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That’s how I would summarize, “Want to Boost Your Writing Productivity? Have a Baby!” by Michael Stelzner. Definitely worth thinking about. I you know you have a limited time to work in, you will tend to be lest wasteful with it.
So here are five books on writing for a living.
What I find interesting about these authors is that they have pretty different views of where writing for articles fits into the plan of becoming a successful writer. Some think it is essential. The first thing you do is go buy Writers Market, [...]
These look really helpful.
Identify Your Productivity Zone
When in the Zone, ONLY Write
How to Stay Focused on Writing
How to Accomplish More Writing (actually two tips)
Reward Yourself for Getting Writing Done
The CEO blog watch has published some writing guidelines. I thought the first two were especially good:
Write in your own voice. Don’t try to impress people with your vocabulary. The best blogs convey quality information in a conversational style.
Write each blog post so it can stand on its own. Each post should offer value on [...]
1. What is a Blog and what is Blogging.
A blog is a web log, a journal of some sort kept on the web. It entails a web site where you can publish entries that are time stamped (Usually the most recent is on top).
Blogging is a simpler way of saying, “I keep a blog,” the [...]
Unlike Ms. Rivers, I typically never touch pen or pencil to paper. My father was geek enough that I had a home pc in the house by the time I entered junior high. Word processors are what I do.
Still, I share her conviction that writing is fundamental.
I hear some school systems in Maryland [...]
I think there are two kinds of political blogs: blogs that are political and political groups or organizations that blog (yes, I know these overlap, but it works for my purposes).
The blog I just found is of the latter kind–a known organization that gained a reputation through other communication media has now started to blog.
And [...]
