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How About a Systems Audit?

January 21, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  65 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I know, I know. You hear the word “audit” and you imagine that a root canal would be more fun, right?

Let me make the case for scheduling time to perform an internal audit of all your …

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Ten Tips for Writers

April 5, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  65 Comments

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 …

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Combating Beginning of the Year Burnout

January 9, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  52 Comments

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. …

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The Organized Writer— Tip of the Day

May 29, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  53 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

If you’ve read my blog posts for any amount of time you’ve probably guessed I’m a productivity junkie. I can’t help it, I love systems and I relish order. For a change of pace today, I thought …

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Anatomy of an Agent—Hands

June 16, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: 33,00 feet– flying Across the United States

We’ve looked at the head, eyes, nose and mouth so far. Today is our pragmatic day—the hands-on part of the job. John Q. Agent will be called upon to …

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Taking Advantage of the Times: Email

March 16, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  18 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Email is so amazing! The fact that we can communicate privately and instantly without sending a stamped letter is awesome!

Email saves so much time when it comes …

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What You Can’t Prepare for at a Writers Conference

February 17, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  12 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

I know yesterday my tip was about being prepared and knowing what you want to get out of the conference. Now I’m going to slightly contradict myself, but …

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Best of the Blog 2009: What's Your Organize-IQ?

December 31, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California

Are you an Organization Master, an Organization Meister, or Organization Challenged?

I promised a quiz to test your organizational acumen and here it is! Just click …

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The Work of Writing

March 9, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Weather: sunny, 49º

Nothing seems harder than actually getting down to the work of writing. Writers are constantly alternating between feeling waves of guilt for not meeting writing goals …

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Herding Cats

January 16, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California

A friend just sent me a Susan Branch calendar. On the front is a quote I can’t stop thinking about: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t …

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