Procrastinating Writers

Creating Your NaNoWriMo Road Map

September 21, 2011

Have you always wanted to attempt the NaNoWriMo challenge—writing 50,000 words in 30 days—but just didn’t know how to get started? Did you attempt before, but failed to hit the 50,000-word goal line? Are you ready to finally make your novel happen this year? Why Most Writers Fail To Write 50,000 Words NaNoWriMo is a [...]

How To Write A Novel In 2 Weeks

September 14, 2011

As of today, there are only 47 days until NaNoWriMo 2011 begins. If you’re not familiar with NaNoWriMo, it’s that one time of year when writers everywhere go into hiding and spend 30 days writing 50,000 words. But what if you’re ready to get started now? Well, you have two options then: You can get [...]

5 Tips For Getting Back Into The Writing Groove

September 7, 2011

This is a guest post from writer, Julia Slovich Whether you have not been writing because of a vacation or you have simply procrastinated for too long, getting back into writing can be difficult. Often you have to remind yourself where you left off and the creative juices don’t flow as rapidly as before. Rather [...]

10 Tips For Becoming A Top-Notch Proofreader

August 31, 2011

This is a guest post by Randall Davidson of ProofreadingServices.Us Errors in written work distract the reader from your message and damage your credibility. Small errors are easy to make and can be very difficult to detect without following some proofreading tips. Here are 10 proofreading tips to help you produce a clean document: 1. [...]

9 Tips for Becoming A Freelance Writer

August 17, 2011

This is a guest post by Ali Abbas of The Writing Blog. If you have the ambition, flair and ability to work hard, sooner or later you will become a successful freelance writer. For those of you who are ready to hit the ground running, these guidelines are nothing but the hurdles that other writers [...]

Writer Beware: 3 Tips To Help You Choose An Editor

August 10, 2011

This is a guest post by fiction author, Tori Bailey. A friend of mine once said education is expensive–sometimes we do not pay a lot for our life lessons and sometimes the price can be steep. Maneuvering the world of publishing can be daunting for a new writer. That’s when it’s nice to be able [...]

3 Ways Social Media Can Help You Avoid Procrastination

August 3, 2011

This is a guest post from Adam Green of Adam Green Media. You heard me right. Social media really can help you avoid procrastination. If that comes as a surprise, it’s because the situation is often the other way around. Instead of finishing an article, you find you’ve blown the entire day looking at your [...]

How To Establish A Ritual Of Writing

July 20, 2011

This is a guest post by Maria Rainier of First In Education. If you would like to guest post for this blog, check out our guest post guidelines, then send your idea to: jennifer@procrastinatingwriters.com. When it comes to writing professionally, the need has never been so great for you to establish some sort of ritual [...]

How to Recognize Your Writing Resistance In Action

July 13, 2011

This is a guest post by Jody Calkins of Emery Road. If you would like to guest post for this blog, check out our guest post guidelines, then send your idea to: jennifer@procrastinatingwriters.com. Are you struggling with your writing goals? Do you dream of writing books, but you haven’t written one yet? It’s the resistance [...]

8 Tips To Help You Get Started Writing

July 6, 2011

This is a guest post by Alex B. Broadway Obviously I can’t tell you how to write. Nobody can do that. It’s like trying to tell someone how to breathe or blink their eyes. What I can tell you is how to make writing easier for you. If you think it takes talent to write, [...]

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