Comments on: Simmering http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/ Help for a Punctual and Polite Life Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:23:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-674 --Deb Thu, 01 May 2008 21:35:50 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-674 @Melissa--Or while driving the car. Or in the shower. But definitely in places where there is no computer available (or notepaper, for that matter). I agree with you about the time frame . . . if it gets too old, it turns into moldy leftovers! @Melissa–Or while driving the car. Or in the shower. But definitely in places where there is no computer available (or notepaper, for that matter).

I agree with you about the time frame . . . if it gets too old, it turns into moldy leftovers!

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-673 Melissa Donovan Thu, 01 May 2008 20:11:23 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-673 Hi Deb! Thanks for the link love ;) You know what else I catch myself doing? Composing blog posts in my head while I'm trying to fall asleep at night. On the flip side, I have discovered that if I let an idea simmer for too long, it gets all convoluted and I sort of lose the focus. Or maybe my interest in it just fades. There seems to be some tricky middle ground, maybe a day or two. Anything over a week seems to go bad (speaking strictly about blog posts here). <em>Melissa Donovan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingForward/~3/281358666/may-announcements' rel="nofollow">May Announcements</a></em> Hi Deb! Thanks for the link love ;) You know what else I catch myself doing? Composing blog posts in my head while I’m trying to fall asleep at night.

On the flip side, I have discovered that if I let an idea simmer for too long, it gets all convoluted and I sort of lose the focus. Or maybe my interest in it just fades. There seems to be some tricky middle ground, maybe a day or two. Anything over a week seems to go bad (speaking strictly about blog posts here).

Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..May Announcements

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-672 --Deb Thu, 01 May 2008 14:28:11 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-672 @Lillie--I think as long as you've found time somewhere, you're doing fine, whether it's after the first draft, or a pause just before you finalize it. (Or, even better, both!) Some things are just better when they're aged (grin). @Renae--Depending on the topic, I've usually thought about my posts for a while also, but when it comes time to sit in front of the keyboard and think up examples of some grammatical error ... my mind will still go blank. Very frustrating! @Lillie–I think as long as you’ve found time somewhere, you’re doing fine, whether it’s after the first draft, or a pause just before you finalize it. (Or, even better, both!) Some things are just better when they’re aged (grin).

@Renae–Depending on the topic, I’ve usually thought about my posts for a while also, but when it comes time to sit in front of the keyboard and think up examples of some grammatical error … my mind will still go blank. Very frustrating!

]]> By: Renae http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-671 Renae Thu, 01 May 2008 14:06:17 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-671 I have said my brain is like a slow cooker. I seldom write anything that I haven't been thinking about for awhile. <em>Renae's last blog post..<a href='http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/05/01/an-unexpected-miracle/' rel="nofollow">An Unexpected Miracle</a></em> I have said my brain is like a slow cooker. I seldom write anything that I haven’t been thinking about for awhile.

Renae’s last blog post..An Unexpected Miracle

]]> By: Lillie Ammann http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-669 Lillie Ammann Thu, 01 May 2008 10:50:16 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/04/30/simmering/#comment-669 I seldom have the time to let writing simmer, though I always recommend some time between first draft and editing. <em>Lillie Ammann's last blog post..<a href='http://lillieammann.com/blog/2008/05/01/national-day-of-prayer-2008/' rel="nofollow">National Day of Prayer 2008</a></em> I seldom have the time to let writing simmer, though I always recommend some time between first draft and editing.

Lillie Ammann’s last blog post..National Day of Prayer 2008

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