The short answer is, because traditional authors are so hamstrung by their contracts that writing anything more than their permitted one book a year is a waste of time. Of course, the reality is more nuanced than that. I have been traditionally published and know that world a little. On the other hand, I have […]
This weeks is the first full week of work logs. Right click and open in a new tab to get it to full screen size, so you can read it, if it’s too small on the screen I’ve cut and paste a few of the critcal columns here: Word Count Start Word Count End Total
Weekly Log – December 12, 2017 Read More »
Why have “productive” in The Productive Indie Fiction Writer? There are a zillion productivity blogs, books, courses, support groups. I know that because I follow an awful lot of them myself. My library is jammed with productivity books and advice–some of which I even follow. In relationship to indie fiction writing, though, “productive” has a
I can’t begin this productivity experiment in earnest until after Christmas, because I was gung-ho and recklessly promised (to myself) to handmake as many Christmas gifts this year as possible. I’m on track to a 90% success rate, but the downside of artisanal gifts is that they take time. In other words, all my spare time
Weekly Log – December 5, 2017 Read More »
I’m in an ideas profession. So are you. Getting ideas is an every day occurence, so the arrival of a new idea is something we’ve got used to noticing and recording for later use, then getting on with our day. Except, a week ago, I got an idea that smacked me between the eyes and
Crazy? You Decide. Read More »
