13 Things I Know About Writing Full Time Now I’m Back to Full Time Again First appeared on Tracy Cooper-Posey, January 28, 2016 _______________ I wrote “11 Things I Wish I’d Known About Full Time Writing When I First Started Writing Novels” way back in 2009, when I was forced to full time writing by a […]
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Whole books have been written and courses have been taught on the art and science of prolificacy. A short post on the essentials can only skim the surface, but each step will offer an entry point to further reading for you (and writing for me). Like fractals, productivity + writing is endlessly complex. There’s always
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This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four This is a four-part post that I honestly did not intend to be quite this long. Apparently, there is more to the subject that even I realized. You will find Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here. This week is
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This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four I promised to step fully onto this smoking lava bed of a subject when I wrote the two parts of Why Bother Writing Lots of Books Quickly? So, I’ve rolled up my sleeves today. Does Fast = Crap? In a word, no.
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I discovered an amazing trick this week, that energized my writing and let me float through the day, no slogging, no groaning, no fighting to keep myself at the desk. Actually, I relearned the trick. Last October, my DH was in a bad traffic accident and as a result, has been forced to take time off
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This is Part 2 of the post. Click here to jump to Part 1. -t. Today we return to the myriad ways prolificacy benefits an author. There has been a fair amount of reaction to the first part of the post, especially on the social networks, much of it sliding into two ancilliary subjects: Fast
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I didn’t want to write this post. I was tempted to blow it off, because finally, finally, the book has a full head of steam and I’m just making sure the boiler stays stoked and hanging on the for the ride. There is no better feeling–no, not even that. Being in flow and creating a story has no
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How Resistance lures you Having a finely tuned writing schedule doesn’t do diddly for your productivity if you never follow it. Saying you’re going to write for two hours after supper tonight will quell the nag in your brain for the rest of the day, but when you actually sit down at the keyboard, do
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You can spend a lot of time teaching yourself to resist Resistance, to get your ass in the chair, to be productive. It’s a never-ending challenge. There is a flip side, though. I’m looking at it right now. If you’re following my work logs, you know that this week I’m on the mattresses, writing (well,
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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
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