Blogger: Mary Keeley
This week my daughter emailed a photo of our dear grandchildren forming the dough for our family’s most cherished Christmas cookies. My first thought when I saw it was, Really . . . you’re that on top …
Productivity
The Publishing Roller Coaster
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Just when we think the industry might be settling down for a while, we learn of another publishing house acquisition here or discontinuation of a line (usually fiction) there. Add staff changes and career re-directions to the …
Unusual Places for Plotting Ideas
Blogger: Michelle Ule, filling in for Mary Keeley who is traveling this week.
Where do your best plotting ideas come from?
I, for one, get some of my best plotting ideas while sitting in the pew at church.…
Preparing to Publish
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Several of you in our blog community are right on the verge of submitting and/or publishing. I’ve written before of things to do while you wait, but today I’m going to give you a checklist of …
Pre-Pub Writers–Seize the Day
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
It’s a given that before a writer is published he needs to hone his writing skills but what else can a writer do while he’s waiting to get that first contract? How can he seize the day? …
How About a Systems Audit?
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 …
Writing a First Draft
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
National Novel Writing Month starts this Friday! For those who don’t know what this is, you can go to the NaNoWriMo site here and learn all about it. The point is to write 50,000 words of …
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 …