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
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Do you have a list of novel ideas you wish you could turn into books sooner, rather than later? Do you spend your day dealing with bosses and kids and chores, only to get to the end of it and have no time left to write? Do you get up every morning, determined that today you
How to Create A Writing Schedule You Can Live With Read More »
“I have so much to do, yet I only have the energy to eat, sleep and watch TV! What is wrong with me?” If you’ve ever found yourself diving into a carton of blueberry ripple ice cream, or (re)reading every Charles Dickens novel in a two-week binge, or any other activity that isn’t what
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