Reading time: Just over 2 minutes The pomodoro technique is a time-management tool used by millions of people around the world. It’s particularly useful for writers and students…. I’m a big believer in the magic of three. You know — the three little pigs, the three Musketeers, the three Stooges. There’s something ineffable but magical about a list […]
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The Get It Done program is about support, accountability, common sense and honesty. While most of us will acknowledge that honesty is a great policy, however, you might have a hard time figuring out what it has to do with writing. Here’s why I think honesty is so important: If you commit to producing 350
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Reading time: Just over 3 minutes Multi-tasking isn’t the good idea it’s often cracked up to be. But there are some especially important reasons why writers shouldn’t multi-task… I have a simple question I ask everyone I coach and it’s this: Do you let your computer collect your email for you automatically? I’m always surprised
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Many of my clients tell me they want to commit great gobs of time to writing. Two hours, they’ll say if they’re academics. And for everyone else the time commitment they suggest is usually, a full hour. But this enormous amount of time is almost always a mistake. Why? Because you aren’t well enough conditioned
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Did your mother ever say to you, ‘don’t try to be what you’re not’? It’s excellent advice for writers, as well…. If you want to succeed as a writer, the worst thing you can do is try to be something you’re not. Do you know what I mean by this? For example,
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I strongly encourage every participant in the Get it Done program to track their writing progress every day (and by that I mean five days a week.) I’ve long called this process the “secret sauce” to writing success because it gives you five incredibly worthwhile benefits: The tracking chart will reduce your stress about writing. You’ll
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Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Does the concept of rewarding yourself strike you as juvenile or frivolous? It’s not! Here’s why you should reward yourself for writing…. I once took an online writing course in which the leader encouraged us to give ourselves $2 a day for writing. I remember thinking: Two dollars a
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This post recaps the information I presented in our group call on Monday, March 4/19 and it provides a number of links I think you’ll find useful. Start your search for citation management software by understanding there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Software that’s perfect for one person might be totally inappropriate for another. This does
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute When I launched the Get It Done program in 2013, I quickly discovered many writers were eager to postpone their work until the weekend. (By ‘weekend’ I mean your designated two days off, whatever they are.) “I didn’t write today, so I’m going to catch up on Saturday,” people
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes I thought naming my triplets was tough, but coming up with the name for my new book has proven to be even more challenging… My next book is in the final stages (throes?) of copy editing right now and I’ll be relieved to be able to send it off
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