The Write Focus

2:28 / One Project, Two Project / Write a Book in a Month

Writing Challenge!

When creativity is a struggle, try these:

* Bring out the critical editor for a day or two.

* Bracket a different creative project with critical editor days on both sides -- to prevent Project Confusion in your creative brain.

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2:27 / Wonders Never Cease / Write a Book in a Month

Writing Challenge!

The writing brain -- split into conscious and unconscious / critical and creative -- uses any opportunity.

Go for that opportunity, and watch words fly.

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2:26 / Six Words Short / Write a Book in a Month

Writing Challenge !

Six Words Short. Does that matter? Have I lost the goal?

Listen to the episode to discover the answer.

* Focus on the daily goal, not an arbitrary number.

* After reaching Project 1's goal, keep working, even if it's just to turn to Project 2 or 3.

* Trigger the unconscious to keep working on Project 1 while your conscious focus is on commitments, disruptions, and distractions.

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2:25 / Cocoons / Write a Book in a Month

It's a Writing Challenge, one episode daily for the 30 days of April.

This episode is Cocoons.

The Keys to Successful Daily Writing

• jot list
• word count
• conscious and unconscious idea consideration

Plus how to trigger the unconscious so it works for you

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2:24 / The Tax Man Cometh / Write a Book in a Month

It's a Writing Challenge, every day in April.

On this episode ~ Tax preparation.

> Deductions

> Schedule C

> In-come vs. Out-go

> Inventory

> Major Life Events and CPAs. For any questions, always seek a professional.

> Tax Preparation

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2:23 / Eat the Frog First / Write a Book in a Month

It's a Writing Challenge, every day in April.

On this episode ~

Have-To's vs. Want-To's

When Ideas steep, the creative muse stores up energy to fly.

 

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2:22 / Critical vs. Creative / Write a Book in a Month

It's a Writing Challenge, every day in April. 

On this episode ~

How every book can require different approaches / 3 approaches briefly explained

Craft nonfiction to escape from the fiction problems

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2:21 / Win - Lose - Win / Write a Book in a Month

It's a Writing Challenge, all through April.

On this episode ~

Anticipate disruptions and distractions to enable writing daily.

Some disruptions are necessary. Avoid the ones that aren't.

Develop new habits when the Life Rolls occur.

Get ready for changes -- the writing of each book is vastly different from all the other ones.

 

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2:20 / Life Rolls / Write a Book in a Month

It's a Writing Challenge all through April.

In this episode ~

Leaving a stressful job and moving 100 miles is no guarantee we'll change our writing habits. Downsizing and other distractions will occur.

Math is actually helpful. The formula is Words to Days. (80,000 total divided by 60 days = 1,333 words each of those 60 days OR 1,500 words for 30 days = 45,000 words.)

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2:19 / Watch for Warnings / Write a Book in a Month

Topics is this episode~

Transition to Indie Publishing

Failures Drive Success

• Vague goals
• 4 days a week
• Misunderstanding specifics
• Thinking I know the steps to be a pro writer

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