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New Book Update: The Rewrite is Finished!

October 30, 2015

It is finished! The last chapter of the rewrite of my novel The Essential Path is drafted, tweaked and imported into Scrivener. My target dates did work. I didn’t hit them all exactly as planned, but they kept me in the ballpark. I finished the last chapter today, right on the target date I set. … More New Book Update: The Rewrite is Finished!

New Book Update: Are Targets Dangerous for Writers?

July 30, 2015

About a month ago, Sara, a coaching client, and I talked about how she could set target dates as she drafted her novel. She decided to set a target for so many words per week and target dates for reaching specified total number of words. We talked about the potential emotional hazards this posed for … More New Book Update: Are Targets Dangerous for Writers?