Comments on: Does writing take a holiday? http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/11/does-writing-take-a-holiday/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: D.C. DaCosta http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/11/does-writing-take-a-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-35426 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:55:29 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8287#comment-35426 It’s important to remember that people like Ben Franklin didn’t cook their own meals or do their own laundry or housework, and probably didn’t put in a 9-5 workday at a trade (at least, after their initial successes). Those of us not yet making a living at writing must perforce squeeze it in among other tasks that just can’t wait. (Believe me, I’ve tried the other way around — leaving the kid waiting for an hour after swim practice while you finish another chapter doesn’t go down too well on your parenting report card.)

]]> By: Joelle http://www.dystel.com/blog/2012/11/does-writing-take-a-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-35398 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:30:21 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8287#comment-35398 The holidays don’t usually affect my writing schedule because I don’t really celebrate any of them. Being immigrants to Canada, we don’t have family here for our new Thanksgiving (October) and I didn’t even realize it was the American one this week until yesterday! And we don’t celebrate Christmas. New Year’s is our special day, so I take a couple of days off around then.

But the way it does affect me is in regards to business. With publishing shutting down, I have to keep that in mind and not fire off too many emails to the people celebrating. And also, you have to change your expectations on how long is reasonable to expect replies. In that way, I am aware of the holidays and try not to do any business stuff during them.

In spite of my Mon-Fri self designed writing schedule, which I generally stick to, I do take long breaks in the summer…sometimes the whole summer, so I’m definitely not as rigid as some, like Stephen King!

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