How Not to Write a Manuscript

Well, there are many ways to not be writing. I've discovered a few lately that might be considered the ultimate in procrastination. We've already discussed the huge error of rescuing a dog from animal control and then finding out he's part Aussie Cattle Dog, ie he has dingo blood in him. BIG mistake for writers to own this type of demanding dog. Next, I took improv comedy class. It was fun. It was mentally stimulating, and physical, and all those things that you would think would make me want to write. It didn't. It was just a great way not to write. Plus, I could check it off my "bucket list."

Here are my current procrastinating ways:

1) Taking a beginner's quilting class for 5 weeks
2) Crocheting a rug

3) Selling items on Craig's List
4) Still thrift shopping

5) Joined a pin cushion enthusiasts Yahoo group!!

6) Looking at just about any/every free needlework tutorial

I can find online, and saving them so I can make things like

the Altoids case (above) as small projects between my big ones

like the 10-year bedspread project I'm knitting out of thread on needles the width of toothpicks

I think I have a small problem with overloading my schedule and overworking my poor hands and eyes. I think a large part of it is a way to fill up my time while I lay off creating stories, trying to consider which market is right for my characters and what I want to tell people thru fiction.

If you can offer any help, it would be appreciated. Is there a Procrastinators Anonymous already, or should I start one? LOLOLOL