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.
That
list of lists makes me sound super organized, right? As though I
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!
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If you
missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are
again:
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- 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
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- 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
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.
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