How often have you said to yourself: “I could get this done if I was motivated enough.” We’re all motivated when we first start a new project, like a novel. The reasons why we want to write the book are right there in the forefront of our minds, our enthusiasm is fired up and
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This week’s log: Monday: <sick> Tuesday: <sick> Wednesday: <sick> Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting Actually, Monday, I was “ill” – sharp stabbing pains in my back. The next two days were recovering from the muscle relaxant I took to deal with the pain. As I rarely use drugs or medication, it wiped me out
Weekly Log – March 19, 2019. A Little Speedbump. Read More »
I recently received an email from an author who picked up on a passing reference of mine, and asked me to explain how I copy and paste my Word files into Publisher to produce print editions. I’ve created a video that walks you through the basic process: Resources mentioned: Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Office Suite
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This week’s log: Monday: 5,879 words Tuesday: 9,969 words Wednesday: Plotting Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting For a total of 15,848 words in manuscripts for the week. (I’m always write blog posts and emails that are not included in this report). I’m right on schedule. Finished the last book on Tuesday, rolled right into
Weekly Log – March 12, 2019. Two down. Read More »
When you write and release lots of books, the costs associated with publishing those books increases at the same scale…or does it? How do you handle the costs of writing and publishing lots of books? Economies of Scale. When you’re producing many books, there are economies of scale available to you that two-books-a-year authors can’t
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This week’s log: Monday: 5,172 words Tuesday: 7,723 words Wednesday: 5,175 words Thursday: 5,503 words Friday: 2,569 words Saturday: 5,594 words For a total of 31,736 words for the week. I expressed the desire, last week, to stay steady and put in some solid weeks. This week was exactly the sort of week I wanted.
Weekly Log – March 5, 2019. A Solid Week. Read More »
Ever reached a point of writing your book and think “This book sucks like there’s no tomorrow”? Do you do that with a lot of your books? Do you have a pile of uncompleted manuscripts, because they all stink up the room? I’ve got some good news for you, and some bad news. The
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This week’s log: Monday: 1,568 words Tuesday: 3,639 words Wednesday: 11,969 words Thursday: 6,207 words Friday: <x> Saturday: <x> For a total of 23,383 words for the week. As it is inevitable that sooner or later, something will jam the spokes of your wheels, I’m kinda glad the first for my year was relatively mild, and
Weekly Log – February 26, 2019. Life Roll #1. Read More »
I’ve been on a bit of a “down time” tear recently. That’s because I’ve had my nose poked by the marked difference in my mood and motivation to write after having six weeks off over Christmas. I’ve written one book since coming back to work in late January, and I’m just into writing the
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This week’s log: Monday: Plotting and Research Tuesday: Plotting and Research Wednesday: Plotting and Research Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: 1,568 words I suspect that reports of tanking production schedules and productivity crises and missed deadlines would make more interesting reading. The fact is, I’m merely cruising along, getting words down and taking care of business. My days
Weekly Log – February 19, 2019. Steady as she goes. Read More »
