Look…here’s the thing. Many people who say they want to write, never actually set pen to the page, or fingers to the keyboard, or voice to the recorder. They talk about writing, but they never actually accomplish any writing. If you have written a book, completely, start to finish, then this puts you FAR ahead […]
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Own Your Writing Career: Plan for Life to Happen
Yep, it’s happened again. I’m full stream in the middle of completing some of the largest goals I’ve ever set for myself, have multiple projects lined up out toward eternity…and life chooses now to remind me that I am a mortal human with physical needs, and with two children who ALSO have physical needs. Oh, […]
Own Your Writing Career: Listen to Your Gut; Remember Your Values
A career in the arts can be the makings of a true obsession. No matter how we try, or how long we work, it can feel as though we can’t get things done fast enough. But to be a happy writer, you have to recall what made you happy before you ever set off on […]
Own Your Writing Career: Finish What You Start
I have to tell myself this one A LOT. I love the bright and shiny, and I have little self control. 🙂 You have to finish what you start. Writers write, yes…but writers also must FINISH writing, and get their work out into the world. This can be really tough the first few go-arounds. Talk […]
Own Your Writing Career: Don’t Worry about Being Wronged — Just Write
I want to bring this up because it is my fervent hope that you’ll find your path to productivity, and joy, in your writing. A focus on the wrong aspects of work/life/ or whatever can keep you from that productivity. I’ve seen this come up with writers in multiple ways, and I’ll mention a few […]
Own Your Writing Career: Make YOUR Art (Your Way)
There is no correct way of writing fiction. (Duh!) If there was, creative writing classes would be a whole lot more concrete. There is no right way, and every way will take practice to get great at it. But here’s the cool thing, the one thing that will always keep me coming back to writing […]
Own Your Writing Career: Your Writing Depends on the Depth of Your Well
Burnout is a major problem for writers, and artists of many stripes. Sometimes we feel we’re in a race, either to finish this book so we can get to the next one, or to get the words out as fast as they’re forming in our minds. I have often sat at the computer far too […]
Own Your Writing Career: Use a One Touch Policy
The One Touch Policy: If it only takes a few minutes, don’t add it to your to-do list, just take care of it with one touch. The idea of a one-touch policy comes from a major professional mentor of mine, who still happens to be what I call my “superboss.” My manager’s superior and at […]
Own Your Writing Career: Make Every 10 Minute Block Count
Yes, you read that correctly. One of my main success tips for not losing your mind with all of the teensy-weensy to-do items an author maintains is to ensure you’re making the most of each ten-minute time slot you have in the day. We each waste many ten-minute blocks of time each day. Of course […]
Own Your Writing Career: Always Looking Forward
In my last post I talked about planning, and a little about what works for me. Along with a clear plan, that includes a structured schedule for writing/editing/publication, and goals for six months, one year out, and five years out, as a writer setting out on this journey, you must adapt to a spirit of […]
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