Fighting for Focus: Productivity for Writers (ENROLLMENT CLOSED)
Tackling the distraction problem one step at a time so that you can reclaim your creative time, feel more centered, and get your books written.
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Ever feel like you’ve worked all day but didn’t get anything worthwhile done? Are you constantly busy but fewer words make it onto the page? Feel exhausted and scattered by the end of the day? You’re not alone. This is the age of distraction. But as writers, many of those distractions (social media, chatting with readers, book research) are part of the job, so moving to an off-the-grid cabin probably isn’t an option.
However, with so many things competing for our attention and time, when are we supposed to do that thing we do—write? This course will show you how you can take back your focus, retrain your distracted brain, and reclaim your writing time, while still balancing the other things that need to get done.
What We’ll Cover:
- How to retrain your brain to focus
- How to tackle the distractions, the social media beast, and your phone
- How to take back your writing/creative time
- How to set up a personalized schedule for success
- How to work with your personality to increase your productivity
- How to spend more time doing meaningful work instead of just being busy
Your Instructor
Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. She holds a master’s degree in social work and spent years as a mental health counselor, but now she writes full time from her cozy office in Dallas, Texas where she puts her characters on the therapy couch instead. She is a two-time RITA Award winner and a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.
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TWO-TIME RITA AWARD WINNER
- FIVE-TIME RITA AWARD NOMINEE
- HOLT MEDALLION WINNER
- AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2018 WINNER
- A KIRKUS BEST ROMANCE NOVEL OF 2018 WINNER
- A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2018 WINNER
- AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS STARRED REVIEWS FROM KIRKUS, PW, AND BOOKLIST
- 25+ SUCCESSFUL ROMANCE NOVELS AND NOVELLAS
Course Curriculum
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StartBreaking News! - Streamlining Your Media Diet
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StartSo I Read This Article... - Putting Research/Web-Surfing In Its Place
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StartThe Multitasking Lie
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StartYou've Got Mail - The Ultimate E-mail-Taming Plan
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StartThe Invitation - Evaluating What's Worth Your Time
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StartMy Top 2 Game-Changing Tactics for Decision-Making
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StartMom/Dad/Friend Guilt - Setting Limits with Others
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StartU there? - Chatting & The Writer's Watercooler
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StartThe Self-Care Factor
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StartTaming the SOCIAL MEDIA MONSTER
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StartSocial Media Fasts/Detox/Breaks - Worth it?