End of DST Meme: What I'd Write If I Had an Extra Hour a Day
November 6th 2007 02:17
Tagged for Amy's Meme: An Extra Hour a Day to Write
In honor of the end of Daylight Saving Time, Amy Derby at Write-from-home.com, has tagged me for her "If You Had An Extra Hour Each Day, What Would You Write?" meme. You'll find it on her Write-from-home Blog.
Writing Projects I Would Undertake With My Extra Hour
Though I'm a few days late for the actual end of Daylight Saving Time--since I didn't have an extra hour a day to get all my work done--I will list the 10 things I'd love to have an extra hour to write. Here goes!
1. I'd love to have more time to e-mail my sisters more often. I get so wrapped up in my work at times that I don't get around to answering their e-mails for days sometimes, which I always feel really bad about.
2. I would write an extra blog post or two so that, whenever I became super busy, I wouldn't have to worry about not being able to post or deal with the stress of knowing that my Technorati ranking could take another nose dive as a result. (See Preferred Posting Frequency and Technorati Ranking, if you haven't yet read about my experience.)
3. I'd answer more ads from writing job sites that I never seem to manage to get to because I'm always so busy writing and researching articles and blog posts.
4. I'd write more articles in response to public requests at Constant-Content.com, where I sell a lot of my work, knowing that, due to the quality of my writing, I have a good chance of having my article chosen among all the submissions (as just happened today).
5. I'd comment more on my favorite blogs, as well as on other great blogs I discover during my travels through the blogosphere but often don't have time to leave comments on.
6. I'd make a special effort to go through all the blog communities I've joined at MyBlogLog and leave messages for the blog owners and/or visit the ones I may have forgotten about and leave comments.
7. I'd visit the blogs in my RSS feed reader that are less-frequently visited by me and leave comments.
8. I'd write more Christian devotions and other inspirational pieces.
9. I'd try my hand at various different forms of writing that I haven't tried before but know I'd be able to master with a little research and practice.
10. I'd write one or more articles that encourage writers to value themselves and their talents highly enough to boldly ask what their work is worth, rather than always settling for the pittances that so many want to pay them, while remaining flexible and willing to negotiate to a reasonable extent when necessary. (At the same time, I would advise them to be generous with their talents and willing to donate them to worthy causes that they believe in when they feel called--as opposed to pressured--to do so.)
Do I Already Have an Extra Hour a Day to Write? Do You?
Well, there you have it! Those are the things I'd like to write during my extra hour were I lucky enough to have one each day. But, you know, this meme has just got me thinking: Maybe I can carve out an extra hour for myself each day by using my time wisely and not wasting so much of it on trifles, by prioritizing and organizing my tasks, and by refusing to engage in procrastination when I have a project to complete. If I were to do that, I'd be able to actually write the 10 things I've only speculated about in this post.
Hmmm...That definitely gives me some food for thought! (Thanks, Amy!)
How about you! What would you do with an extra hour each day to spend on your writing? And how could you go about creating that extra hour for yourself and your pet projects as often as possible?
Pensively,
Jeanne
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