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5 Signs You’re Spreading Yourself Too Thin as a Writer

2023-05-15
By: Colleen
On: May 15, 2023
In: Productivity and Time Management

Are you spreading yourself too thin? It’s easy to do as a writer. We have so many things going on! If you’ve been at it for a while, you’ve probably gotten used to it on some level. You’re regularly writing, editing, proofreading, submitting, and potentially blogging, creating graphics, posting toContinue Reading

How to Find the Time Wasters In Your Life

2020-05-11
By: Colleen
On: May 11, 2020
In: Productivity and Time Management

Are the time wasters in your life keeping you from reaching your writing goals? Don’t despair. No matter how efficient you may think you are, you probably have some time wasters lingering around your schedule. Find these and eliminate them, and you can free up 15, 30, or even 60Continue Reading

Featured Writer on Wellness: Elizabeth Wheeler

2020-04-15
By: Colleen
On: April 15, 2020
In: Writers on Wellness

Laying out the book on Amazon was my biggest challenge. I used one of their templates and thought it would be easy just to flow the text through. Nope. The template had many quirks, such as the top margin changing unexpectedly on me. I spent hours on the phone withContinue Reading

11 Little Things You Can Do to Boost Writing Productivity

2020-02-03
By: Colleen
On: February 3, 2020
In: Productivity and Time Management

Would you like to boost writing productivity, but you’re not sure how? Sometimes the smallest changes can create the largest impacts, so below I have 11 small changes you can make to increase your writing productivity. I’ve made all of these changes at one time or another and they allContinue Reading

How to Decide Which Writing Project to Focus On

2019-03-25
By: Colleen
On: March 25, 2019
In: Productivity and Time Management

You need to decide which writing project to work on next. How do you do that? Decide Which Writing Project Tip 1. Make a Commitment to a Select Number of Ideas Writers are great at coming up with new ideas, and we looooove those new ideas. They’re so exciting andContinue Reading

How to Boost Writing Productivity with Calendars or To-Do Lists

2019-01-14
By: Colleen
On: January 14, 2019
In: Productivity and Time Management

I’m an avid list-maker. I make lists for everything, including writing-related projects I want to complete. I find them motivating as I enjoy scratching through finished projects, and particularly like it when there are enough scratched off that I have to make a new list. But recently I came acrossContinue Reading

How to Use Your First 2 Morning Hours to Boost Productivity

2017-04-24
By: Colleen
On: April 24, 2017
In: Productivity and Time Management

How can you boost productivity in the morning? Most writers spend only about an hour or two a day actually writing. But how the day begins can have a big effect on that one-to-two hours. Take the other day, for instance. I was knee deep in my usual morning routineContinue Reading

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