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Making Time to Write: Acceptance, Not Excuses
We writers can come up with lots of excuses. Excuses not to write. Excuses for why we are too busy, too tired, too discouraged. Trust me, I’ve been whining about some of these excuses lately. I’ve had some days where I haven’t been able to write. At all. This…
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Writing Hacker Tip #2: Double Duty Reading
I love doing things efficiently, and I’m always looking for new ways to do more work in less time or at least do double duty with one task. I’m sharing some of my crazy writing hacker tips, and I hope you will share some with me too. Double Duty…
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Making Time to Write: Optimal Time for Writing
Is there a best time to write? When discussing the best time for writing with my writer friends, I find that each of us has our own pattern, our own optimal time. I think the best time to write is as individual as the writer. I know I’ve shared…
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Artist Date: Monticello
A few months ago, I wrote about how Artist Dates, in the manner that Julia Cameron describes them, don’t always have to be done alone. I will be highlighting a few of my recent Artist Dates each Monday in a new Artist Date series. I know the recommendation is…
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Clearing the Clutter
A few weeks ago, I moved back into my office. But I was determined to not move back in fully until I had cleared some of the accumulated clutter. I thought getting rid of some of the mess might help me think more clearly. But it also had some…
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Mom’s Write: 5 Ways to Survive Schedule Changes
It’s summer time. If you are a mom and a writer, chances are, this means that there will be some change in your schedule. If you have kids in school, they will be home more often, or you’ll be shuttling them from place to place. If you have babies…
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Writing Quote Wednesday: Making Time to Write
“If you don’t write when you don’t have time for it, you won’t write when you do have time for it.” —Katerina Stoykova Klemer After my second child is born, I wondered if my writing life was over. I didn’t know when I would be able to fit…
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Mom’s Write: Writer Mama Resources
Update on Mom’s Write: Rest Some of you might have noticed, I didn’t post last Monday. I usually write my posts on Sunday and schedule them to post. Last Sunday was my planned day of rest. I was serious about not doing any “work.” I didn’t do any “work,”…
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Mom’s Write: What Can You Live Without?
What Can You Live Without? There’s a finite amount of time in a day. Since most of my day consists of a non-writing day job, I have to really be careful about my hours outside of work. When I wanted to get serious about making a career out of…
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Mom’s Write: Get Rid of the Guilt Trip
Every mom I know has packed for a guilt trip. You know the kind that needs a gigantic suitcase where you can stuff major mom confessions: “I let my kids watch TV last night instead of encouraging them to do something constructive.” “I let my kids eat french fries…