Every Minute, Everywhere - Time Management For Authors With Piper J. Drake

Prioritizing and urgency via deadlines are at the top of my mind as I kick off 2016's run of #EMEPiper at the changeover from January to February. Last year was full of deadlines, possibly the most challenging year for writing I've ever had. As a result, I've got five books releasing this year, as well as two or three short stories as PJ Schnyder. For the coming year, I've got even more planned and I want to manage my time so I can do all the things, enjoying them along the way. There are going to be some tough choices ahead and a lot of prioritization. Highlights Why is Piper podcasting about time management? Nifty friends with creative ideas, coordinating dates with writerly deadlines Setting daily word count targets to hit the deadline "Word count" and the publishing perspective Rewire the brain: word count target vs. chapter target NaNoWriMo and drafting, not editing On contracts and pitching and writing the next book Importance of deadlines, even self-imposed Word counts and genre Lessons Learned from