Tag Archives: time management

Goal Post: A Week of Chewing the Air

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Sadly, I only managed to get 1.33 chapters of Darwin & the Beast Collector edited.  It was a challenge too.  The full chapter took a whole weekend because it was bigger than I realized and had a lot of continuity sections that … Continue reading →

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Ignoring Life for Writing

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The meme seems a bit cruel, but there may be a kernel of truth to it when it comes to authors.  Nothing to be proud of either.  So, what exactly am I talking about here? First, I did think about … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Easy to Say

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This one I remember because I still talk about this issue.  People are always quick to give advice.  They don’t always think about how easy it is to put that advice into practice.  Best example is when you’re told to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk about Stress

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Stress is brutal.  In small doses, it can drive us ahead, but how often do we get the proper amount?  The longer I live, the more I meet people who are either unstressed to the point of being unmotivated and … Continue reading →

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A Few Author Myths Debunked (I Hope)

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This is coming late because I missed this day on the scheduling.  I think.  Anyway, I had a post I was going to do Sunday that I’ll do now.  It’s kind of a rant, but I’m sure people can relate … Continue reading →

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Finding Time to Write by Darlene Foster

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Finding Time to Write You have a great idea for a book. You’ve been thinking about it for a long time, probably years. But you’re too busy with a job, kids, aging parents, volunteer work and life in general. So … Continue reading →

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If My Head Spins Any More, I’ll Need a Priest . . . Or Sacrificial Pizzas

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Bigger fan of the son than the video, but I might just need the latter to grow on me.  I just stumbled onto this on the radio.  Not sure how it will go over with the 1’s of people who … Continue reading →

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Blog Revisit: Time Is of the Essence

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on July 8, 2014.  Knew I wrote about this once before. One thing we always wish we had is more time.  In the day, in the week, in the year, in life, etc.  This runs amazingly true with … Continue reading →

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What Can You Do To Help Your Author?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I had goals before the storms hit.  Nothing major.  Write a chapter section or two.  Review an outline.  Hash out an idea or three.  Schedule some promos.  All within the realm of possibilities.  After all, a day of snow or … Continue reading →

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Author Comforts: A Schedule to Keep Me Sane

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This week I’m going to open the door to a few the things I use to get me through a project . . . week . . . day?  These are mostly going to be discussion-like posts since these things … Continue reading →

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