Productivity Archives | The Writer's Cookbook https://www.writerscookbook.com/category/productivity/ Serving writers with all the ingredients they need to succeed Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:18:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.writerscookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-writers-cookbook-logo-small-32x32.png Productivity Archives | The Writer's Cookbook https://www.writerscookbook.com/category/productivity/ 32 32 How to Keep Writing as a Stay-at-Home Parent (Without Losing Your Mind) https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-parent/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=9168 The post How to Keep Writing as a Stay-at-Home Parent (Without Losing Your Mind) appeared first on The Writer's Cookbook.

]]> Writing Habits and Accountability (with Clarissa Gosling) https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-habits-accountability/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=9024 Clarissa has always lived more in the world of daydream and fiction than in reality. In her writing she explores purpose and belonging across worlds. Having never found an actual portal to faeryland, she creates her own fantastical worlds where dragons, fae and other magical creatures rule. She now lives in the Netherlands with her […]

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]]> Plotting Made Simple (with Shane Millar) https://www.writerscookbook.com/how-plot-novel/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=9001 Shane Millar is a Fictionary Certified Story Coach and the author of the Write Better Fiction craft guides. He is also the author of the Myth & Magic urban fantasy thriller series. Shane holds a BA in journalism and is a member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). He lives in Buckinghamshire, England. He […]

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]]> Cancer, Writing, and Motivation (with Clare Stevens) https://www.writerscookbook.com/cancer-writing-motivation/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8978 Clare Stevens grew up in Somerset but has lived most of her adult life in Nottingham, with brief sojourns in four other UK cities. She began her career as a journalist with the Nottingham Post group before working as a press officer and communications manager in the Government Communications Network. She began writing her first […]

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]]> Author Burnout (with Becca Syme) https://www.writerscookbook.com/author-burnout/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8972 Becca Syme is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and holds a Master’s degree in Transformational Leadership. She is the host of the Quitcast for Writers and the teacher of the popular Write Better-Faster class. Becca has coached 5700+ authors using success alignment and predictive reasoning to help authors write and market better-faster. She lives in the […]

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]]> Taking off Your Pants to Become a Plotter (with Libbie Hawker) https://www.writerscookbook.com/how-outline-novel/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8893 Libbie Hawker is a bestselling novelist who specializes in historical and literary fiction. She is also the author of the popular how-to guide Take Off Your Pants: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing. She also publishes under the names Olivia Hawker and Libbie Grant, and she has been a finalist for the Washington State […]

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]]> 12 Writing Resources to Change Your Writing Life https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-resources/ https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-resources/#comments Thu, 26 May 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8858 The post 12 Writing Resources to Change Your Writing Life appeared first on The Writer's Cookbook.

]]> https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-resources/feed/ 2 How to Write and Publish on the Side of Your Day Job (with Sticky Brand Lab) https://www.writerscookbook.com/how-to-write-and-publish-on-the-side-of-your-day-job/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8671 Lori Vajda, MSW, Founder and CEO of GB Brand Partners, and co-founder of Sticky Brand Lab.  She’d describe herself as a multi-hyphenated, multi-faceted individual as she believes each of us is, even if we don’t always think of ourselves that way. Just like you, the whole of who she is, is made up of all […]

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]]> How to Avoid Second Book Syndrome https://www.writerscookbook.com/second-book-syndrome/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8458 The post How to Avoid Second Book Syndrome appeared first on The Writer's Cookbook.

]]> Screenwriting Mindset (with Kevin Wilde) https://www.writerscookbook.com/screenwriting-mindset-kevin-wilde/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8428 Kevin Wilde is an award-winning, American screenwriter. His horror/thriller screenplay ‘Murdock’ is currently signed to a shopping agreement with Four Thieves Productions, and his co-written LGBTQ romantic comedy ‘Get the Girl’ is signed to a shopping agreement with Disrupting Influence. Kevin has a passion for writing compelling character-driven stories that often represent the LGBTQ+ community. […]

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]]> Self-Publishing 101 and the Horror Genre (with Daniel Willcocks) https://www.writerscookbook.com/self-publishing-daniel-willcocks/ https://www.writerscookbook.com/self-publishing-daniel-willcocks/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=8416 Daniel Willcocks is an international bestselling author and award-nominated podcaster of dark fiction. He is an author coach; one fifth of digital story studio, Hawk & Cleaver; co-founder of iTunes-busting fiction podcast, ‘The Other Stories‘;’ CEO of horror imprint, Devil’s Rock Publishing; and the co-host of the ‘Next Level Authors’ podcast. In this episode, you’ll […]

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