Help for Writers Trying to Manage Everything at the Same Time
2021-09-13
Overwhelmed because everything is happing at the same time? Find help for writers in this post, with 7 tips to better manage a crazy time.
How Swedish Death Cleaning Can Increase Your Productivity as a Writer
2021-09-08
by Joy Choquette Whether you want to publish an ebook, be a successful traditionally published author, or finally finish your memoir, you’ve got a big writing dream. If you struggle with productivity due to disorganization, poor systems, or overwhelm, that dream will be harder to reach. You have a lotContinue Reading
Best Tips on How to Organize Your Email
2021-04-19
Organize your email, they say, and you’ll be a lot less overwhelmed and more productive. Indeed, most people these days feel overwhelmed by the number of emails they have in their inboxes. According to a 2017 survey by email marketing company Campaigner, nearly half of consumers say they receive tooContinue Reading
3 Powerful Work-Life Balance Secrets for Writers
2021-03-22
Work-life balance often seems like an unattainable goal for writers. We must fit writing into the spaces between our jobs, family, and communities, and those spaces can be super small. To find an audience for our stories, we must also build platforms and regularly engage in marketing activities. We wantContinue Reading
5 Times You Need a Course Correction as a Writer
2021-03-01
Are you in need of a course correction in your writing career? It’s not always easy to tell, but here’s a thought for you: You may need it more often than you think. Why You Need a Course Correction More Often Than You Think I read one of the lastContinue Reading
3 Common Writing Difficulties and How to Overcome Them
2021-01-04
Facing writing difficulties is something every writer must do. How you face them determines whether or not you succeed. No matter what struggles you may be having—and we all have them—one thing is true: If you want to make progress toward your writing dreams, you have to get clear onContinue Reading
5 Gremlins that Like to Destroy Your Writing Productivity
2020-10-12
Do you have gremlins messing up your writing process? Back when the COVID-19 was in full swing, I was visiting my parents. There were no new releases at the movie theater, but the small local theater was playing an old favorite: Gremlins. My mom and I hadn’t seen it forContinue Reading
Why Your Unfinished Writing Project is Bad for You
2020-08-24
Are you struggling with an unfinished writing project? Ask yourself this: Have you developed the one skill you must have to succeed as a writer? To find out, look at the following list, and see if any of these statements sound familiar: I’ve been working on this book for years,Continue Reading
The Important Skill Writers Need but Don’t Think About
2020-08-03
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but as writers, we all need one skill perhaps more than any other: patience. Below are five reasons why, along with five tips on how to develop yours. The Health Dangers of Being Impatient First, let’s be clear about what patience is. According toContinue Reading
How to Make Real Writing Progress in 15 Minutes a Day
2020-07-06
Struggling to make any real writing progress in your busy life? Writers dream of having uninterrupted months to attend solely to writing. If you’ve ever managed to grant yourself an extended weekend or even a week or two to write, however, you may have noticed—it doesn’t make it easier toContinue Reading
How to Get Back to Writing After Being Away
2020-05-18
Spend too much time away from writing, and it can be tough to get back into it. When you’re writing every day or at least every other day, you’re regularly working your creative muscles. Your brain learns how to deliver new ideas and gradually becomes more reliable at providing thoseContinue Reading
How to Find the Time Wasters In Your Life
2020-05-11
Are the time wasters in your life keeping you from reaching your writing goals? Don’t despair. No matter how efficient you may think you are, you probably have some time wasters lingering around your schedule. Find these and eliminate them, and you can free up 15, 30, or even 60Continue Reading