Productivity for Writers Amid Covid-19
Productivity for writers is always a sticky subject, but never more so than amid this pandemic. We writers like to make tons of excuses for why our productivity is down…. Read more »
Category: Productivity & Time Management
Hobbies Are Not a Waste of Time
I have (too) many hobbies. The funny thing is, I consider every one of them vital to my enjoyment of life. Or I thought I did. Last week someone who… Read more »
Knowledge Takes Time (And Trial and Error)
A while back I wrote a post about how time is the most valuable component to success in publishing, yet it’s the thing no one gives you. It takes time… Read more »
Nanowrimo: Should You Do It?
Nanowrimo time is upon us once again. It’s the time of year when writers and wannabe writers take on the challenge to write 50,000 words in a month. While it… Read more »
Want to Be More Creative? Follow This Simple Time Formula.
I hear from people all the time, “I want to be more creative, I just don’t know how.” Or, more commonly, “I don’t have time!” There’s no time for all… Read more »
The Joy of Having Less Time
What’s the one thing we as humans always wish for more of? (Other than money.) Time. Everyone is always complaining about how they just need more time in the day/week/month…. Read more »
The Reproduction of Creativity
Today I’m going to teach you a class that I’ll bet you missed in high school biology: The reproduction of creativity. (Don’t worry. This isn’t the sort of class where… Read more »
More Focus + Fewer Projects = Increased Productivity
I am the poster child for having the focus of a squirrel caught in traffic. At one point, I had no less than six novels going, plus a bunch of… Read more »
Peace and Joy in the University Library
It’s my favorite time of the year! No, not Christmas (at least not entirely), although I love that, too. Actually, my favorite season does have something to do with Christmas,… Read more »
Keep Writing Through the Holidays (And Why It’s Worth It)
Ah, the holidays. That time of the year when our writing goes out the window because we all have so much “stuff” to do. It’s a wonderful time of year,… Read more »