Blogger: Mary Keeley
So much about the writing life has to do with time and no more so than in this season of the year. Time for meeting your self-imposed deadline or the publisher’s due date is at a premium, …
Productivity
Follow these steps after NANOWRIMO
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I suspect many of you are participating in NANOWRIMO this year. I know quite a few of my clients are. I’m loving the Facebook updates–especially the ones with pictures of frazzled writers. 🙂 So cute!
I hope …
Work Optimization
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Every year around this time my mind begins to wander (more). The days are getting shorter, and it’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is three measly weeks from today, and then onto Christmas. I don’t know about you, …
A Way You Can Help Your Agent
Blogger: Rachel Kent
In the publishing industry we are all juggling many tasks and often wear multiple “hats” each day. I know authors who are currently working on edits for one book, writing a second book, and putting a proposal …
Brainstorming and Inspiration
Blogger: Mary Keeley
We all have dreaded days when we stare at a blank page, unable to come up with an idea. Those are the times writers need to allow their resources of Brainstorming and Inspiration to move into free-flowing …
Be Prepared
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I’ve been pondering the stock market volatility in the past week. One day it looked as if the world was on the verge of the financial collapse being warned of by many prognosticators, and then the next …
Backing Up Your Data
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I’m sure many of you have seen the news of our giant California fire–the Rocky fire. Thankfully, it is about 40 miles away from my home, but I believe that 40 or more homes have been lost …
Test Your Reflexes
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I have a theory. People’s reactions to a novel or Christian living book, movies, and to what we hear are as individual as the people themselves. Small details in what you watch or read may strike a …
Stress Relief
Blogger: Mary Keeley
List the goings-on in the publishing industry in the last months and writers and authors have had plenty of stress inducers. The important thing is, how are you responding to them? It makes all the difference. Stress …
Parkinson’s Laws and Productivity
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
You’ve probably heard of Parkinson’s Law: Work expands to fill the time available to complete it.
But have you heard of Parkinson’s Law of Triviality?
Both apply to those of us engaged in the publishing industry …