tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post86946477655194713..comments2024-03-08T09:09:27.748-05:00Comments on Tara Tyler Talks: Overwhelmed - #WritersLife 12 ResultsTara Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-46639615101314483272017-11-12T18:38:22.024-05:002017-11-12T18:38:22.024-05:00I love your surveys. I almost missed seeing the re...I love your surveys. I almost missed seeing the results of this, I'm so behind. Can you send me your blurb and cover? I'll post it next Monday.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-10130997088839949922017-11-06T11:36:40.890-05:002017-11-06T11:36:40.890-05:00Yup. Busy too. Tell me about the laundry! I'm ...Yup. Busy too. Tell me about the laundry! I'm finishing up folding laundry we washed last Monday today, but it will get better. LOL. We have seasons where things get intense, eh? Here's wishing you a good window of freedom through the holiday season.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-3193216733494503982017-11-04T20:54:13.751-04:002017-11-04T20:54:13.751-04:00Candy Corn? Candy Corn? Really?! I'm stunned.....Candy Corn? Candy Corn? Really?! I'm stunned... That's a horror right there.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-2156848813068986552017-11-02T12:42:39.176-04:002017-11-02T12:42:39.176-04:00It's especially hard when you have so many obl...It's especially hard when you have so many obligations. I can't write worth a darn if I'm feeling guilty about not doing something that I should be doing. Guilt-free time is hard to come by. Glad you were able to vent.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-61988399501607123502017-11-02T11:56:18.464-04:002017-11-02T11:56:18.464-04:00I hope the venting helped! LOL Is it the time of y...I hope the venting helped! LOL Is it the time of year or what that makes us feel overwhelmed? Right now, 3 loads of clean laundry are piled on chairs waiting to be folded. Oops, actually there are 4. Hubs has learned to dig through the pile for his underwear. It's crazy time. I need to take that deep breath and blow out slowly. Ah, there. Good luck finding/making time to do what needs to be done.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-26253466905343099892017-11-02T11:50:53.753-04:002017-11-02T11:50:53.753-04:00I'm shocked by the candy corn. I must be the o...I'm shocked by the candy corn. I must be the only one who hates it. <br /><br />It was so great seeing you!! Life gets busy. Hang in there. Sometimes, I stress myself to near brain shut down when I try to do all the things I tell myself I "should" be doing. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-58294392894241472522017-11-02T10:44:04.309-04:002017-11-02T10:44:04.309-04:00I've had that happen with life and a job. It s...I've had that happen with life and a job. It sucks and I had to try really hard not to guilt trip myself. Eventually, things always calm down and you'll be back at writing in no time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-89972293875730965822017-11-01T17:55:37.326-04:002017-11-01T17:55:37.326-04:00Congrats on your event. Love when you include pic...Congrats on your event. Love when you include pics. Great survey always fun to read. Happy IWSG<br /><a href="https://www.junetakey.com/" rel="nofollow"> Juneta @ Writer's Gambit </a>Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-24352633730748170512017-11-01T17:39:24.655-04:002017-11-01T17:39:24.655-04:00"Not to mention Christmas is looming!" U..."Not to mention Christmas is looming!" Uhh, you're right. <i>Don't</i> mention that.<br /><br />And... You actually found people who <i>like</i> candy corn? I don't think that's even real food! It's got to be Styrofoam or something similar.<br /><br />Oh, well, at least nobody here said they like those dreadful <i>circus peanuts!</i>The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-36654573959171728292017-11-01T15:50:20.731-04:002017-11-01T15:50:20.731-04:00You're not alone. So many bloggers that have b...You're not alone. So many bloggers that have been around for a while are complaining of the same thing. No time. Too many commitments. Too much stress. I think it's something in the ether. I think sooner or later we'll all get our footing back. Hopefully sooner :)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-29125929511403526752017-11-01T14:58:10.034-04:002017-11-01T14:58:10.034-04:00Hope things simmer down soon. I totally know about...Hope things simmer down soon. I totally know about lack of time! And how can candy corn be the favorite candy? Caramel and chocolate for me. I'm doing my best not to nab any from my son's treat bag. =PChristine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-38228785536251972832017-11-01T13:50:54.087-04:002017-11-01T13:50:54.087-04:00Sorry to hear you're feeling so swamped and be...Sorry to hear you're feeling so swamped and behind. I've been overwhelmed lately, too. There never seems to be enough hours in the day to get everything done, no matter how much I work. Not looking forward to seeing how much more elusive time is going to get with the impending holidays!