tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post1692031145798008703..comments2024-03-28T09:00:44.576-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: On Not WritingChristine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-40299872212928336342012-08-22T12:03:24.449-04:002012-08-22T12:03:24.449-04:00Physical activity can be a very Zen thing. The min...Physical activity can be a very Zen thing. The mind wanders and works. Sometimes the best thing a writer can do is take a break from writing.Michael DiCertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404444086522846219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-80284398441020133402012-08-15T17:01:51.543-04:002012-08-15T17:01:51.543-04:00I'm glad your muse found you in the midst of y...I'm glad your muse found you in the midst of your yard! Sounds like a lot of work, especially in this weather, but hopefully it just felt good to get out and do something with that hand. Like Elysabeth, I have spent some years typing up hand specialist notes and I agree: please don't overdo! Ophelia Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424224315791620172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-15198422561256712232012-08-15T02:21:26.521-04:002012-08-15T02:21:26.521-04:00I live near Seattle and we haven't had but a f...I live near Seattle and we haven't had but a few days of hot weather. Of course, here when the temps rise around 80, everyone starts falling over. LOL And the plants, who are so accustomed to so much water, are gasping like they haven't seen rain for a year instead of a few weeks.JennaKay Francis, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368375498230907986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-58660364615736987892012-08-15T02:18:25.913-04:002012-08-15T02:18:25.913-04:00It wasn't a solid six months - there were seve...It wasn't a solid six months - there were several weeks in there without a splint. See, I had wrist surgery at the end of Jan. But there was a sharp edge on the bone and it sliced through a tendon. They went back in at the end of March tried to fix that. But my tendons are shot, and it didn't work, plus there was excessive scar tissue. So, June 4, they went back in and put in a new joint and a donor tendon, and cleaned out the scar tissue. So, it wasn't really usable for 6 months. Except in short bursts of time. Now it's free and I am trying to get caught up. But there is more scar tissue and well, healing is being slowed by that. GRRRJennaKay Francis, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368375498230907986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-42091193553754830312012-08-14T23:08:19.815-04:002012-08-14T23:08:19.815-04:00Nothing like an active mind to create those lovely...Nothing like an active mind to create those lovely stories. I hope you stay well. Our yard is mostly brown. It's been so hot and dry nothing will grow. The lakes are running low so water is rationed. Our pond is dry. We're having a nice rain at the moment. Hope it rains all night.<br /><br />I shampooed carpets last month for our son and family's visit. Once a year I get in a cleaning mood. The rest of the time, forget it.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-49802194169168166562012-08-13T03:03:48.850-04:002012-08-13T03:03:48.850-04:00JennaKay, sorry to hear about your hand being spli...JennaKay, sorry to hear about your hand being splinted for 6 months. That is a long time and I type hand clinic reports all day long every day (except when I have to do stat psychiatric hospital jobs or wonderfully long-winded psychologicial tests for the hospital in Nevada) and it's unusual to be splinted for that length of time. Even for carpal tunnel syndrome and releases, they don't keep them splinted more than a couple of weeks or so.<br /><br />As you are clearing your yard, house and mind, please remember that all the over activity can lead to more problems unless you have totally healed and most surgeries on the hands require quite a bit of time to heal.<br /><br />On the other hand, it is a good thing that you have cleared and cleaned and your muse has become decluttered and available for your writing but don't overdo the work and keep a notebook or something handy to record those fleeting thoughts of ideas so that you can get them down on paper at some point. E :)<br /><br />Elysabeth Eldering<br />Author of FINALLY HOME, a middle grade/YA mystery (written similar to a Nancy Drew mystery)<br />http://elysabethsstories.blogspot.com<br />http://eeldering.weebly.comelysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.com