Last week’s log: MONDAY: 3,837 words TUESDAY: 5,931 words WEDNESDAY: 6,790 words THURSDAY: 561 words FRIDAY: 7,565 words SATURDAY: 2,597 words For a total of 27,291 words for the week. Not brilliant. I knew the week would be rocky. Thursday took a hit because I wanted to cover blog posts and production over the long […]
Weekly Log – October 9 – Ugh. Read More »
Last week’s log: MONDAY: Plotting next book TUESDAY: Plotting next book WEDNESDAY: Plotting next book THURSDAY: Plotting next book, plotting Nov 11 novelette. FRIDAY: 5,346 SATURDAY: 4,626 SUNDAY: Production, Nov 11 Novelette. The teeny word count really doesn’t portray how jam-packed this week was. I got the next full novel on my production schedule plotted
Weekly Log – October 2 – Made It. Read More »
Last week’s log: MONDAY: 7,839 TUESDAY: 7,305 WEDNESDAY: 8,169 THURSDAY: 6,104 FRIDAY: 9,255 SATURDAY: 11,737 (Finished book) For a total word count of 50,409 words for the week. Another really good solid week. I finished the book on Saturday, which now puts me only nine days behind my production schedule. The next book on the
Weekly Log – September 25, 2018 – Now We’re Getting Somewhere Read More »
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?
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.
How to Build A Workable, Useful Production Schedule (and how to use it). Part 2. Read More »
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
How to Build A Workable, Useful Production Schedule (and how to use it). Part 1. Read More »
In my weekly log this week, I mentioned that I have six books in production, as well as the one I’m currently writing. I don’t know if it’s the terminology or the concept that confuses people, but I thought I would expand upon this part of my writing production schedule, because it has huge
How to Juggle Your Production Schedule So You’re Never Bored. Read More »
Ever written a book that just fell out of you? I’m not talking about pedal-down, deliberately sprinting through a book to hit a deadline. When you’re at full sprint, you’re going for speed. You’re not writing the story because it won’t let you not write it. I mean, have you ever written a book that
What Do You Do When A Book Won’t Leave You Alone? Read More »
I seem to have referred to living well a lot lately, here on the blog and in the newsletter. I know I’m doing it to compensate for the constant barrage of “be productive!” messaging that is the theme of this site. But I’m also aware that I’m an anal productivity obsessionist, and I’m compensating for
Another Perspective On the Living Well Balance. Read More »
