karen-strong.com/2009/10/07/the-precarious-balance/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How writers balance between ‘doing’ and ‘being’ : Writing Emotion http://www.karen-strong.com/2009/10/07/the-precarious-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-431 How writers balance between ‘doing’ and ‘being’ : Writing Emotion Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:09:24 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=853#comment-431 [...] The Precarious balance [...] [...] The Precarious balance [...]

]]> By: Karen http://www.karen-strong.com/2009/10/07/the-precarious-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Karen Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:12:08 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=853#comment-167 I can testify to that Paula. Especially when I'm working on a technical manual for publication. These manuals are usually 200-400 pages---filled up with writing by me. It's a different kind of writing but it does take its toll. Usually the analysis and program coding don't drain me as much. <br> However, right now my day job is just a shade of crazy so my time is extremely limited. These days after work, all I'm looking forward to is an adult beverage. :) I can testify to that Paula. Especially when I’m working on a technical manual for publication. These manuals are usually 200-400 pages—filled up with writing by me.

It’s a different kind of writing but it does take its toll. Usually the analysis and program coding don’t drain me as much.

However, right now my day job is just a shade of crazy so my time is extremely limited. These days after work, all I’m looking forward to is an adult beverage. :)

]]> By: Paula Chase http://www.karen-strong.com/2009/10/07/the-precarious-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Paula Chase Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:33:05 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=853#comment-166 I can definitely see how having a job in writing (like say with a magazine or newspaper) would dampen your desire to write later in that day. I befriended an editor at American Cheerleader magazine. She had an agent and was trying to sell a YA. Her day job kept her around all things youthful, but still I got the impression keeping the momentum after a long day was a grind. I can totally see that. I'm a PR person for a city government a good part of my job is strategic planning and writing. As an author a good part of my job is strategic planning (for promo) and writing. In other words - some days I'm just not up to doing that for 16-20 hours a day! I can definitely see how having a job in writing (like say with a magazine or newspaper) would dampen your desire to write later in that day. I befriended an editor at American Cheerleader magazine. She had an agent and was trying to sell a YA. Her day job kept her around all things youthful, but still I got the impression keeping the momentum after a long day was a grind. I can totally see that.

I’m a PR person for a city government a good part of my job is strategic planning and writing. As an author a good part of my job is strategic planning (for promo) and writing. In other words – some days I’m just not up to doing that for 16-20 hours a day!

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