• Making time to write is hard enough, add in the holidays and that's a recipe for a writing disaster. Make time to write this holiday season with these tips!

    Making Time to Write During the Holidays

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    The days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are quite possibly the busiest of the entire year. That means it may be even more difficult to find time to write. Don’t let the holidays throw off your writing routine though. Here are seven ways to continue making time to write during the holiday season. Make room. While your calendar may be jam-packed with holiday parties, shopping for gifts, special holiday events, and family time, it’s important to make room in your schedule for your writing. Identify the best time of day to write. If you’re an early riser, set your…

  • Why Your Writing Project Needs a Deadline

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    The likelihood of achieving a goal without a deadline is pretty slim. We can continuously punt tasks lacking a due date down the field, and before we know it we’ll have pushed certain goals into the next year. To ensure you reach your writing goals, it’s important to set both small and large deadlines for yourself. Small goal achievements help you feel like you’re making progress, and that deadline to have your book completely written will give you a date on the calendar to work toward. We all work at our own pace. This month, thousands of people will participate…

  • Why You Should Publish Your Book Before You Turn 30

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    Writing your first book is no easy endeavor. Some might even say you need a certain amount of life experience to add depth to your writing—fiction or nonfiction—but there are a lot of benefits to publishing a book before you turn 30 years old. Here are seven reasons that support publishing your book before entering the next decade of your life: 1. Financial freedom It’s easier to save up and spend the necessary money to professionally self-publish your book when you are at a stage in your life when you have the least amount of financial responsibilities and can make…

  • Looking to make weekly meal prepping your new jam? Hoping to incorporate a writing session into your routine? Here are 5 tips for developing a new habit.

    How to Form New Habits

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    Looking to incorporate a new habit into an already full lifestyle? Well, you’re not alone! Millions of us every year look for ways to incorporate a new habit into our daily or weekly routines. Many of us also fall out of the swing of things with our new routine before they convert to regular habits. Whether you’re looking to make weekly meal prepping your new jam or you’re hoping to incorporate a next-level writing session into your day-to-day, here are 5 tips to get you started! 1. Set your intention.  By now most of us know precisely what this means,…