Posts Tagged ‘writing schedule’
Waiting for the Muse: Staying Motivated to Write
Posted by: claireflaire on: October 19, 2010
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I can come up with lots of reasons to not work on my fiction. There are deadlines for articles, baskets of laundry waiting, roasts that need defrosting. The hardest thing is to keep my butt in the chair, putting words on the page, delving into my characters and showing—not telling. I realize this is part [...]
Galleys, glorious galleys!
Posted by: Kirsten Imani Kasai on: September 17, 2010
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Last night I finished my first pass through the galleys (copy edited hard copy) of Tattoo. I hope to make 2-3 passes through the book before I return it to my publishers, and I’m very happy to be on track with my schedule. I have about 3 weeks left to do a deep read and [...]
Keeping Your Day Job While Keeping Your Creative Sanity
Posted by: Deborah Ayers on: March 21, 2010
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I have to admit, this has been difficult for me lately, especially with the ‘Global Economic Crisis’ in progress. I swear, if I hear that standard excuse for treating employees unfairly and leaving us all feeling like we might be fired at any moment one more time, I’m going to walk out the door. Actually, [...]
Writers Write – and sometimes a schedule is necessary!
Posted by: pageadaywriters on: December 10, 2009
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I have to admit, it’s a little embarrassing, but I can’t get to all my writing projects without an anal daily schedule. No kidding. Writing is supposed to be a creative craft, right? But if I don’t set aside blocks of time for each project and stick to it, something goes amiss. Today, for example, I [...]
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