Strategy Number One: Mindset Today we’re looking at the first strategy of five approaches to defeating resistance and getting more written. Last week [here] I explained why you need these five strategies. All of us do. Resistance is built into the human psyche. How you approach resistance, deal with it, and how you think […]
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Last week’s log: MONDAY: 4,988 words TUESDAY: 6,399 words WEDNESDAY: Plotting (half-day only) THURSDAY: Family function FRIDAY: Plotting SATURDAY: Writers’ meeting SUNDAY: Plotting I anticipated this highly unproductive week. Family commitments on Wednesday and Thursday were going to take a chunk out of my day, if not all of my day. A meeting in my city for
Weekly Log – September 11, 2018 – Caught Inside. Read More »
What is resistance? Are you a victim of it? Probably! The term “Resistance” was first coined by Steven Pressfield in his book, The War of Art. To Pressfield, Resistance is an external entity against whom artists must wage war to win at the game of writing. For him, Resistance always has a capital “R”. As
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Last week’s log: MONDAY: 6,635 words TUESDAY: 12,374 words WEDNESDAY: 9,481 words THURSDAY: 10,495 words FRIDAY: 12,002 words SATURDAY: 5,547 words For a total of 56,534 words for the week. It’s interesting how much your perspective can change in the space of a week or so. If you look merely at the word count, this was a spectacular week
Weekly Log – September 4, 2018 – Still in the soup. Read More »
This is a three-part series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | If you have followed along with Part One and Part Two of this blog post, then you will have all your prep work done and be ready to dive into building your first production schedule. So let’s go. Backwards or Forwards?
Last week’s log: MONDAY Computer issues TUESDAY Computer issues WEDNESDAY Computer issues THURSDAY Computer rebuild. FRIDAY Computer rebuild SATURDAY 6,108 words …’nuff said. See, this is what I mean about never knowing what is around the corner. I had a 120Gb SSD for my root drive, which maxed out thanks to resource hog programs like Dragon
Weekly Log – August 28, 2018 – Wipeout. Read More »
This is a three-part series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | How To Set Up Your Production Sheet Last week I went through the many reasons why building yourself a tailored production sheet pays some very nice dividends, both in the long and the short term. You can find that post here.
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Last week’s log: MONDAY 0 Plotting TUESDAY 0 Plotting WEDNESDAY 0 Plotting THURSDAY 3,082 words FRIDAY 9,090 words SATURDAY 6,212 words For a total of 18,384 words over three working days. Last week was a nice, steady week. I finished plotting halfway through Thursday morning and immediately rolled over into writing manuscript. The rest of the week
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This is a three-part series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Do you need a production schedule? If you are a writer, and you have any commercial ambitions at all, then yes, you do. A well-built production schedule will help you stop the overwhelm, restore your sanity, and give you a proper
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