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 …
Productivity
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 …
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. …
The Organized Writer— Tip of the Day
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 …
Anatomy of an Agent—Hands
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 …
Taking Advantage of the Times: Email
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 …
What You Can’t Prepare for at a Writers Conference
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 …
Best of the Blog 2009: What's Your Organize-IQ?
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 …
The Work of Writing
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 …
Herding Cats
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 …