Reading time: Just over 4 minutes If overwork is not only getting you down but also making it difficult to write, don’t be a victim. Instead, take charge of the situation…. Are you feeling overworked? You may have this feeling with writing itself. Or, perhaps your regular day job is …
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Viewing time: 5 mins. 46 secs. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question focuses on how to deal with writers’ time management. If you have a question you’d like me to answer you can email me at daphne@publicationcoach.com, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message …
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Viewing time: 4 min. 34 sec. The Write Question is a weekly video podcast all about writing. Today’s question focuses on dealing with rejection. If you have a question you’d like me to answer, email me at daphne@publicationcoach.com, tweet me @pubcoach, or leave a message for me at the Skype account, …
Reading time: About 3 minutes How does your writing life intersect with your sleeping one? In fact, how much sleep do writers need, anyway? How often do you hear that it’s just about mandatory to start writing earlier in the day? About 30 seconds of research showed me that a great …
Reading time: Less than 3 minutes There comes a time when you should stop reading, start writing. To figure out if this advice applies to you, calculate how many writing books you have on your shelves… How many books on writing do you own? How much time do you spend …
Reading time: Less than 3 minutes This may sound crazy but if you want to reach your goals you may have to reduce them. Here are the benefits of beginning to reduce your writing goals… If you speak the ‘language’ of goals, you’ll understand there are all sorts of rules …
Back in the era of Mad Men, secretaries went into the offices of people like Don Draper (photo above) and took shorthand while he dictated. Now, however, you don’t need a secretary to be able to dictate…
Reading time: About 3 minutes Join me this week as I take an important detour into the concept of protecting your health while you write. Contractors and nurses may need to take certain steps to prevent injury, but so do writers. And one of the biggest secrets is remembering to …
Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Have you ever heard of back-and-forth writing? This is a system that I use to make myself a more efficient and productive writer. There is something wonderfully concrete about writing. If your boss or client asks you for 500 words, you can make a …
Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Does it seem like too much work to have to begin again? The next time your writing habit falls by the wayside, don’t resent the time it takes you to re-establish it… Have you ever had a relapse from exercise? You know, you’d been …
