I’m honored to have my craft article featured today at Editor-911 as the next stop in my book tour for From Promising to Published.
An excerpt:
“How can we step back a little to create a gentler schedule?
Tip 1: Refrain from the immediate yes, however tempting. Pause for an hour (or even a day) when a great opportunity lands to think it through, step by step.
Break down the opportunity’s required components and guesstimate possible time investments. Factor in your current energy level and health (yours and family members) before taking on a promising project.
Visuals help: physically open your calendar and pinpoint exact hours in your schedule when you will do the work involved. If you don’t have a lot of successive empty spots in your weeks ahead, you already know the answer.
Last week, I had a fantastic short-term gig land in my inbox. My first instinct was to leap on it. Yes, yes, yes! Sign me up!
Then, it occurred to me: a project like the one offered requires 2.5 to 3 hours minimum per day, 5 or 6 days a week…”
Read the rest at: clickety-click!
Many thanks to talented writer, book publisher, and educator Margo L. Dill!
Check out Margo’s awesome online writing classes, including Manuscript Draft Editing Package with Consultation (For Novels, Short Story Collections, and Memoirs), Children’s Novel Draft Editing Package (For Novels for Children Ages 9-12), and Writing a Novel with a Writing Coach: One-on-One Instruction, and Margo’s books and editing packages, sure to inspire and support your writing projects! Sign up for her free newsletter: clickety.
