tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post116252370266180336..comments2023-05-08T06:00:40.186-04:00Comments on BCB Blog: InterruptionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-1162608462749943182006-11-03T21:47:00.000-05:002006-11-03T21:47:00.000-05:00Would these people call you when you were at work ...Would these people call you when you were at work and expect you to stop working because it was a good time for them to call? And if they did call, you would have no hesitation saying "I'm in the middle of something, I'll have to call you back."<BR/><BR/>Anyone who thinks writing isn't work has never tried to do it. <BR/><BR/>Most humans are trainable, given enough time and patience. (Well, except for a couple of ex-boyfriends, but we won't go there... ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>wnijeeu - what you should mutter under your breath when the phone rings, while you go right on writing.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-1162605933083348802006-11-03T21:05:00.000-05:002006-11-03T21:05:00.000-05:00Screening calls is why we have caller ID. Your bo...Screening calls is why we have caller ID. <BR/><BR/>Your book is important. Write. Don't answer the phone. They'll call back. If they are like my mother, they will call eight times to tell you they called. Tough.<BR/><BR/>I like Bryan's advice. You're not home. Your cell phone is dead. You are in the middle of something important. Your book.rssasrbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957629113999230457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-1162574652686352482006-11-03T12:24:00.000-05:002006-11-03T12:24:00.000-05:00BCB - Yeah, I hear ya. I know I'm one of the wors...BCB - Yeah, I hear ya. I know I'm one of the worst offenders and I'm also one of those bad people who screen their calls. Yeah, I do. Unless you are one of my children or my husband, I might ignore you. Funny, the phone rang this morning, I looked at the caller ID and went, "I'll call them later." So when I did call them later I got, "So, Jen, screening your calls again." Snort.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519025250067949045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-1162565546079231572006-11-03T09:52:00.000-05:002006-11-03T09:52:00.000-05:00You go girl. I've decided that there is a reason ...You go girl. I've decided that there is a reason I have voicemail on the phone. If I'm writing, you should just pretend that I went out for the evening. It'll feel better than thinking I'm ignoring your call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com