Let’s look at some useful writing tips for 2020, courtesy of our local writers’ group. (Original post from December 2017; edited and updated) Writing tips: start with a process Ouch. I used to have a writing process, but that vanished this year, due to workplace chaos. I wrote ...
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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, ...
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 Articles Popular This Year
If you love your bullet journal, you’re not alone. Articles on bullet journaling were popular this year. Let’s look at the most popular articles. Bullet journals for fiction authors When you write fiction, you need to keep track of 1001 details. It’s not easy. A tip from ...
Social Media: 3 Ideas For Your 2020 Content Calendar
Love it or hate it, social media promotion is essential for authors. A friend and I were commiserating that social media is so challenging. It’s easy to spend half an hour on Facebook without achieving anything. Neither of us could work out whether social media was worth ...
