By:
Jami Gold
We
probably all have to-do lists rolling out behind us like Santa Claus’s
naughty-or-nice list. I know I have writing lists, editing lists, publishing
lists, promotion lists, blogging lists, email lists, family lists, calendar
lists, personal lists, etc.

I’ve
mentioned before that I’m not nearly as organized as I seem.
(That’s assuming I do seem to be organized. *smile*)
“My
schedule has been absolutely insane for so long that I can’t even remember when
it last wasn’t insane. My inbox is a disaster where things go
missing on a regular basis, my Twitter mentions are a stream of people I mean
to get back to (but too often don’t), and my to-do list grows larger as I fall
more behind Every. Single. Day.
I feel like
I’m just barely not drowning. I joke about how my “method” is
to flail randomly, but that’s not really a comfortable feeling for me.”
When
I wrote that post, I was (secretly ) staring down the to-do list for my
publishing path, which included everything from edits and formatting to
website development and learning how to put my books up for sale.
Obviously, as I have two books for sale now and
a third going up next month, I did manage to get things done.
So
why does my to-do list never seem to relent? When I’m really focused, I
get alot done, so maybe part of my problem is that I’m not as
focused on my priorities as I should be.
4 Tips
for Matching Our Focus to Our Priorities
. .
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Read the full article HERE!
~*~
If you
missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are
again:
- Do
You Believe in What
ifs ? | Daily (w)rite http://ow.ly/Ltxnx - When a Writer Becomes a Target - Books & Such Literary Management http://ow.ly/LtxoD
- Fiction University: Day Three: Analyze the Scene Structure http://ow.ly/LtxpK
- Writer Unboxed » Writing From A Place of Fear http://ow.ly/Ltxtj
- The 7 Stages Of Novel Revision — Veronica Sicoe http://ow.ly/Ltxv1
- Blood-Red
Pencil: Five "
Show Don't Tell" Danger Zones http://ow.ly/Ltxyk - Your Past is a Source of Inspiration http://ow.ly/LtxAa Where does your inspiration come from as a nonfiction writer?
- Make
Your Writing Clearer: 6 Tips for
Re-wording Sentences http://ow.ly/LtxCY - How To Organize Your Search For Literary Journals - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/LtxIV
- How To Stage A Comeback: An Update | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/LtxQ5
- How to Start a WordPress Blog in 5 Minutes - Jeffbullas's Blog http://ow.ly/LtxU1
- Why You’re Not Writing http://ow.ly/LtxXJ Stop talking. Start doing.
- Eleven Things You Should Know About Query Letters - Elizabeth Spann Craig http://ow.ly/Lty0e
- How to Improve Your Amazon Book Description & Metadata | Jane Friedman http://ow.ly/Lty3k
- Are You Drowning in To-Do Lists? | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author http://ow.ly/Lty4T
- How To Get Difficult Books Into The Media – Kobo Writing Life http://ow.ly/Ltydi
- Want To Spend More Time On Your Writing And Tired Of Doing It All? A Virtual Assistant Can Help | The Creative Penn http://ow.ly/LtyeP
BookMarketingBuzzBlog : Use Quotations To Lift Your Book http://ow.ly/LtyhxWritability : Classes I Never Thought Would Apply to My Writing Career (But Do) http://ow.ly/LtylJ- 5 Ways To Get a Book Deal: Guest Post by Sheena Lambert | CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD http://ow.ly/Ltyq5
1 comment:
I seem to spend as much time organising my lists as anything else. Does that mean I make progress? Maybe not, but I still love that magical moment when you can actually cross something off.
And who knows, one day it might all make sense...
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