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Read more about the article Die, Procrastination!

Die, Procrastination!

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:November 17, 2022
  • Post category:Blog/Core Concepts/Craft/Joy
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There is just something magical about starting your writing with a short mindfulness practice.

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Read more about the article Facing the Beast

Facing the Beast

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:November 9, 2022
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If you've taken time off from writing, it's never as simple as just sitting down to write. Here's how to get back in the seat and back to business.

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Read more about the article Escaping Attack of the To Do List

Escaping Attack of the To Do List

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:June 15, 2022
  • Post category:Blog/Business
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Overwhelmed by all your to do's? Calm yourself! Here's how to take a step back and figure out what's actually important.

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Read more about the article Do You Know Your Writer Stats?

Do You Know Your Writer Stats?

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:December 9, 2021
  • Post category:Blog/Books & Tools/Business/Money/Personal Finance

The joy in record-keeping is the ability to see your life and business more clearly.

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Read more about the article Overcome the Quarantine Slump in Your Writing with a Powerful New Story

Overcome the Quarantine Slump in Your Writing with a Powerful New Story

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:May 24, 2021
  • Post category:Blog/Joy

What Is It You Plan to Do with Your One Wild and Precious Quarantine? You do not have to say “I should…”  You do not have to pull on hard…

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Read more about the article Focus and Finish with the Crown of Concentration

Focus and Finish with the Crown of Concentration

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:May 7, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/Business/Writers' Gear

Here's a quick and fun way to get some more work done in close quarters with others.

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Read more about the article Writers Get Wild: Creating Your Own Self-Run Writing Retreat

Writers Get Wild: Creating Your Own Self-Run Writing Retreat

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:February 19, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/Business/Craft/Joy/Personal Finance

My rent is $350 for the next three months, and I can't tell whether it's that or the physical space around me, trees instead of buildings, cows instead of crowds,…

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Read more about the article 10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Writing the Personal Essay

10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Writing the Personal Essay

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:February 11, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/Craft

From my first essay nearly published a decade ago to the viral essay that got a million readers to the little goof essays I write now, here are 10 things I've learned about writing powerful personal essays

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Read more about the article How To Compost Artistic Envy Into Inspiration

How To Compost Artistic Envy Into Inspiration

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:July 30, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Craft

I am feeling feelings about Kristen Arnett's book, Mostly Dead Things, an absolutely fabulous and hilarious novel set in Florida. Psst: This site uses affiliate links. Hey Paulette, weren't you…

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Read more about the article How to Finally Finish Your NonFiction Book

How to Finally Finish Your NonFiction Book

  • Post author:Paulette Perhach
  • Post published:December 12, 2018
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I feel so lucky to have been included in this story in The New York Times about how to finally finish your non-fiction book. Of course, they could only use a…

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