Part One. I nearly added “Writer’s Block” to the title of this post. The only reason I didn’t is because there is no such thing as a generic malady that stops writers cold. “Writer’s Block” is a collective term for a whole heap of issues that writers have to deal with that, if they let […]
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Total for the week: 20,728 words. I did not expect this week to be as productive as it was. It was the first of the month on Monday and administration and bookkeeping on the first is always a half-day at least. And at the moment, thanks to COVID, we only shop for groceries once a
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This site, The Productive Indie Fiction Writer, is dedicated to helping you find hacks and help to make the most of your time, so that you can get more books finished and released. That means every week I talk about mindset and the philosophy of getting more done, plus industry news that impacts the prolific,
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Total for the week: 12,735 words. Finished Book #3 for 2021 early, and ended up needing the time, because the new laptop for which I’d been saving up for months finally arrived. And of course, nothing is straight forward with new tech. I could not get email to work for love nor money and after
Weekly Log – March 2: Another One Bites The Dust. Read More »
Do you use BookFunnel (BF)? As a prolific author, you should consider this service, and not just because it will save you a ton of time (which it does). I pay a hefty annual subscription to BF, as I’m now in the small publisher bracket. I consider BF to be worth every penny. But the
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Total for the week: 44,472 words. Happy birthday to me! No wait… Happy Birthday, dear husband! No wait…! Happy anniversary!… Um, actually…Happy anniversary of the day we met! Confused yet? Yesterday was actually my birthday. It was also my husband’s birthday. And it was also our wedding anniversary. We got married one year to the
Weekly Log – February 23: Happy Birthday to me! No, wait… Read More »
I tripped over this one a few weeks ago. Lifehacker, among other respectable sources (here, here and here) and even a Reddit thread, have reported that switching your manuscript to the Comic Sans font makes your words flow unbelievably faster. The much reviled Comic Sans font is apparently very easy on the eyes, especially for
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Total for the week: 4,335 words. I was blindsided by something completely out of left field last week. I got a few words written on Monday, but my motivation sank into the mire on Tuesday, despite flailing myself with guilt and panic messages (as I’m already so far behind!) Of course, Canada and parts of
Weekly Log – February 16: Brrr…. Read More »
Hitting the Mattresses
Because sometimes, I’m behind
…very behind…
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I presume that everyone who reads PIFW posts is a writer of fiction and, therefore, you would be interested in a new anthology calling for submissions. Ignore that the publishing company is mine, if you need to. 🙂 Thriller Digest 2021 In The Nick Of Time Call for Submissions Edited by Mark Posey Stories Rule
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