On the World Stage: Writers in the 21st Century.
Engaging in a writing career, like all great stories, is about transformation. We are writers in the 21st Century, taking our place alongside other authors […]
Articles by Melanie Anastasiou
Beyond the First Book Horizon
This past January I watched Lady Gaga melt with tears on the Golden Globes as she received her acting award. Her happiness reminded me of […]
Making it So
Once writers look at the small steps to the full-time career we desire, we see that many of them can be addressed in ten minute […]
The Writer’s Life: Relationship Check
If we’ve got a great relationship with time, then we’re a long way towards developing a wonderful relationship with our work as well. Of course, we […]
Loving the Work
Elisabeth Kubler Ross said “There are only two emotions, love or fear.” This binary view is useful in addressing time management for writers. We already know […]
Too Much Stuff in the Basement, No Room For It.
“Too much stuff in the basement, no room for it.” – Susan Pieters, Glass Curtain Time management is a brilliant phrase. Encouraging. We have time, and it’s […]
Small Time Slots and Big Goals
The thought of a full-time writing career is enormous compared with a current work in progress. But that same work in progress is huge compared with […]
How Great Goals Keep Us Motivated
We who love to write visit our great vision every day. To reach a goal — to finish this novel or this series, or to write […]
Motivation and Time Management
Self-motivation is one of the great time management tools available to writers, and one of the most pleasant to employ. If you’re geared up, it’s far […]
Time Management for Writers: Incremental Outlining
Writing without an outline is a daring and exhilarating course, and I admire those who do. Still, high-wire writing can be hard on productivity for those of us […]