I had coffee with my neighbor, Patty, after I saw her loading dozens of packages into her car. “It’s my side hustle,” she explained. “I sew small clutches and purses. I sell them on Etsy.” Patty’s a grandmother. She turned a spare bedroom into a sewing room and runs her small business from an ...
Productivity
The Evernote App: Clever Ways To Organize Evernote And Your Life
Evernote has been one of my most-used and loved apps since 2009—I recommend the Evernote app to everyone I meet because you get to keep your life in your pocket. Your work life too, if you’re a marketer and writer, as I am. (By the way, if you’re a light user, or just want to try Evernote, ...
Bullet Journaling A New You: Change Your Life In Ten Minutes A Day
Can bullet journaling change your life? I think it can. At our most recent writers’ group meeting, several authors chatted about their journaling habit. One author, who’s a new bullet journal aficionado of only two months, said that her bullet journal had helped her to ask for a raise at ...
Getting Things Done: 3 Productivity Secrets You Can Use Today
We’re in February of 2020. Are you keeping your New Year’s resolutions and getting things done? It’s OK if you’ve let your resolutions slip. I have, sadly. If you’re one of those magical beings who hasn’t, kudos! My writing buddy and I were commiserating on how wretchedly we were doing ...
Writing Plans: 3 Strategies To Achieve Your Goals In 2020
At our first writers’ group meeting of 2020, we discussed our writing plans for this year. Only two of our members had created comprehensive plans with timelines and deadlines. I admire those writers, because even though I have a list of what I’d like to write this year, I haven’t set any ...
Bullet Journal Your Fiction: 3 Time-Saving Tips
For new authors, writing fiction is unexpectedly chaotic and messy. A bullet journal helps you to get organized and saves time too. Perhaps you’ve seen others’ gorgeous bullet journals: they’re works of art. You can decorate your notebook if you wish, but when it comes to bullet journaling, ...