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  • ...big project for a client or I'm just getting practice. The only way to perfect your writing is to practice, practice, practice. Getting on a set schedule and making yourself come up w...
  • Enjoyed reading your article and especially like the idea of no deadlines, even though I do set them, but, when as you pointed out "life gets in the way," I can revise my schedule without stepping on a publisher's toes.
  • ...my PhD.  Writing is a serious hobby for me but I've never sat down and scheduled it in.  Thanks to some artic...habit and found my rhythm for work, life, school, and writing.  I'm on schedule now to finish my 2nd novel in...
  • ...dings for my  memoir, The Shelf Life of Ashes, and am a terrible, sluggish and unwilling self promoter, I have set up a kind of awards-submission-schedule for myself, thinking that thi...
  • @Patricia - I don't do book reviews anymore due to my work schedule. I do teach a workshop through WOW! Women on Writing that helps those who want to become freelance book reviewers, b...
  • ...'ll buy my book when it's ready?  Do they forward links of my newspaper column when I post?  You betcha!  I spend as much or as little time as my schedule allows and it took about 3 mo...
  • Yessss! I know exactly what you mean. I thought I was the only one. Sometimes I can't sleep because my mind is going on autopilot thinking of ideas for blog posts, writing an eBook,etc. I don't know where to start (or stop) so I blog until I'm exhausted and schedule my posts ahead of time.
  • Barbara, this is really interesting and very helpful. Thank you so much for laying it out so clearly! And bravo for having such a successful campaign! That's really exciting. (I've got your book and looking forward to reading it once my crazy schedule slows down a little.) Thank you!
  • Lovely piece, thanks for sharing! 1. Have my second book finished and ready for publication 2. Create a cozy, inspirational writing space that I never want to leave 3. Have a disciplined writing schedule that is a priority in my life Aloha!
  • ...the action scene expanded to a plot, the plot expanded to multiple characters, the characters took over and stopped letting me interfere.  I'm on schedule to hit 100,000 word count for...