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Turns Out I Have the Same Process For Juggling 100 Books As James Patterson
I happened onto a GQ article this week about how James Patterson became, and continues to be, one of the most prolific authors ever. He’s currently juggling 31 active projects, which seems right around his usual average. Of course, he has several factors enabling that pace which most people don’t: But those intangibles don’t translate […]
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Setting Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Targets in 2023
With the year beginning I set up my work targets for 2023. I also set up targets for the first quarter of the year and for January. Each set of targets has a different style. I find this system works well to stay focused while also having some wiggle room on how to get to […]
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Why I Love Setting Year-Long Goals But Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
This is the final update for the year. It’s been a few months since I announced my plan to publish 100 books and, though I wasn’t able to get any out before the end of 2022, I’m on track to publish a monster number of these in the coming calendar year. I announced my plan […]
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Artwork Is In: The Characters From My First Novel
It’s a lot of fun working with a good artist. I spent much longer than initially intended finding and hiring an artist. I was looking for someone with both a strong vision but who would also collaborate when I had an idea in my head. I was looking for someone who could go from nonfiction […]
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Do I Need a Pen Name? (3 Possibilities +Voting)
As I get closer and closer (and closer and closer) to publishing my first books, I’m having a debate-of-one on pen names. So I thought I’d open it up here. Should I use a pen name for some, all, or none of my books? The biggest reason for using a pen name isn’t a desire […]