by MontanaCoauthor | Nov 14, 2018 | Writing Process Tips
“How can you possibly find the time to write?” Oh boy, that question. What people are really saying is, “How do you justify writing instead of doing all the other way more important things?” The reality is that most people view writing as a leisure activity, not real...
by MontanaCoauthor | Oct 15, 2018 | Writing Process Tips
What to do when content comes in a wild and disorganized mass… Sometimes I take a weekend to “write in the far away” (to adapt Georgia O’Keefe’s reference to “painting in the far away”). Content comes quickly. Sometimes it comes in a remarkably organized...
by MontanaCoauthor | Sep 12, 2018 | Writing Process Tips
I’ve had a lot of client inquiries about the not-so-simple task of managing all the physical paper we still use in the writing process–and how to manage multiple digital draft files too. Here are the tools I use to help organize myself on a daily basis. Index...
by MontanaCoauthor | Aug 21, 2018 | Writing Process Tips
The old Zen Koan appears to hold true: The way you do one thing, is the way you do everything. To help me get out of my office once in a while, I am completing coursework for a Permaculture Design program. For the moment, that means I’ve developed a number of...
by MontanaCoauthor | May 17, 2018 | Writing Process Tips
All of my clients struggle with writer’s block at some point, and they can become frustrated with themselves over their “procrastination”. But sometimes writer’s block is intelligent. Sometimes the subconscious needs to tell us something through that block. Gentle...
by MontanaCoauthor | Apr 18, 2018 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
Click here for Part 1 of this Q&A Isn’t it awful to work so hard on a book and not have your name on it? No actually. As mentioned before, I’ve written about topics regarding which I have no personal authority. I’ve ghostwritten for doctors, architects,...
