Butt-In-Chair Table of Contents

Introduction from Jennifer
Introduction from Joe

You’re Holding This eBook for a Reason

• Never Give Up On Your Writing Dreams

Writing Truths

• Your Writing Limitations Are Self-Imposed
• What Are You Losing By Procrastinating?
• Are You Making the All-Or-Nothing Mistake?
• Reasons Procrastinators Give (And Why They’re Excuses In Disguise)

Feel the Fear and Sit Down to Write Anyway

• The Things Procrastinators Fear
• Do You Fear Success?
• Do You Fear Failure?
• Do You Fear Rejection?
• Do You Fear Not Being Good Enough/Perfect?

Personal Responsibility

• Your Priorities Are Your Actions, Not What You Say or Write Down
• Learn to Accept Responsibility for Your Choices and Actions
• How to Accept Personal Responsibility

What’s Belief Got to Do With It?

• Challenge What You Believe
• Believe In Yourself and the Writing Will Come
• Gaining Confidence by Reprogramming Your Self-Talk
• Affirmations

Writing Dreams and Goals

• What Do You Want to Achieve?
• The Truth about Writing Goals
• Make Writing A Priority
• Writing Goals Contract

Writing Processes

• To Write Every Day, To Not Write Every Day: The Debate Continues
• Create A Writing Schedule
• The Un-Schedule: What it Is and Why It Will Help You
• Schedule Tips
• 17 Ways to Find 10 Minutes to Write

Dealing with Distractions

• Take On Less, Get More Done
• Learn To Say ‘No’

Staying On Track

• Self-Set Deadlines
• How To Turn Off Your Inner Editor
• Tips on How to Stay Confident
• Set A Specific Writing Time to Avoid Procrastination
• Reduce Distractions

Productivity Tools

• A Weekly Progress Report Will Keep You Updated and On Task
• A Reliability Buddy
• Three Most Important Tasks
• Keep A Daily Accomplishments List
• Pat Yourself On the Back with Productivity Rewards

Productivity Methods

• 30 Days to A Better Writer
• Writing in Blocks Can Help Keep You Focused
• Assign Point Values to Your Writing To-Do List
• Set A Word-Count Goal
• Break Your Writing Into Manageable Chunks
• Focus on One Writing Project Until You’re Done

Additional Writer’s Tools

• A Writer’s Notebook
• Morning Pages

For When You Have Trouble Getting Started

• Start By Writing What You Know
• Writing Exercises Can Get You In A Writing State-of-Mind

Taking the Next Step
If Your Next Step is to Show Your Writing Off to Someone…

• Read Your Writing Out Loud
• How To Get the Most Out of A Writing Critique
• How To Deal with Conflicting Critiques

If Your Next Step is to Submit to A Contest, Editor or Agent…

• How To Overcome Writing Rejection
• Tips for Hiring An Editor
• Protect Your Work

If Your Next Step is to Put Your Writing Out There for the Public to Read…

• Why Every Writer Needs A Web Site

A Final Word

• The Three Words of Successful Writing: Give, Live, Love

Appendix (Printable Worksheets)

• Limitations Checklist
• Accepting Personal Responsibility Quiz
• SMART Goals Worksheet
• Writing Goals Commitment
• An Un-Schedule Worksheet
• Excuses Procrastinators Use Worksheet
• Changing Negatives to Positives Worksheet
• Progress Report Outline
• How To Make the Most Out of A Writing Critique Checklist
• Tips for Hiring An Editor Checklist
• Steps to Protecting Your Writing Checklist