Productivity

Goal setting is an important part of my approach to life. I’m not a neat and tidy person. When the Where I Work meme was doing the rounds of social media I purposely posted my messy desk midst the stream of glorious studio spaces and creative nooks. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love one of…

Love it or hate it, technology is a survival skill for writers in a world where the Internet dominates communication and culture. The good news is that writer technology has always got your back. If you carry a smartphone, you’ve can have everything you need with you. Any day. Any time. Brilliant idea in the supermarket…

I didn’t plan to attend Allison Tait’s Make Time to Write session when I was at the Sutherland Writer’s Unleashed Festival in August. I figured I knew all I needed to know about that subject. I manage to make time to write despite five part-time jobs (which somehow always add up to more than one full-time job!),…

After my first book was published, I thought I might run a ‘how-to-write’ course. Until I discovered I didn’t know anything about how to write. For me, writing just happened. Words somehow connected in the right way, characters found their voices and stories came to life. I’ve always suspected I learned to write osmotically, soaking up all the…

There are lots of posts about finding time to write. Unfortunately most of them don’t help me. I’m already super-organised, having Trello-ed my life (and even the pantry). I successfully juggle four part-time jobs including school visits that are often hours away. Until recently I was always writing something, too. Then suddenly, I found I…

Today my two year flirtation with the dark side ended. I ditched my Mac for a Windows PC. And I’m much happier, back in my comfort zone. I’ve always been a Windows girl but I can pinpoint the moment when the Mac seduction began. It was Scrivener’s fault. When I saw Scrivener, it was love at…