If you’re serious about your writing, you know it’s important to stay focused.
You’ll never get anywhere if you can’t force yourself to sit down and get to work.
So you’d never want to earn the “easily distracted” merit badge, becau—OMG, IS THERE SOMETHING SHINY OVER THERE?! Forget this blog post, I’d better go check that out!
Part of the merit badges for writers series. The badge may be posted on your site or blog. Tell us why you’ve earned (or will never earn) it in the comments.
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I’m not ADH — OOH LOOK A BUTTEFLY!
Wait, we were taking about cupcakes, weren’t we?
@anwa: Yes, I’m fairly certain we were.
It took me a while to get round to claiming this. I kept getting distracted by my cereal. Ahem.
It’s not easily distracted, it’s just a byproduct of doing a MILLION things at once. This is what I tell my non-writerly friends. I’m not sure it’s true but let’s pretend it is.
*nods*
thank you—–oh kitten!
I seriously earn this badge at least once a…
Wait, what were we talking about?
Oh my gosh!! I think I’ve earned this one already. Right now I have a writing timer on pause, notebook open with half a page of scribbles and yWriter open to a new, scary, blank scene.
Hello Merit Badger! I must now go and post this on my blog…
I think the fact I’ve just spent an hour of precious writing time enjoying this website is proof I’m a natural for this badge. (grin)