A non-fiction author’s sustainable writing practice looks quite a bit different from a fiction author’s. Both authors must build concepts, research their books, outline them and write them. However, non-fiction is usually quite short while novels frequently wend their way toward the 100K word mark. That puts pressure on any production schedule. While non-fiction authors […]
Last week’s log may have left you with the impression of a mechanical workhorse that didn’t miss a beat, while you struggle and miss days and your logs (if you even keep them) are messy things that are a real reflection of life. So let me show you this week’s log. Right click and open
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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
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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
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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
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