<br /><br />And oh, how exciting about the West Virginia Book Festival. Glad you had so much fun during it, and sales, too! ^_^Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-20657105588109726422017-11-01T13:04:11.508-04:002017-11-01T13:04:11.508-04:00Now you've done it. You've mentioned Chris...Now you've done it. You've mentioned Christmas!!!!!! Heart shock and meltdown time. I'm still trying to catch up for missing October. <br /><br />Another congrats to Full Dark and all of the writers.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-7868378340997688642017-11-01T12:40:38.340-04:002017-11-01T12:40:38.340-04:00I'm doing NaNo as a rebel, with creative non-f...I'm doing NaNo as a rebel, with creative non-fiction (my November and December blog posts) and a new WIP. If I were still living on my own, I'd have more time and privacy to do a proper NaNo, and wouldn't feel the need to add an extra project as insurance in case reaching 50K of fictional words were impossible.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-67751982647487447772017-11-01T11:53:31.153-04:002017-11-01T11:53:31.153-04:00Wow! The laundry reproduces in my house with 7 of ...Wow! The laundry reproduces in my house with 7 of us. It also runs around the house a lot.<br /><br />Good for you attending the West Virginia Book Festival with some friends. Good luck with your new release. I can do mystery and suspense if it's not blood and guts. I can't do horror. I have nightmares. I have a great memory, and it's very visual.<br /><br />All best to you!<br />Victoria Marie Leeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294868315757138169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-57546696377050287382017-11-01T11:15:48.123-04:002017-11-01T11:15:48.123-04:00Looks like you had loads of fun at the book festiv...Looks like you had loads of fun at the book festival!<br />Love your nifty and fun surveys. <br />Happy IWSG Day, Tara!Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-88757263434478176022017-11-01T10:37:14.639-04:002017-11-01T10:37:14.639-04:00Hooray for selling many books! Glad your event was...Hooray for selling many books! Glad your event was a success, and I hope that you become less stressed/overwhelmed soon. Although I do agree that a good Charlie Brown cry can help in the meantime.<br /><br />And I am shocked that candy corn was ahead of peanut butter cups!M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-18237980674243608912017-11-01T10:31:24.970-04:002017-11-01T10:31:24.970-04:00That WV trip was so fun, but I wish we'd had m...That WV trip was so fun, but I wish we'd had more time to catch up! Next year well have to make sure we're closer 😀Ashley Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111538335871215137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-82551838031733357462017-11-01T10:28:25.824-04:002017-11-01T10:28:25.824-04:00I'm starting to feel that kind of overwhelmed....I'm starting to feel that kind of overwhelmed.<br /><br />I'll need to see about attending that festival next year.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-6539694535066861572017-11-01T10:21:10.918-04:002017-11-01T10:21:10.918-04:00Hi Tara, first and foremost I envy you for attendi...Hi Tara, first and foremost I envy you for attending the West Virginia Book Festival. It must have been fun. And yes a good cry does help in letting out all the stress.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-81981049182373541322017-11-01T09:37:01.342-04:002017-11-01T09:37:01.342-04:00Hi Tara - good luck with coping with all the thing...Hi Tara - good luck with coping with all the things going on ... but love that you were able to attend your book fest, sell lots of books - and that you had a happy time there with lots of interesting meet ups - take care and all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-40729830759308890082017-11-01T08:13:24.598-04:002017-11-01T08:13:24.598-04:00Great that you had such a successful WV event!! Lo...Great that you had such a successful WV event!! Looks like a blast. I'm sorry you are so overwhelmed but I hope the venting helped! Sometimes it just feels good to get things like that off our chests. Hugs!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-4587561377482609872017-11-01T06:46:04.464-04:002017-11-01T06:46:04.464-04:00What is it that the older we get, the more busy we...What is it that the older we get, the more busy we become? It's annoying.<br />I wonder how well Hot Tamales would've done on that list.<br />Sorry you didn't submit this year. There aren't as many entries as there were last year, so the odds are better this year. (And you still have until tonight!)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com