Here it is December again. It seems to happen every year around this time, doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? How are you handling your writing\/book marketing work this year? Are you scrambling to meet your 2007 goals? Are you wondering how you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to write\/promote amidst the holiday mayhem? <\/p>\n
If you need help focusing, getting it all done, meeting your 2007 goals, refer to my December 2006 blog posts. I have some tidbits that might help you to have it all: A lovely holiday season AND a sense of accomplishment with regard to your novel, self-help book, memoir or other writing project.<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a little scary to see the end of the year rushing toward you at great speed and to have so many unfinished projects screaming for your attention. Is this your nightmare? Well relax. As I often tell my clients, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For every project there is a season.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Be sure to read my article on this topic. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s called, Hurry Up and Fail<\/em>. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/articles\/publish_hurryfail.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s okay not to write. In my December 20, 2005 blog, I suggest how to give yourself permission not to write. Sometimes there are more important things to do. Sometimes we need to take a break even from what we love. Otherwise, we tend to become one dimensional\u00e2\u20ac\u201dout of balance. If you need more balance in your life, refer to my February 4, 2006 blog entry, Setting Your Writing Pace<\/em>. You also might find my piece posted December 6, 2005 useful. I call it, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve Got Rhythm<\/em>. <\/p>\n But how does a writer\/author discover success\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcertainly not by finding ways to avoid writing. If you need a boost and a healthy perspective, read 7 Habits of Highly Successful Writers<\/em>, March 2, 2006 entry.<\/p>\n Over the years, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve given you enough information, resources and perspective to fill more than one set of encyclopedias. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve produced 10 books related to writing and publishing\u00e2\u20ac\u201dall of which should be read AND then referred to often. <\/p>\n In fact, most of you who contact me regularly, often ask questions that are answered in your copy of The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em>. While I love hearing from you and I enjoy helping where I can, I urge you to give yourself a gift this holiday season and learn how to use this book the way it was intended. When you have a question, go to The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book <\/em>FIRST for the answer. Use the index. Go to the Resource List. Check out the explicit and useful Table of Contents. If you need clarification, by all means, contact me. But I suggest that you also stretch and grow your research skills. Really use this book as your main publishing\/writing resource. Dog ear it, mark it up. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s okay, I have more copies. <\/p>\n Aside from my collection of books, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve written hundreds\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmaybe thousands of articles related to writing and publishing. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find many of them at my website http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/articles.htm<\/a> Locate others by doing a Google search using my name in the subject line.<\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve posted 34 blog entries related to book promotion, 29 on publishing and 48 on writing. Read them again and use them as a reference. <\/p>\n Contact me at plfry620@yahoo.com or through my website at http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here it is December again. It seems to happen every year around this time, doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? How are you handling your writing\/book marketing work this year? Are you scrambling to meet your 2007 goals? Are you wondering how you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to write\/promote amidst the holiday mayhem? If you need help focusing, getting it all done, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t