Writer-Reminders
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July 2, 2007 -
Halfway There!
Thought for the Week - Halfway There!
Wow! Can you believe it?
We are halfway through the year!
Are you halfway to your writing goals
for the year? Don't worry if you're not! Here are
three things you can do to make the rest of the year,
the best of the year:
1) Get an accountability
partner. Ask a friend if they would like to be
your accountability partner. Plan to contact each
other and commit to what you are going to do to move
your writing forward.
I just started this with a writer friend, and we are
having great luck keeping ourselves on track. We
talk on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9 with a quick update
about where we are and what we are committing to for the
next couple days. Then the other person checks up
on them the next call.
2)
Plan a writing vacation. When can you sneak in
some writing time this summer? Take a day off
work, go hang out in a coffee shop, or visit the
library, and get your fingers typing!
Or write at night... summer TV is
terrible anyway and since the sun is out so much later
you can work into the evening and feel like it's still
part of the "day."
3) For all you writing
parents, get some help with the kids. There
are lots of teenagers getting bored with the summer by
now. Snag one to come and play with the kids for a
few hours every week (or even every day!). The
kids get to have fun, and you get to write.
Happy writing (and organizing) this
summer!
(And happy 4th of July to all you U.S.
writers! Enjoy those fireworks. I can't wait
to hang out by the river, listen to the patriotic music
and celebrate our freedom with gorgeous fireworks!)
"I'm on day 5 of your book and already have done more writing and compiled more ideas in this short time as I usually do over several months." -- reader M. Howard
Angela Hoy of
WritersWeekly.com says "...the most organized writer I know is
Julie Hood...."
You know how we've always been told that dogs love bones?
Do you believe it?
What about steak? Do you think dogs love steak?
The speaker at a seminar last week suggested that dogs love
steak--and that they just settle for bones.
Where in your life are you "settling for bones?" Are you
settling for not writing that novel or not sending those queries to the major
magazines? Are you settling for the excuse that you just don't have time
to write, or you just don't have the inspiration?
Let's go for the steak!
What will you go for during the rest of this year? What's
your big goal? Now break it down into the steps for the next ninety days.
What's the first thing you have to do? Now hop to it! I can't wait
to hear about what you accomplish!
And even the most successful
authors struggle through the process. You might like Do Not Disturb: Author at Work by Garrison Keller (thanks to
my writer friend, Ann, for sending this article to me today.)
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Happy writing and organizing in 2007!
Julie
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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 this year!
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!
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