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A pandemic is not an ideal time to write a book, but many authors had to while juggling full-time jobs as well.
I just got through it (barely!) and looking forward to chatting with other writers about productivity during #COVID19. Tuesday 9:30 PT/12:30 ET https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xVbZZEl0
I just got through it (barely!) and looking forward to chatting with other writers about productivity during #COVID19. Tuesday 9:30 PT/12:30 ET https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xVbZZEl0
Some tips I got from agents/authors that I found helpful:
- Think of a book contract like a job, set deadlines for yourself and sit down to work
- Identify your most realistic productive times of the day/week
- Donât overly self-edit as you write drafts.
- Think of a book contract like a job, set deadlines for yourself and sit down to work
- Identify your most realistic productive times of the day/week
- Donât overly self-edit as you write drafts.
- If you need to work on your book in the evenings but youâre tired from a day job, focus on less onerous tasks like organizing research and save blocks of writing for the weekend
- Get regular exercise and eat well!
- Hide your phone in another room, delete social apps
- Get regular exercise and eat well!
- Hide your phone in another room, delete social apps
- Turn wifi off and keep a notebook on your desk to jot down things to look up online once youâre done your writing session.
- Zoom writing dates with others are helpful for accountability
- Difficult during pandemic but try to work in different spots for change of scenery
- Zoom writing dates with others are helpful for accountability
- Difficult during pandemic but try to work in different spots for change of scenery
- I didnât announce I was working on a book until I was done because I knew Iâd have spent too much time tweet-crying about the process if I had haha.
- Set mini-rewards for yourself for completing each chapter or even a tough section.
- Donât compare your speed with others.
- Set mini-rewards for yourself for completing each chapter or even a tough section.
- Donât compare your speed with others.
- Build a community; trade drafts with authors to give each other feedback
- Set up an ergonomic writing station! Messing up your body isnât worth it.
- Make time to read because itâs v helpful as inspiration for your own work
- Take breaks, say no to requests on your time.
- Set up an ergonomic writing station! Messing up your body isnât worth it.
- Make time to read because itâs v helpful as inspiration for your own work
- Take breaks, say no to requests on your time.
More to come at the #Clubhouse chat next Tuesday with literary agent, @carlywatters, productivity expert @LisaMontanaro, author @ByGeorgeJreije https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xVbZZEl0
Oh, and also, I have ADHD! For medical reasons, I had to stop taking my #ADHD medication a few months from my book's final deadline. So I'll chat about that struggle, too! 
#adhdtwitter https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xVbZZEl0
#adhdtwitter https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xVbZZEl0
Great thread with journalism tips, also applicable to non-fiction books: https://twitter.com/eisingerj/status/1380158698383941638
