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HOW TO GET THAT BOOK WRITTEN THIS YEAR

By: Belinda Pollard

You’re a force to be reckoned with at work, your household runs like clockwork and birthdays are always remembered and celebrated on time. But you can’t seem to finish (or start) writing your book.

Does this sound like you? Or even a little bit like you? (I have to admit that “clockwork household” thing doesn’t sound exactly like me. )

Considering what I do for a living it’s embarrassing to admit it, but my own books don’t get finished. (I’ve even written a blog post before on Seven Virtuous Ways to Avoid Writing Your Novel.)

In a splendid irony, in my day job as an editor and publishing consultant, I help small publishers and indie authors get their books out into the world and achieve their dreams, cheering them on, helping them overcome obstacles, feeling excited for them when the successes come etc etc… and yet my own personal manuscripts suffer a different fate. I have 5 or 6 or 7 of them languishing in various stages of completion.

Confession time: The last time one of my own books was published was 2002!! Hopefully that makes you feel better — however much you’re struggling to get a book finished, at least you’re not as bad as I am. 

For me, I think there’s three main obstacles:

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Read the full article HERE!

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. How to get that book written this year | @Belinda_Pollard http://ow.ly/KkmFJ
2. How to Succeed as a Writer in 2015 | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/KkrjD
3. LinkedIn: 5 Quick Tips - She Writes http://ow.ly/KkrmL
4. Using CANVA! A Step By Step Guide for the Graphic Design Newbie | http://ow.ly/Kkrut
5. Writability: On How I Plot a WIP http://ow.ly/Kkrwa
6. Submissions Insanity: 6 Steps To Strategic Submissions http://ow.ly/Kkrz8
7. The problems in writing a violent scene, and one unexpected benefit | Laura Droege's blog http://ow.ly/KkrEo
8. 5 Mistakes Authors Make When Approaching Book Bloggers | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/KkrSv
9. Amazon Advertising Services for Indie Authors, Yea or Nay? | Lindsay Buroker http://ow.ly/KkrXC
10. How 5 Creative Brands Pin on Pinterest http://ow.ly/Kks0P
11. Content - Three Ways to Create Content That Nurtures Customer Relationships: MarketingProfs Article http://ow.ly/Kks5U
12. Creating An Effective Book Launch VIDEO.mp4 - YouTube http://ow.ly/Kks7S
13. Social Media for Authors Podcast: How to Conquer Google+ - Social Media Just for Writers http://ow.ly/Kksbj
14. Blog Post Idea: Answer a Beginner Question: @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/Kkse2
15. Introducing Topic Data on Facebook | Facebook for Business http://ow.ly/Kksgg
16. LinkedIn To Relaunch Sponsored InMail, Now with 100% Deliverability | Marketing Solutions Blog http://ow.ly/Kksii
17. Amy Schmittauer: How to Create Great Videos | Book Marketing Bestsellers http://ow.ly/Kksn9
18. Pitching Your Projects - Rachelle Gardner http://ow.ly/Kkspy
19. Blogging on LinkedIn Pulse? 4 Reasons You Should Be | Serenity Virtual Assistant Services http://ow.ly/Kkt5r
20. Finding The Right Media Outlets To Write About Your Business http://ow.ly/Kkt6S
21. Behind-the-scenes of Cover Design | FG Press http://ow.ly/Kktwt
22. Audible Wants Authors to Exclusivly Focus on Audiobooks http://ow.ly/KktGq
23. 5 Keys to Book Cover Success by Judy Probus — The Book Designer http://ow.ly/KktMA
24. Update to Page Like Counts | Facebook for Business http://ow.ly/KktXW Removing inactive Facebook accounts...
25. Publishizer Is A Crowdfunding Solution That Aims to Bring Authors and Publishers Together ⋆ Ink, Bits, & Pixels http://ow.ly/KkubC
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27. 5 Techniques To Develop Your Short Story Into A Novel - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/KkumC
28. Why Are People Still Using Typewriters in 2015? | VICE | United States http://ow.ly/KkupR

Happy writing and running, Kathy