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Category Archives: Finding Time To Write
In Which I am Slightly ‘Behind’ with the Na-No-Wri-Mo-ing
I know I said this last time but it really is a ‘quickie’ from me today because I am *supposed* to be doing NaNoWriMo and I am miles behind. I should be on almost 22,000 words by the end of … Continue reading
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GUEST POST: The Importance of Goal Setting
Today I bring you a rare thing on this blog – a guest post! Many thanks to writer S.Bee who has some wise words to say about setting goals. This is something I definitely need to do. Without goals, nothing … Continue reading
Getting Things Done: The Ivy Lee Method
If, like me, you are easily distracted and often get to the end of a day and feel like you’ve achieved NOTHING (or am I alone?), then you might find this useful. I spotted it in the Tesco magazine and … Continue reading
How to Mute Words on Twitter! (and other stuff)
Right. I am not going to mention the ‘B’ word (UK readers will understand) or the ‘C’ word (clue: 25th Dec) at all. This is going to be a happy post! I have actually muted those words* on my Twitter … Continue reading
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What’s Your Problem?
My problems are (very First World-y – ie: not problems at all): 1. I have failed at NaNoWriMo, due to TMGO (too much going on, including a laptop breakdown!) and I’m thinking that perhaps I will try again in January, … Continue reading
Are We Being Too Hard on Ourselves?
Recently I met up with my writing buddy Sally, to talk about our progress (or lack of it) and to set short and long-term writing goals. This might sound super-professional and organised, but don’t be deceived: it’s just us saying … Continue reading
The Force of 15 Minutes
While I was on holiday last week (hence no blog post!), I was perusing the books on my kindle, as you do and I re-read a handy little book that I bought some time ago – The 15 Minute Writer: … Continue reading
How to Kickstart Your Writing (After a Break)
We’ve had the best day of the year so far today. You too? Sunshine! Temperatures over 20 degrees! I wore (long) shorts for the first time and swapped my woolly hat for a jaunty cap. Finally, finally, it feels like … Continue reading
The First Signs of Spring…
It’s got warmer all of a sudden, don’t you think? And, in my garden, for the last two days, we’ve heard the first sounds of spring: the POP, POP, ARRRGGH! of this season’s first games of table tennis. OH has … Continue reading
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