Comments on: Being Creative for a Living http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/2009/05/04/being-creative-for-a-living/ Conquering the Business World & Fibromyalgia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sherrie Sisk http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/2009/05/04/being-creative-for-a-living/#comment-25033 Sherrie Sisk Tue, 05 May 2009 20:39:23 +0000 http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/?p=669#comment-25033 Sister, I hear you. I go through these little phases where for a few days I'm on, going sixty mph, morning til night. Then on day four or five, I just ... quit. It feels like a chore. I don't want to look at a blog, write an article, or look for a freelance gig. I make myself, of course, because -- well, I have to. It's my sole source of income these days. But should any little impediment to this daily schedule arise -- say, for instance, spotty internet access or a cold or the dog barfs on the carpet, whatever -- I seize on it like said dog with bone (post-barf, natch). We have to take breaks. We have to force ourselves out of our chairs. Do some light stretching. Eat something small and earthy like a plum. Sing out loud. Whatever. And once a day, take thirty minutes at least to meditate. If you don't take time for yourself both in one large time-bite and throughout the day, you'll find yourself as I do often -- sitting on my rear, staring at the latest episode of "The New Detectives." Sister, I hear you. I go through these little phases where for a few days I’m on, going sixty mph, morning til night. Then on day four or five, I just … quit. It feels like a chore. I don’t want to look at a blog, write an article, or look for a freelance gig.

I make myself, of course, because — well, I have to. It’s my sole source of income these days. But should any little impediment to this daily schedule arise — say, for instance, spotty internet access or a cold or the dog barfs on the carpet, whatever — I seize on it like said dog with bone (post-barf, natch).

We have to take breaks. We have to force ourselves out of our chairs. Do some light stretching. Eat something small and earthy like a plum. Sing out loud. Whatever. And once a day, take thirty minutes at least to meditate. If you don’t take time for yourself both in one large time-bite and throughout the day, you’ll find yourself as I do often — sitting on my rear, staring at the latest episode of “The New Detectives.”

]]> By: Franck Silvestre http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/2009/05/04/being-creative-for-a-living/#comment-25012 Franck Silvestre Tue, 05 May 2009 17:34:26 +0000 http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/?p=669#comment-25012 Keep drudging forward as we need people like you that freelance and help contribute articles to our projects. Don't think that you are not appreciated as I will tell you right now that freelancers such as yourself are the blood of our business and we truly do appreciate your craft! A possible suggestion, have a small hand held recorder with you for when you find the creative juices flowing but don't have a computer handy then your ideas will have dictation so your thoughts wont get forgotten- =) Keep drudging forward as we need people like you that freelance and help contribute articles to our projects. Don’t think that you are not appreciated as I will tell you right now that freelancers such as yourself are the blood of our business and we truly do appreciate your craft! A possible suggestion, have a small hand held recorder with you for when you find the creative juices flowing but don’t have a computer handy then your ideas will have dictation so your thoughts wont get forgotten- =)

]]> By: Home Worker http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/2009/05/04/being-creative-for-a-living/#comment-24992 Home Worker Tue, 05 May 2009 13:50:30 +0000 http://fibromyalgiaexperiment.com/?p=669#comment-24992 I write a lot. Mainly through blogging, but I produce a lot of boring promotional material for companies. I often write for anything up to 8 hours a day depending on my schedule, but I try to punctuate this with some more fun work, like blogging. I think my writing turns to crap after about 4 hours though, after that, it's just nonsense. But then I think a lot of the writing I do is nonsense anyway, meaningless marketing speak for the most part. Hardly creative. I end up just slinging around cliché after cliché... Personally I prefer to get my writing done in the morning, and spend the afternoon doing the jobs I enjoy more :) I write a lot. Mainly through blogging, but I produce a lot of boring promotional material for companies. I often write for anything up to 8 hours a day depending on my schedule, but I try to punctuate this with some more fun work, like blogging.

I think my writing turns to crap after about 4 hours though, after that, it’s just nonsense. But then I think a lot of the writing I do is nonsense anyway, meaningless marketing speak for the most part. Hardly creative. I end up just slinging around cliché after cliché…

Personally I prefer to get my writing done in the morning, and spend the afternoon doing the jobs I enjoy more :)

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