I’ve been working on upping my writing productivity this summer. It’s a necessary focus, what with completing draft 1 of my novel, posting fifteen blog posts and two newsletters a month, and managing social media for two websites. If I want to continue on that ambitious path, I need to be super-organized, and I need to […]
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What Work/Life Balance Really Means
Here’s what I don’t understand about the term “Work/Life Balance.” What is work, and what is life? If we spend roughly 40% of our lives working, then isn’t work one of the greatest parts of our lives? Work/family balance, or work/home balance might make the term clearer; but what if your […]
Writing Schedule: Summer Vs. Fall
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If I Could Slow Down Time
This weekend I took my son to his favorite playground for the first time this season. Last spring and summer, when I was a stay-at-home mom, we went frequently, sometimes several times a week. Now that I’m a working mom, it’s much harder to find the time or energy after work, and the weekends are often packed […]
How Do You Say No To Your Idea?
One of the things I love best about myself is the idea-generator in my head. I’m taking a walk or doing chores, and something just comes to me: the thread of a children’s story; the idea for a self-improvement book; a way I can write in the theme of an upcoming writing contest. The other night I woke […]
I’m Not Ready To Write A Memoir Yet
About a month ago, I started working on some ideas for a short piece that I’d planned to write during my spring break from teaching. I wanted to submit an entry for a contest run by Writer’s Digest (check it out, fellow writers!). The word limit is on the low side; I struggle with keeping fiction short, […]