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Writer-Reminders .... the weekly ezine for sidetracked writers.

Aug 23, 2005 - Active Chaos

 


Thought for the Week - Active Chaos

Whew! My house and office are spotless (well, except for the basement but let's not talk about that)!

For those of you who are living with a little (or a lot of) clutter, I can't recommend enough that you schedule an organizing vacation (Labor Day weekend could be a great time to tackle this) and get yourself organized.

An organizing vacation is a term I coined to use some time off to get organized instead of going "on vacation" and coming home to piles of laundry, mail and email messages.

You will be amazed at how much more energized you feel when you get your living space under control.

After last week's message about the mess we created getting organized (read it here),
my Feng Shui guru, Linda Binns, sent me this note, "Julie, this is called 'active chaos.' It's actually good because it's productive. If you stop and leave it then it becomes passive chaos and the energy stagnates. So things getting worse before they get better is a good thing because you are creating action and movement."

And now that's it's all clean, the rooms just feel so much better. I am even more productive now that the mess isn't dragging me down.

I'll try to twist Linda's arm to see if we can get a writer's feng shui teleclass in October.

Speaking of teleclasses, I'm putting together the schedule of telephone classes for the fall and would love to know what topics are most interesting to you. Could you take this short survey for me (it's anonymous and multiple-choice)? Thanks!

Teleclass Survey
 

Happy writing (and organizing)!

 
Best, 
Julie
julie@organizedwriter.com
    

P.S. Did you miss the last issue? Read it here.

P.P.S.
Are you dreaming of seeing your name on the cover of a book?  Book School to the rescue.

Book School is so popular
that Lynne is having another class starting in September instead of October. This sessions classes will be held on Wednesday evenings at 8 pm Eastern. This is the last class of 2005, and includes one-on-one laser coaching sessions.

Find out more at BookSchoolClass.com.
    

For book buyers.... Compare multiple book orders
 


Have you ever noticed how if you are ordering a book, sometimes the pricing comes out better if you buy more books and get reduced shipping?

A new web site lets you compare the pricing on multiple books at the same time. It's a little tricky to use because you actually have to find the books on this site, add them to the "cart" and then click "compare all my cart."

The search compares your cart in total, lists the prices for the different books, and even told me when I would get free shipping from Amazon.

Try it out at BooksPrice.com.
 

For authors and publishers... five ebooks when you register
 

Mega-writer and publishing guru Fred Gleeck has made five of his books available when you register for his email newsletter. The ebooks are:

--> Selling Information
--> Publishing for Maximum Profit
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--> Speaking for Millions
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The newsletter is filled with good info, too.

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Happy organizing! Julie

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DRAW daily (Declutter-Read-Assess-Write)
What is this? 

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 2005!

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!

JOB/MARKET LINKS 

Organized Writer's Guideline Database
Absolute Write's Market Archives
Writer's Weekly Jobs
Writing-World.com guidelines
Writing-World.com writers wanted
Funds for Writers - Jobs and Markets
Paying Markets List
Freelance Job Bank 
Writer's Write Writer's Guideline Directory
Writer's Digest - Market of the Day
Writer's Market.com (subscription only)
Writer Gazette Job Board
Writer Gazette Call for Submissions
Sell Writing Online
Writer's Crossing

 

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success stories, or suggestions, reply to this message or e-mail
me at :julie@writer-reminders.com

- Julie


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