Dec 5, 2004 - Last Month of the Year and Book Proposals
Volume 3, Issue 31
The weekly ezine with a road map for
sidetracked writers.
"Be better writers today
than we were yesterday."
Thought for the Week - Last Month of the Year
Welcome new subscribers and old friends, too!
How are your holiday preparations coming? I am so excited that we got the Christmas lights on the house yesterday, and I've got most of the presents (and some of them are even wrapped!). It's so easy to get overwhelmed this time of year -- I hope you have a peaceful, enjoyable (and organized!) month of December.
Take a few minutes today to make a list of what you need to do yet. Add a deadline date so you know what absolutely has to be done now, and you'll feel so much less stressed.
This is one of my favorite months not only because of all the fun holidays but because the year is about to end (and I love the clean slate of January!). This year I'm trying something new by focusing on a very careful review of what worked and what didn't the past year.
I'm going back over the year month by month to see where I spent my time and whether it was time well-spent. I'll be sharing some of these insights with you over the next few weeks.
My good friend and coach, Lynne Klippel, has put together a special program just for this process. She is going to show us a specific process for setting goals, managing change, creating your support team and measuring your efforts.
It's called the Drawing Board™ and she is piloting it
starting Monday. If you're interested, she has a few spots left, and
you can find out more
here (registration ends Sunday night).
Happy Writing (and Organizing)!
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For authors and publishers.... Book Proposals
What an idea... boil down your concept for a 150-page (or more) book into a few pages that will not only impress an agent or publisher, but will sell them on the value of the book, the market and your ability to promote.
I'm knee-deep into helping one of my clients jazz-up his book proposal, and I wanted to share some of favorite resources with you.
1) How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal by Stephen Blake Mettee.
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M T W T F S S
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. Declutter (only 5 minutes)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Read (only 5 minutes)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Assess (30 seconds to 5 minutes)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. Write (at least 5 minutes)
Weekly Checklist
For freelance writers: Use this weekly checklist to find, write and send a query every week of
2004!
Monday
__ Make notes on a new idea.
Tuesday: Accounting Day
__ Post your accounting records.
__ Pay bills.
__ Follow up on outstanding invoices and queries.
Wednesday
__ Find a new market using links below.
Thursday: Errand Day
__ Make copies.
__ Return books to library.
__ Make deposit at bank.
Friday
__ Finish query and submit.
__ Match your query to the market.
Saturday Weekly Review
__ How was this week?
__ What's up next week?
__ Review your Projects list in your planner and check the
status.
__ Jot the next action steps for your projects on next week's
calendar.
__ Backup your computer files.
__ Virus scan your computer.
__ Update windows software at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
__ Update Microsoft(R) office software at http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/default.aspx
Sunday
__ Relax and enjoy!
__ Do something fun today!
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