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The importance of a schedule in the life of a parent writer
I’ve had some trouble getting a handle on my schedule lately. Part of it is because my boys are al home for the summer, so the time I normally have to work while they’re in school is virtually nonexistent. I still have large chunks of writing time, because my husband and I trade off kid-watching […]
Comparing ourselves to ‘that other writer’ can be crippling.
Lately I’ve been reading Write. Publish. Repeat. by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant, guys who started a podcast called The Self-Publishing Podcast several years ago. These guys are legitimate. They produce a crazy amount of content every year—mostly fiction, but some...
When Are We Legitimately an Author?
In the last month I’ve had some practice calling myself an author. It’s usually in answer to the question, “What do you do,” asked by people who see my line of boys and think surely I must stay home. “I’m an author,” I say. The question that inevitably comes next is...
What does it take to start an online magazine?
That's the question I recently asked of Marcy Lytle, founder of A Bundle of THYME online women's magazine (well, there were more, of course). In this interview, Marcy shares some wisdom about starting an online magazine, tips and tricks and advice she wishes she’d...
Eliminating the buts in your creative life
But I just don’t have the time. But I just don’t know what to do. But I’m just not a writer. I hear a whole lot of buts from people who don’t think they have what it takes to be a writer—whether it’s the time, the ideas or the talent. So many writers have grand plans...
How to get unstuck and overcome the pain of writing
I don’t believe in writer’s block. I do believe that sometimes our mental capacity for our work just dries up. There are many reasons why our mental capacity to write can dry up. Sometimes we’ve been working too hard on a project, emptying ourselves but not filling...
How parents make space in their lives for writing
Making space is possible, but we can’t do it alone. We have to ask for help. We have to get good at asking for help.
Write a GREAT Book Even When Your Time is Limited
