Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
This weekend, I read a newspaper article about a Portland home decor company owner who created a safe room. Oh, not a room to hunker down in and wait out invaders. Well, not the kind of …
Productivity
Guilt and Productivity
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Rachel’s recent blog on practical steps toward consistent productivity set my mind whirling about how I could be more productive. Then, later that day, I found myself engaged in a number of conversations with people who …
Upping productivity: Is it time?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I don’t know about you, but I’m always trying to find ways to be more productive. It seems like each day flies by more quickly than the day before. I have found a few areas where productivity …
Starting a New Manuscript: Encouragement and Tips
Blogger: Rachel Kent
It’s that time of year again! The children are going back to school and summer is just about over. I know many of you are going to be starting in on new writing projects since you’ll have …
Start Collecting People
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
At a recent writer’s conference a not-yet-published writer asked me, “Aside from writing the perfect book, what’s the most important thing I can do at this stage?” The most important. Hmmm. So many things come to mind. …
How Breaks Make You More Productive
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
“Sitting is the new smoking,” Leslie Vernick, a life coach, licensed counselor and client of mine, told me back in January as we discussed our work styles.
I did a double take. I mean, we all …
Is your technology holding you back?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Are you living with a technology headache because you don’t want to spend money or because you don’t want to familiarize yourself with a new system? Don’t let your outdated technology hold you back any longer.
Spending …
Ten Tips for Writers
Blogger: Rachel Kent
1) Don’t wait until tomorrow to back up your files. Do it today. Email your manuscript to yourself so that it is stored online as well.
2) Take breaks and move around throughout the day. Sitting all …
Wishful Deadline Thinking
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
If you’re currently facing a deadline, are you kicking yourself for wishful thinking? You know. . . the editor asked if you could possibly get the book out in six months instead of eight months and in …
Combating Beginning of the Year Burnout
Blogger: Rachel Kent
When we start a new year we all set high goals for ourselves and, unfortunately, it’s pretty likely that we won’t be able to live up to our expectations of what we hope to accomplish each day. …