Monday, February 28, 2011

Motivation links part 2

Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing very well. I am. It's really cold over here, but I'll get through it.
Even though I haven't posted anything on my blog for a while, Chocolate Aftertaste is progressing rather well.
 As promised, here's a bit of motivation for you. I hope it would get you writing that bestseller.

Great tips here:
http://writetodone.com/2010/03/12/motivation-tips-that-actually-work-6-sure-fire-ways-to-get-writing-and-keep-writing/

Goals, motivation, rewards...I love the last tip:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/pages/cstudents/dean/break-writing/break-12.html

Well, that's all for now. Time for me to follow some of those tips.

Some news from my world. I finally subscribed to the writer. I couldn't wait for my first issue to arrive in the mail. I received it yesterday. I feel great.magazine

Monday, February 7, 2011

When life gets in the way

Life has really been getting in the way and I've been struggling lately with finding the time to write since I started my new job. I do manage to squeeze one or two hours out of my days  but I feel that I can squeeze out even more. At the moment my routine is messed up and I need to make some changes.
In order to keep on keeping on and hopefully motivate my followers who are in the same boat, my next posts will concentrate on motivation and time management tips for writers. I'll search the web for sites that are helpful in this area and post them on here.
Here are the first:
Great tips to keep you and me going. I love the second and fourth tip.

A time log to help you keep track of your time and help you see why 24 hours just doesn't seem enough. I should use this.
http://www.businessballs.com/timemanagementtimelog.pdf

Creating a routine.
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Create-a-Writing-Routine-Like-a-Professional-Writer&id=3058007

Making the time:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4546264_make-time-writing.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask