G'day Friends

[catrinp]

I belong to an internet-based writers’ group called Forward Motion for Writers. I have gained much from belonging to this group and improved my writing from the advice and most importantly from the critiques given within the group. This group also has a Chat, an area where writers from all over the world get together and chat about anything

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[camilla_anna]

I've had this exact problem with my hubby. IE< he minded losing his wife to the internet.

He doesn't mind that I write. He minds that I'm compulsive and completely focused on the online stuff. So that's why I don't spend much time in chat anymore. It used to help me focus, and I'll go in occasionally for a half hour to say hi, but no more. It is more a waste of time than useful now.

The trick is to carve out a time for writing, stick to it and spend the rest of the time on life.

*hugs*

Camilla

[catrinp]

Whilst this has been brewing for a while, some drastic life changes in recent months brought it to a head. I found writing as a way of expressing inner stuff when my Mother was dying two years ago, Hubby needed to find his sancturary within this family, with me after his father died.

I still need to write, but I need my Hubby more. I'll work it out over time.

Thanks and hugs

[catrinp]

Thanks, for missing me and understanding. And the offer of help. First story slated to be finished is the short I said I'd write for you, Now 33K long. You get to read it first and critique.

[catrinp]

Hugs, 23 years is too long to give up on, and we've been through too many bigs things to let something smaller make it end.

[marsh_dragon]

Oh the luck of being married to another chatting writer! I am very blessed, and thank you for reminded me of that!

Now, *hugs* on the problems, as I have a few of them and since I am at home all the time now my only adult conversation is Chat. Hope things get worked out with you and you can find the right path for you and you family.

[catrinp]

Working from home I had few adult contacts, except through activities my boys did. Chat is one of the few that was my contacts, the others are real life writer's groups. Now I work from an office I can't do the writer's groups, although I still keep in contact with one group via email. And chat is limited anyway because of time differences.

At least I have an outside home contact with people who are involved in my other interest - my work. And at least two of them are interested in the fact I write.

Though I'm still trying to reorganise life so writing time fits in somewhere.

[suelder]

I agree, your family is more important than chat.

But, if you ever *schedule* time in chat - let me know and I'll try to be there.

And use LJ to let us know how you are.

[catrinp]

Thanks Sue, Family will always come first. I do still plan some chat time, just don't know when yet. I know the times my chat friends are usually about so I can fit in when I can.

And I expect LJ to be more used. As long as it doesn't take writing time away :)