• Books
  • Current Release
  • Coming Soon
  • About Jamie
  • Newsletter
  • Contact

award-winning romance author

Main menu

Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instragram
  • Pinterest

Monthly Archives: September 2012

Show Grid Show List

Post navigation

Social Mania

September 27, 2012 by Jamie

Cristian Mihai wrote an excellent post today on social media, in which he discusses a topic near and dear to my heart–being genuine online (as in, not being a frantic buy-my-book-please-please-please promoter). Lately when I attend meetings and workshops where other writers are present and the subject of social media comes up, there seem to be three primary camps: the haters, the promoters, and the bewildered. The Haters: These disenchanted souls literally groan when anyone mentions having a platform on […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Industry, Time Management • Tags: artist routines, blogging, Cristian Mihai, facebook, instagram, pinterest, social media, twitter, writer, writing routine

12

On Consistency

September 26, 2012 by Jamie

One of my favorite romance authors, Barbara O’Neal, has some wise words about showing up at the page day after day, slogging through no matter what. Check it out. I’ve posted before on the same topic, but I always find it refreshing to hear that an author I admire and respect experiences the same frustrations, the same months of maddening story frustrations, that I do. It helps to hear other writers talk about their process, and her process sounds very […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Procrastination, Time Management • Tags: artist routines, creative process, revision, time to write, writer, writing, writing life, writing routine

4

Focus and Flow

September 20, 2012 by Jamie

  I’ve recently undertaken a major organizing project at home, tackling boxes in the basement that have nagged at me for years. Now that I’m in the thick of it, I want to work on it all day every day, which leaves little time to focus on writing. And yet, working at my writing every day is a top priority as well. How to balance the two and still have time to take care of family and the usual demands […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity • Tags: artist routines, creative process, creativity, flow, writer, writing, writing life, writing routine

30

Post navigation

  • Books
  • Current Release
  • Coming Soon
  • About Jamie
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • jamiesobrato.com
    • Join 29 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • jamiesobrato.com
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar