3 Steps To Being More Productive
Do whatever it takes to give yourself the gift of writing time.
7 Tips for Keeping on Task Despite the Interruptions
AKA I want to write! Ahhh life is so full of interruptions. Did you ever realize that, before you were a writer? I didn’t. or maybe I didn’t care. But now I work hard to stay on task, and avoid interruptions. Following are a few ideas that you might find useful. Put away the phone. […]
Keeping a Writing Schedule | Becoming a Writer, Part 4
Did you miss parts 1, 2, or 3? Click here to go back to the beginning! Writing can be fun, or it can be grueling. Or it can turn into one of those fiascos where you say “I’m a writer” for 3 or 20 years and never actually produce something. But let’s not go there. […]
Creating A Schedule for Your New Writing Life – Part 3
As an indie author, you have to guard your schedule like crazy. You have to guard it from all the things that will suck you in like online videos and Words with Friends. You also have to guard it from the people around you who are so thrilled that you’re not working anymore (because it’s […]
Wearing All the Hats- Becoming a Writer, part 2
When you decide to be a freelancer, or an indie author, you often imagine sitting on the beach with a laptop or in some cool upscale restaurant surrounded by your fans. That’s what I thought too. And to some extent you can do that. There are even programs for sale with titles like “The Laptop […]
Your life as a Freelancer/ Indie Author
“What do you do?” they ask. It’s the inevitable question you get asked every time you meet someone new. I used to say I’m an author, but after a lot of blank stares now I say I write books. As soon as I say it, there’s the predictable 2nd part: “I’ve always wanted to write […]
Whatever happened to the “H” in deity?
So, my Bible Study is in the hands of an editor. (Yay!) A real, live person who is finding all my mistakes and showing me girl, you might have been writing for that past 7 years, but you don’t know how to write. Ahem. Yeah ok, I usually have editors for that kind of thing. […]
Why am I a Christian Writer?
Thomas Merton wrote: “If you write for God, you will reach many people and bring them joy. If you write for people, you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while. If you write only for yourself , […]