Comments on: Let’s Talk Goals http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/lets-talk-goals a mad writer's blogoratory Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: prego http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/lets-talk-goals/comment-page-1#comment-498 prego Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:16:59 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/?p=112#comment-498 <p>My writing career has been relegated to web logging and grocery lists.</p> <p>I'm here from Michele's. Nice to meet you. Expect an occasional visit.</p> My writing career has been relegated to web logging and grocery lists.

I’m here from Michele’s. Nice to meet you. Expect an occasional visit.

]]> By: Jonathan http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/lets-talk-goals/comment-page-1#comment-496 Jonathan Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:41:08 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/?p=112#comment-496 <p>I don't think you're overposting. It's good to know someone's reading me somewhat regularly.</p> <p>> you now must live up to the standards you have set for yourself because other people who don’t know you will hold you accountable.</p> <p>I'll gladly be accountable to anyone who's still reading this in 20 years. ;)</p> <p>> i will consider posting writing goals as well…maybe in a font colour that cannot be read by site visitors.</p> <p>Why didn't I think of that?</p> <p>Have you read <a href="http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/too-much-popcorn" rel="nofollow">my</a> <a href="http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/motive-is-it-something-i-love-to-do" rel="nofollow">first</a> <a href="http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/means" rel="nofollow">few</a> <a href="http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/opportunity" rel="nofollow">posts</a>?</p> I don’t think you’re overposting. It’s good to know someone’s reading me somewhat regularly.

> you now must live up to the standards you have set for yourself because other people who don’t know you will hold you accountable.

I’ll gladly be accountable to anyone who’s still reading this in 20 years. ;)

> i will consider posting writing goals as well…maybe in a font colour that cannot be read by site visitors.

Why didn’t I think of that?

Have you read my first few posts?

]]> By: callie http://starkravingcalm.com/archives/lets-talk-goals/comment-page-1#comment-495 callie Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:39:45 +0000 http://starkravingcalm.com/?p=112#comment-495 <p>okay -- now i'm just over-posting. a writer who is procrastinating. a writer who is so interested in potential secrets of another writer that i'm willing to forgo my writing to read about your impending writing. clearly there are deadlines looming. why else would i be seeking a reason to stray from the short story at hand? cheers for putting your goals out there. i have found that putting my writing goals out there -- to complete strangers -- has had more power over me than when i tell friends who've heard the same malarkey and broken promises for years. the power of strangers -- who know what your goals are. its rather confining, but in a good way. you now must live up to the standards you have set for yourself because other people who don’t know you will hold you accountable. isn’t it grand? has a nice symmetry with everything else you've been posting as of late (minus the parking garage of course), don’t you think? i both envy you and am inspired by you. thank you, i think. i will consider posting writing goals as well…maybe in a font colour that cannot be read by site visitors.</p> okay — now i’m just over-posting. a writer who is procrastinating. a writer who is so interested in potential secrets of another writer that i’m willing to forgo my writing to read about your impending writing. clearly there are deadlines looming. why else would i be seeking a reason to stray from the short story at hand? cheers for putting your goals out there. i have found that putting my writing goals out there — to complete strangers — has had more power over me than when i tell friends who’ve heard the same malarkey and broken promises for years. the power of strangers — who know what your goals are. its rather confining, but in a good way. you now must live up to the standards you have set for yourself because other people who don’t know you will hold you accountable. isn’t it grand? has a nice symmetry with everything else you’ve been posting as of late (minus the parking garage of course), don’t you think? i both envy you and am inspired by you. thank you, i think. i will consider posting writing goals as well…maybe in a font colour that cannot be read by site visitors.

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