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Nov. 24, 2021

Time Management for Authors with Stacy Juba

Time Management for Authors with Stacy Juba

Time management is something that a lot of authors struggle with. In today's episode, I'm talking with author Stacy Juba. We discuss a number of topics, including effective strategies, time blocking and automating tasks to help you be more productive...


Time management is something that a lot of authors struggle with. In today's episode, I'm talking with author Stacy Juba. We discuss a number of topics, including effective strategies, time blocking and automating tasks to help you be more productive.

My guest today is Stacy Juba. Stacy is an author, a freelance developmental editor, an online writing instructor, and an award-winning journalist who has published more than 3,000 articles in newspapers and magazines. She is the founder of Shortcuts for Writers, and her goal is to take the writing, editing, and time management tips she learned in the trenches and simplify them for her clients and students. Her courses include Time Management Blueprint for Writers: Transform Your Life and Finish Your Book and Book Editing Blueprint: A Step-By-Step Plan to Making Your Novels Publishable.

 

Highlights

 

01:38 Stacy's Author Journey

 

05:25 Tips for those without a home office

 

09:55 Why time management is such a struggle

 

13:05 Suggestions for those struggling

 

15:53 Increasing productivity during your writing session

 

23:24 Effective strategies

 

30:56 Time blocking

 

35:55 Resources to help

 

42:36 Tasks to automate

 

48:58 Author Action Point

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