Comments on: Living ?s for Dorothee Lang

By: Karyn Eisler

Karyn Eisler — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:15:38 +0000

re:“too much time online – it’s both a problem and delight that none of us used to have!”

So true, Beth. There are certainly two sides to that coin!

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:26:02 +0000

Thanks, Karyn and Dorothee, for this look at how Dorothee manages to move so many creative projects forward at once. Being somewhat similar, it was extra-fascinating to see how her routine differs from mine. Glad to know that Dorothee needs to schedule “unplugged” time and be ever more vigilant about not spending too much time online – it’s both a problem and delight that none of us used to have!

By: Karyn Eisler

Karyn Eisler — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:45:04 +0000

Daniela, Matthew, Rose:

Glad you enjoyed the interview:-)

And Daniela, I keep returning to the following excerpt from your comment:

“Reading Dorothee’s interview makes me think that a creative individual inevitably has to have some strong organizational skills. Otherwise, all that creative energy may not get channelled or leave their desk. ”

So interesting, the necessity of both …

By: Rose

Rose — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:22:34 +0000

Great interview!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:03:57 +0000

What a fabulous interview. Always interesting to get clear, concise, meaty details of a writing life. Nicely pitched questions, Karyn! Thanks to both.

By: Karyn Eisler

Karyn Eisler — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:29 +0000

Dorothee, it was interesting for me to gain insight into your creative process. Searching for links and piecing it all together was fun.

And a note to anyone reading this > be sure to click on the small photos that appear throughout the interview!

By: daniela elza

daniela elza — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:05:18 +0000

Thanks for the interview. It is interesting how we need to have an organized side to us to complement the creative side. It seems necessary. I keep thinking of it as my “mommy” mode. When I am getting the house in order and making sure the kids have what they need, are going where they need to go. Reading Dorothee’s interview makes me think that a creative individual inevitably has to have some strong organizational skills. Otherwise, all that creative energy may not get channelled or leave their desk. I also now realize how the mommy mode kicks in when submission time comes (and I do not think how this efficient side of me sneaks into my writing life), dealing with writing deadlines.:-) The discipline to get something done every day I find also very important toward completion of any creative work.

By: Dorothee Lang

Dorothee Lang — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:11:59 +0000

Karyn ~ thanks to you for your ?s, and for taking the time to piece all those questions and answers and images and links together!
Reading through it, i thought that this now turns out to be wonderful timing: the interview making me reflect on time and organization, just now, during a time when there are a more parallel projects than usual simmering on my desk.
I now also added a virtual note about the interview to my blog: http://bit.ly/aKjKkr

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and a few weeks later, another virtual note:

http://virtual-notes.blogspot.com/2010/03/daily-routine-just.html