The Worst Ways Writers Waste Time (and What to Do Instead)
WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY https://www.alyssamatesic.com/inquire... GET A QUERY LETTER REVIEW https://www.queryacademy.com DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT! https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebi... SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS https://www.chapter-break.com/ No matter how much you love creating stories, writing is a hard, introspective, and mind-consuming task. Everyone, from hobby writers to professionally published authors, struggles with time management, but it can feel particularly devastating when you realize your progress on your novel is at a standstill because you keep getting sidetracked. To help you identify and deal with some common time wasting habits, in this video I go over the worst ways I see writers spending their writing time and how to productively circumvent them. MORE WRITING ADVICE: How to (Finally!) Finish Your Book: • How to (Finally!) Finish Your Book What Are the Differences Between Beta Readers and Book Editors?: • What Are the Differences Between Beta Read... Destructive Writer Habits that Are Holding You Back (and How to Overcome Them): • Destructive Writer Habits that Are Holding... THE WORST WAYS TO SPEND YOUR WRITING TIME: 02:19 – Mocking up book covers 05:45 – Obsessively proofreading 08:39 – Doomscrolling #WritingCommunity posts 11:26 – Chasing shiny new story ideas 13:59 – Getting feedback from the wrong sources ABOUT ME: My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MUSIC: Chilling by HoobeZa • [No Copyright] Chill Lo-Fi Guitar Instrume... Charlie Brown by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT
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