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The art of procrastination

February 22, 2007 by shilohwalker

Procrastination is an art. Do you know that? I’ve got it down to a highly refined art, but I just discovered that Jaci Burton is better at it than I am. And I thought I was really good. I mean, I started a personal blog just to help me in my procrastination endeavors.

When I get home from dropping kids at their various places, school, sitter, preschool, I always have the best intentions. I’m going to sit and write. But then I decide I’m going to check email. And then I realize I hadn’t looked at PBW’s and I can’t go a day without checking her blog. Then I realize I’m kind of tired and I need a laugh to pick me up, so I visit Dear Author, Karen Knows Best or It’s Not Chick Porn. But once I’ve gotten a good laugh, I realize I need to get serious and focus on the book, so I go see what words of wisdom Alison Kent has. Then I wonder what kind of trouble Sybil is in.

Then I realize I need to check and see if they are shipping my new book yet… yes, I know, it’s not due out for another month… so? Then I wonder how many more people did a search for ARC OF LOVER REVEALED BY JR WARD and I go check the blog stats on my blog, Trivial Pursuits. And then I figure since I’m still online, I need to visit Lora’s forum and see if I missed anything.

By the time I’ve done all of them, I look at my email and realize I’m supposed to be blogging here today and once I get that done, I PROMISE I’ll get to work… right after I check my email again.

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  1. on February 23, 2007 at 12:37 am Lisa F.

    You are so funny. I know how easy it is to get distracted, but we really appreciate your staying focused on your writing – so we can read your books.


  2. on February 23, 2007 at 2:58 am Stacy~

    Shi, if this is distracted I would love to see what you could accomplish when you are focused! To me it seems like you write a lot of books when compared to other writers. You’e not cranking out junk either. The whole procrastination thing seems to be working for you though.


  3. on February 23, 2007 at 3:09 pm Shiloh Walker

    ;o) Stacy…. I wouldn’t know what it’s like to get stuff accomplished focused. I don’t think I’ve ever been focused my entire life…


  4. on February 24, 2007 at 7:24 pm Erin the Innocent

    LOL I’m awesome at procrastinating too (for instance I meant to comment here last night but ‘saw something shiny’ LOL)

    I am CONSTANTLY getting distracted by everything around me.


  5. on February 24, 2007 at 8:24 pm Judy F

    Oh I am so easily distracted. Was going to clean today but I needed to go over my brothers. then I stopped over my parents. Next was my sisters now I am home and I don’t wanna clean. Think I am going to lay down and read…LOL


  6. on February 25, 2007 at 4:51 pm QB

    You have no idea how glad I am to read that blog, Shiloh. Why? Because that’s exactly what “happens” to me every day- I’ve got a million things to do but “I’ll just spend a couple of minutes checking my favorite sites” while I eat breakfast. Uh… yeah… sure… next thing I know, it’s almost time for the school bus and I’ve screwed around and wasted yet another work day!



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