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Writer-Reminders

Sep 30, 2004 - 90 Days to Go
Volume 3, Issue 24

    
The weekly ezine with a road map for sidetracked writers.

"Be better writers today than we were yesterday."


Thought for the Week - 90 Days to Go

Welcome new subscribers and old friends, too!

Where has the year gone? As we creep up on October, I start thinking how it's not just Halloween that makes it scary! As 2004 comes to a close, we have just a little time left to attack this year's goals. 

Spend five minutes today planning the rest of the year. Mark off the holidays and any special events. How much time is left? What else can you accomplish this year?

Happy Writing (and Organizing)!
 
Let's Write More in 2004!

Best, 
Julie
julie@organizedwriter.com
    

P.S. Did you miss last week's issue?  You can read it here

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? 

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A Lesson in Passion for Writing

This week my son has been writing a book, an ebook, no less, and I wish we all had his motivation. On Tuesday night, he put his first draft together on paper, and guess what he said when he hopped out of bed on Wednesday? "Mom, I want to work on my book." 

That was also the first thing he said when he got off the bus. Then at bedtime I told him he could work on it before school only I if he had extra time .... so he was up an hour early, ready to work.... and we finished "My Cars" this morning.

It made me think about how often we think about a new writing project, but don't actually do anything about it. Do we get up early? Is it the first thing we think about when we have a spare minute? 

If we really focused, how much could we accomplish in a day or two?

Sometimes the best lessons come from the kids <grin>....

    
For writers.... Looking for experts?
Check out the Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons(R) 
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(By the way, this source came from the Publishing Poynters Newsletter, an excellent source for writing and publishing information. You can subscribe here.)

 

Happy writing (and organizing) this week! Julie

 

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PRINTABLE CHECKLIST 
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PRINTABLE CHECKLIST
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DRAW daily (Declutter-Read-Assess-Write)
What is this? 

M T W T F S S
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. Declutter (only 5 minutes)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Read (only 5 minutes)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Assess (30 seconds to 5 minutes)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. Write (at least 5 minutes)


Weekly Checklist

For freelance writers: Use this weekly checklist to find, write and send a query every week of 2004!

Monday
__ Make notes on a new idea.


Tuesday: Accounting Day
__ Post your accounting records.
__ Pay bills.
__ Follow up on outstanding invoices and queries.


Wednesday
__ Find a new market using links below.


Thursday: Errand Day
__ Make copies.
__ Return books to library.
__ Make deposit at bank.


Friday
__ Finish query and submit.
__ Match your query to the market.


Saturday Weekly Review
__ How was this week?
__ What's up next week?
__ Review your Projects list in your planner and check the
status.
__ Jot the next action steps for your projects on next week's
calendar.
__ Backup your computer files.
__ Virus scan your computer.
__ Update windows software at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
__ Update Microsoft(R)  office software at http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/default.aspx


Sunday
__ Relax and enjoy!
__ Do something fun today!

JOB/MARKET LINKS 

Organized Writer's Guideline Database
Absolute Write's Market Archives
Writer's Weekly Jobs
Writing-World.com guidelines
Writing-World.com writers wanted
Funds for Writers - Jobs and Markets
Paying Markets List
Freelance Job Bank 
Writer's Write Writer's Guideline Directory
Writer's Digest - Market of the Day
Writer's Market.com (subscription only)
Writer Gazette Job Board
Writer Gazette Call for Submissions
Sell Writing Online
Writer's Crossing

 

Thanks for visiting Writer-Reminders! If you have comments,
success stories, or suggestions, reply to this message or e-mail
me at :julie@writer-reminders.com

- Julie


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