I know I *should* be….
…writing, of course. (what else?!)
I’m just taking a quick break. This week I’ve tried something a little different with the writing time: I’ve created a schedule. Ok, not a rigid and staunch measure of my time, but rather a general goal-oriented list of 8 things I need to do this week to work toward my quarterly goals (April to June, remember?)
Here’s what I’m working on:
1) Freelance work: send out six queries this week (I have about twelve good ideas)
2) Come up with a blog schedule to let you know when and what I’m going to post on a regular basis (five days are filled in…)
3) Flesh out two ideas for writing workshops I was asked to create (I have the ideas, just not the “flesh” part..lol)
4) Start an ebook idea list (I have tons of little post-its floating around with my ebook topic ideas)
5) Buy a big calendar from Staples to put on my wall to fill it up with all my workshops, meetings, etc.
6) Get the hub to help me take down this hideous “cabinet” on the ceiling of my writing office so I can repaint & remodel the room (I’d do it myself but it’s immense and heavy, solid wood)
7)Clean out the closet in this office and put the organizer here in the hub’s garage so I can get a small desk area to put there (and repaint it from the 70′s seafoam green that it is now…ugh!!)
8)Update my website to create a page listing my creative/writing coaching service (having lots of fun with that aspect).
I’ll check back in on Sunday and let you know where I stand. I will say having the list has helped my focus. If I could just get a seatbelt to help my productivity…!
How about you? What is your writing “to-do” list this week?
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beth
April 8, 2008 at 6:38 PM
My list seems suspiciously like yours. I wish I had the “fun” of the calendar though, I’m a sucker for stationery.