Writing time
Posted by webmaster | Filed under Productivity, Writing
Writing time. You want more of it, and you want to make good use of what you have. How?
Set a goal
I’ve been using 750words to encourage me to write daily.
Whether it’s work on my novel, a blog post, or simply journaling, I enjoy keeping the writing habit, and I find that it makes [...]
Vampires: Banish them once and for all!
Posted by webmaster | Filed under Productivity
Here’s an interesting article on the vampire legend, and how some of it may have gotten started. I was anemic a few years back and did actually crave pink steaks. So… step a little closer. I think I see something on your neck.
What does this have to do with writing or publishing?
Well… I want to [...]
Writing on the go
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Productivity
November is one of those months when I find myself wanting to write away from home more and more. For one thing, participating in NaNoWriMo means that I need all the writing time I can get. It’s not just that though. It’s the cold and gray I think as well. I just get the itch [...]
Goal Update
Posted by Jo | Filed under Productivity
Write 1000 words on the novel daily
I missed a couple days of writing, but I ended up with about 6000 words for the week. Right now, the novel is my top priority. I’m about 35,000 words in, and I think it’s good. I’m hoping to have it finished and ready to “rest” for a month [...]
This Week’s Goals
Posted by Jo | Filed under Productivity
I need to get back to my goal-setting. My goal is to finish up the novel and have it ready to start looking for an agent within a couple months. I had considered self-publishing, and I may still go that route, but I think I’ll try the more traditional route first. I want to get [...]
The Zen of Productive Writing
Posted by Jo | Filed under Productivity
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If you’re like me, you have several writing projects going at once. A novel maybe, one or two short stories, an article, a freelancing gig or two, a blog. And if you’re like me, you find it hard to achieve balance in your work.
Maybe [...]
Laptop Lust
Posted by Jo | Filed under Miscellaneous, Productivity
I want this.
There have been rumors that Dell will release this laptop today, but that doesn’t look likely. I’ve heard everything from last June to this November as a release date, but Dell is annoyingly silent. The laptop looks very cool though, almost exactly what I’ve been looking for.
I want something ultra-small that I can [...]
Weekly Goals Update
Posted by Jo | Filed under Productivity
Setting and trying to meet these goals has been a great motivator. I’m getting a lot more accomplished than I would have otherwise.
Spend one hour writing every morning before work (see my post on Rising Early to Write) I’m going to count this a success. I hit the snooze button a couple times, and I [...]
Novel Writing Software
Posted by Jo | Filed under Novel, Productivity
Photo courtesy of mysticchildz
I’ve been working hard at finishing/editing my novel, and I just had to share a nice little piece of software that I found.
YWriter
If you’ve been looking at Scrivener and can’t use it because you’re not on a Mac, this might just be the answer.
It has the storyboard layout that I’ve been looking [...]
Time Wasters
Posted by Jo | Filed under Productivity
more cat pictures
I’ve been thinking a lot about all the things that I do that take time away from what I’d rather be doing (writing.) I’m sure many people have the same issues I do. I fall into a rut and find myself spending lots of time doing things I shouldn’t be doing.
Television. This is [...]
