Blog Posts
Want to Get More Work Done? Then Show it Early and Often
By Hillary Rettig |
There are many techniques that will help you boost your writing output, but one of the best is to show your work early and often: Show drafts. Show chunks (paragraphs and pages). And even show individual sentences and clauses. ("Hey, what do you think of this metaphor..." Or, "Super proud ...
Do You Suffer from Procatination?
By Hillary Rettig |
It's so deeply unfair to the cat... More procatination here. And here!
Sample Will for Writers from Neil Gaiman
By Hillary Rettig |
It's understandable why people do it, but you really shouldn't procrastinate on writing your will. Along with your current assets, writers need to plan ahead to make sure both their literary works AND future royalties and other writing income are in the hands of people who will do well by ...
Fun Article on Why You DON’T need to Watch Breaking Bad, etc.
By Hillary Rettig |
A funny piece with a serious message: don't use your precious time chasing fads. But if you wanted to watch every episode of the Guardian's Top 50 TV series of all time, that would take up another 2,080 of your precious hours. Add in two new series a year – ...
How to Convince Someone to do the Right Thing (Includes “Basic Instructions” Cartoon!)
By Hillary Rettig |
Scott Meyer's Basic Instructions cartoon strip offers great advice via funny (and nicely-penned) cartoons. In the below recent cartoon, which Scott kindly gave me permission to reprint, he shows how to help someone overcome procrastination. Below the cartoon is my analysis and interpretation of each frame. The TOP LEFT FRAME ...
I’m Interviewed at the Vegan Business Connection
By Hillary Rettig |
You can learn about my current and past work here; also some tips for entrepreneurs. Link
