Just about every morning, I wake (naturally–it’s just when my body is ready to get up) around 5:30, stumble downstairs, drink some water, then grab my coffee and head to my computer, after being careful not to trip over the cat in the predawn darkness. And then I get right to work and don’t move […]
So, this week & last, we are on the topic of self care for writers. I know, wahk (that's the sound of a buzzer). But this is an important subject for you to pay attention to, so that you don't burn out. So listen up. But first, go read Part One. Because in that ditty, […]
Let's talk about self care. Yeah, I know, you'd rather be writing than fussing about some dumb old self care crap. But here's the point: taking care of yourself will enable you to write more and better. Truly. An example, taken from my own life: Yesterday, I completed two big projects. Both are under wraps […]
Punkins, ready for the big night So, I've had this idea lately. What might that idea be, you ask? I shall tell you. It's that maybe, once in awhile, more often than a blue moon, maybe even weekly, I'm not sure yet, it likely depends on you all react, I shall write a post that […]
My newsletter comes out every two weeks without fail and usually I get the material for it to my friend who compiles it for me well ahead of time. Not this week. Yes, life got in the way–I won't bore you with the particulars. But I also procrastinated. Because if I had really wanted […]
The subject line on the email read: Lead by example and not theory! That's easy, I thought smugly. I set a good example by getting up at 5 or 5:30 every day to write. Why, I was up early at that very moment reading the email. Yeah, reading the email. Not writing. Reading. Caught in the […]
I'm all over Steve Chandler these days. I have no idea where I first heard of him, but I've been reading his book on time management, Time Warrior, and I've learned a lot. Since I subscribed to his newsletter, I also got a free PDF (which I sent to my Ipad to be read on […]
1. Keep all your email inboxes and social media sites open all the time. 2. Check your email often. Like, every five minutes. You might just have a Very Important Email to which you need to respond. Or, equally urgent, you might have notification of a Very Important Blog Post that you must read immediately. […]
It's Sunday afternoon, and it's hot here in Portland. My nephew is visiting on his way from an internship in Washington D.C., back to law school in California. And he, my husband, and my son, are all at my daughter's learning how to make beer on this glorious afternoon. And where am I? Writing this […]
Ah, our old friend writer's block. It can take so many shapes and sizes, just like fear, which it is, of course, based on. And just as writer's block can take a gazillion different forms, so, too, can its cure. Which is why you should try a variety of strategies if you are hit with […]
