A writer's journey...

I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I wrote a piece for this blog! And before that, only one post in 2015. It seems like I was more active here leading up to 2014—before I started living every author’s dream and was able to quit my day job! It’s funny that when you’re dreaming of writing full-time, you imagine that when it happens you’ll have so much time. You tell yourself you’ll do this; you’ll do that. But reality has other plans. If you’ve made it to the point that you’re a full-time author, you’ve already treated your craft as a business. But when you set out on your own, you know that you’re running a business. After all, if you don’t manage your time and produce product, work marketing into your schedule, allocate time to engage with readers, and the list goes on, you’ll find that sales may slow down. And if you’re not at the point where you can be serving your notice just yet, keep these things in mind for when that time comes. (Notice when , not if . I b...

As authors we have to balance a lot items on a to-do list. Not only do we have the professional aspects, which are plentiful, we need time to tend to other necessities. How do you go from procrastinating to actually accomplishing your goals? What if I told you that the following 10 steps have enabled me to become more organized than ever before? I am steadily working toward reaching my goals and even have time for relaxation and housework! 10 Steps that will change the way you think of time management: 1. Define your goal(s). 2. Visualize your goal as if it were already accomplished. 3. Transform your vision into color and imagery.  4. Get organized. 5. Double check that every step is accounted for.  6. Get organized. 7. Color code, or categorize activities. 8. Break it down. 9. Execute. 10. Bask in your accomplishments. Mark off your to-dos as they are accomplished. Now, let's discuss these steps in further detail. First Step Define yo...