Category: Time Management

Ditching My Laptop Saved My (Writing) Life

Listen to the podcast episode here: https://www.nicoleroccas.com/018-2/ The other night, I popped in my earbuds and proceeded to type nearly 700 solid words of a book chapter. Not so extraordinary until you add the following: I managed to do this during the peak of my evening commute. While standing up. On a moving bus. Packed…
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Writing on Wednesdays title cover with Sarah Bereza and Nicole Roccas

Getting Big Projects Done, and the Strategy of Pre-Book Talks (Ep 007)

https://media.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/content.blubrry.com/writingonwednesdays/007_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHere’s how Sarah and I manage big writing projects using planners and calendars, and how those tools integrate with time cycles like days, weeks, and quarters (or *not* quarters). And Nicole shares how a pre-book talk helped her get a fresh take on her book manuscript. Join the…
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A Free Project Management Template for Writers

If you’re like me, you find the project management side of creative work to be… Wait, what’s project management? My point exactly. For years, I’ve been trying to find a project management strategy that worked. The biggest challenge is finding a timeframe that suits creative work. Yearly and often even quarterly targets seem too distant…
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