I recommend this book to any beginning writer who needs a cheerleader on their side, someone who has survived the struggle against self-doubt and broken through the walls in the way of creating their dreams. It is full of practical tips on how to handle the sometimes unhelpful responses of others, and how to overcome the self-imposed obstacles to your productivity. It would have been more helpful to me when I first started writing since I have no intention of changing my daily attempts to put words into the manuscripts. Nevertheless, I found numerous tidbits of advice that rang very true. “Agile software developers don’t chase perfection because they know it doesn’t exist.” At some point, stop editing and let it go. “... when you’re only selling a book a month and wondering why you even bothered.” Been there, still am I guess. But write for yourself. You know you love it. “It’s a lot harder to think like a target audience when you’re no longer a part of it.” That I know, but Adams’ section on software apps designed to stop you from wasting time on the internet was a concrete example of the issue. You mean people really can’t control themselves with their phones and social media!? Oh those millennials!
Probably the best recommendation I can make for reading this book is the strange coincidence that happened. I was stuck on my current novel, unable to figure out a main technical point. I spent days revising computer code from courses I taught twenty years ago. I vacuumed the house. I tried to clean out my inbox. I found a message. From Kristina Adams. It wasn’t spam, I checked it out. I found her book, Productivity For Writers. So, politely, I bought it. She had a suggestion to “work on the ending, then fill in the middle.” I tried it. It worked!!! Thanks.
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