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Putting Everything into Place
I might be taking a vacation, but I am not leaving it all behind, per se.
This week and a half have been a whirlwind of activity for me. I have written more in these past ten days or so than any time before that.
In addition to my usual two articles a day, I have been writing extra blogs to get ready for my week-and-a-half vacation. Why? Because I have been striving to connect with and build a wider audience, and I do not want to just abruptly stop when I go away.
Thus have I written a LOT of new material. But in so doing, there have been some very good lessons learned, which I think it may be worthwhile to share with you.
Setting an expectation
During the course of this write-a-thon, I had set an expectation to write three blogs per day. One for the morning, another for the evening, and the final to be scheduled during the time I am out of town.
In maintaining this discipline, I have found that I can be more productive with my writing overall. As such, once I return from my vacation, this will be continued. Except instead of two blogs for the given day and another for later, I will be putting time into writing and editing my fiction works.
Having expectations for the work I need to do every day has gone a long ways towards my…
