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In December this year (2021), The Productive Indie Fiction Writer will be four years old. When I started the blog, I thought that indie publishing was reaching a level of maturity and would stabilize. Ha! There has possibly been more movement and change in the last four years of indie publishing than there was in […]
Why “Productive”? (2021 Edition) Read More »
…that I’m not ignoring you. I’m holding back on posting here for a couple of weeks, as Patreon subscribers get early access to posts. Next week, we’ll be back to regular schedule. Check out my Patreon page if you’d like the same early access and chance to discuss posts with me.
Actually, it’s not really a pause. The Friday posts that appear here on PIFW are now moving to my Patreon page, where they will appear as soon as I’ve written them. After I’ve absorbed comments and adapted the content (if necessary) or added to it, the posts will eventually appear here. That means it will
Pausing Just For A While… Read More »
This week was supposed to be part two of last week’s post about your personal priorities, but that got highjacked by the post, below. Part two will appear next week. — t. __________ I’ve struggled for nearly a year with a problem that I couldn’t find a good answer to. Everyone who is familiar with
Need someone to nudge you into writing more? A coach to have your back? You got it. Read More »
As last Tuesday’s worklog post indicated, I’m scrambling. So I’m going to take a couple of weeks away from long, thoughtful posts about being productive and actually be productive. Superproductive, in fact. I have some immoveable, iron-clad deadlines staring me in the face and I’m going to clear those. I will continue with the weekly
Taking Some Time Out Read More »
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
Stories Rule Press Thriller Anthology Call for Submissions Read More »
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This is Part 3 of an informal series about Pen Names. See Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3 or Part 4. In the previous posts about pen names, I’ve stayed fairly theoretical; all the reasons you should (and occasionally, shouldn’t) use pen names. As I write this post in June 2020, my stance on the use of pen names
Pen Names – a Practical Perspective. Read More »
Creative careers are mercurial and uncertain (algorithm change, anyone?). Surviving over the long term requires strategic thinking, and not a little hard work.
Why Being Productive And Prolific Pays Off In The Long Term Read More »
Plotting Help For the Prolific I feel like I’ve been recommending books a lot lately. Only, I’ve been reading some great how-tos, that I simply have to share. Bear with me a for a couple more mentions. A few months ago, I wrote a post about making your plotting more efficient, in response to a direct
Plotman To the Rescue Read More »
