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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

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Writing Resolutions

August 30, 2012 by Jamie

The end of summer arrives for me next Tuesday, when my kids go back to school. This marks the start of the most productive time of year for me, when distractions fade away and I can focus exclusively on writing. It’s a natural time to review the writing resolutions I made at the start of the year and consider adding a few new ones. One resolution I made that I know I haven’t been able to focus on very well […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Time Management • Tags: artist routines, creative process, creativity, quiet, reading, taking time, time to write, writer, writing, writing life, writing routine

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The Time to Write is Right Now

June 16, 2012 by Jamie

“Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.” -Jean-Paul Sartre I used to think I needed an entire uninterrupted day in which to get any real writing done. If I had a doctor’s appointment or a meeting to attend, my focus was shot. Then I had kids, and I learned that the busiest people are the ones who get the most done. All of a sudden writing time had to be seized whenever […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Procrastination, Quote of the Day • Tags: artist routines, creative process, creativity, taking time, time to write, writing, writing life, writing routine

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Writers’ Routines

January 30, 2012 by Jamie

This blog is a compilation of the daily routines of famous writers and artists. It makes for fascinating reading for those of us who care about such things. Check it out to see whose routine you most closely identify with and/or whose you can learn the most from: http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/ (Definitely smart to avoid the narcotics a few famous artists found so essential to their routines (until they crashed and burned).) What struck me immediately about the list is how many […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Random Stuff • Tags: artist routines, time to write, writing, writing routine

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