Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Your latest distraction from writing

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Posted by Crank (Member # 7354) on :

For those looking to take a brief break from the craft of writing, I would greatly appreciate your opinions on some of my visual artistic pieces.

I always wanted my personal web site to change it's appearance every day, so, during the times I found myself in a writing rut, I created a new banner (and style sheet to go with it). At first, I created the banners graphically, but quickly changed to using samples from my photo collection...and, later, from my daughter's much better collection.

I invite you to take a look at some of my works. The voting page is here:
http://www.46thcyber.com/banners.cfm

If enough people participate, I will not repost the Dice War link.

Thanx in advance!

S!
S!...C!

Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :

I'm distracted by an upcoming vacation---in a limited way. In my current work, I'd hoped to reach the end of the outline-so-far, and work some on an outline-for-everything-else...but I don't know if I'll make it before an enforced absence from my word processor.

(I don't take it with me---I define the "it all" in "getting away from it all" as including computers, word processors, and online stuff. I take a typewriter with me, but usually don't do any writing with that, and a laptop is right out!)

Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :

Well, I am opening a French restauraunt. That has surely put a damper on the stories. I don't even think I have poked my head into Hatrack for a couple of weeks

Posted by BenM (Member # 8329) on :

Cute, Crank, though they're big banners. They'd probably fill the whole screen of my little netbook at home.

My writing has been a bit stalled for a while here, but it's not due to any self-imposed distraction, more things out of my control - personal injury, someone close in hospital, a teething baby and so on. I'm hoping to see all this peter out in the next few weeks and hopefully I'll get back into the swing of things. Still making time to read though, and that's a type of writing exercise in itself

Posted by Lyrajean (Member # 7664) on :

My latest distraction is the same as always my other hobby...

2 new super dollfie arrived off of YJauctions the other day.

Been busy. Even after the dolls turned up, I did manage to write a page of mostly useful stuff that helped me solidify some world-building brainstorm I'd had going on...

Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :

my latest distraction from writing is getting ready to write...

Posted by wetwilly (Member # 1818) on :

Real life.

But, there is some hope. I am a high school English/Drama teacher, and I just got assigned to teach a couple creative writing classes next year, so maybe that will force me to take time out of a very busy schedule to write again.

Posted by LAJD (Member # 8070) on :

Yikes! MIne is on the real life side.

The business that I had been trying to get on its feet has recently become of interest to other clients! who knew? 8)

So, I am prepping for my next client. I am completely over my head in Lean Six Sigma business processes for instrument commercialization and have written a couple of industry white papers. Not nearly as much fun as Hatrack or Liberty Hall challenges. I have been managing to work on my novel outline(getting a head start on MidSommerMadness) and have even written most of a chapter, the fun one where the MC is thrust into the alternate world. YooHoo.

Leslie

Posted by Devnal (Member # 6724) on :

UFC 2009 Disputed; My life seemlingly has come to a stand still

Posted by Crank (Member # 7354) on :

For those who require something to break the inevitable din that comes from sitting at your computer screen for hours and wondering why the sentences aren't forming on their own, I give you two choices:

Vote or Play.

I look forward to the 'feedback'.

S!
S!