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How to Use Our Writing Time More Wisely
Using time wisely is an important part of a writing career when it comes to being a parent writer who creates in all the margins. And it can seem almost impossible, because it’s hard to know what a day will hold in its hands until you’re actually there. But it’s...
How to Make a Schedule and Increase Productivity
In the life of a parent writer, schedule is everything. You are taking care of your children and dealing with job responsibilities and taking care of the home responsibilities on the side. Where is the time to write? And then, if your schedule opens up more, because...
One Simple Way to Increase Word Count and Stay Healthier
Writers have very sedentary jobs. When we’re not sitting down reading, we’re sitting down writing or editing a manuscript or working on pitch materials or compiling a book. If we wanted, we could sit here in the same place, forever. But all that sitting isn’t good for...
How to Move Forward in Your Writing Career
Floating about aimlessly in the world of writer and author is not an effective way to build a career. One cannot simply say, “Whatever happens will happen,” because then nothing will, in fact, happen. I know. I used to be that writer. I thought making goals and...
How to Write Faster and Smarter
That internal editor can be a big problem. In November, I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time, and I was so excited about the possibility of writing a novel in one sitting. Or maybe a few sittings. I write pretty fast already, and I’m fortunate to have much...
4 Steps to Creating Your Own Value Proposition
A few days last week I felt really invisible. My stuff wasn’t really getting shared, and people weren’t all that excited about visiting my site and reading the words I shaped into stories every week, and sometimes, when we feel invisible, we can forget all the value...
How to Balance a Writing Dream with a Parent Life
Some people in the writing world think it’s hardest to get started. And it’s true that it’s hard to get started. But it’s also true that it’s hard to stay started, especially if you’re a parent. I go through these cycles where I think about how my boys are just growing up so fast. Husband […]
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
