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Remind yourself why you’re writing.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nStaying connected to your source of inspiration for writing, throughout the day, helps you break through any challenges that come up.<\/p>\n
Ask yourself, “What’s my vision? What goals do I have?”<\/p>\n
\n- Do you want to help a much larger group of people than you currently reach\u2014sharing your wisdom and expertise, the way Gus Ferrer, MD and Burke Lennihan, RN, have done with Cough Cures<\/em><\/a>?<\/li>\n
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<\/a>Randy regularly speaks to a wide range of audiences, from CEOs to fans of Arianna Huffington and people interested in mindfulness tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDo you envision speaking to high powered CEO’s like Dr. Randy Kamen, author of Behind the Therapy Door<\/em><\/a>?<\/li>\n- <\/li>\n
- Or traveling to exotic locales like Pat Hastings who teaches \u00a0workshops and leads retreats based on her award-winning book, Simply a Woman of Faith<\/a>\u2014<\/em>in Bermuda, on cruise ships and\u2014her lifelong dream\u2014Hawaii.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I have participants in my Bring Your Book to Life\u00ae Program develop a vision statement that captures their dreams for what will happen when their book is\u00a0published. It includes their goals for what the book will do for readers, the larger community and for the author’s life and work.<\/p>\n
They read their vision statements regularly\u2014<\/em>when they get up in the morning, before they start writing and when they go to bed at night.<\/p>\nReading that vision statement on a regular basis helps you stay engaged, inspired, motivated and on track.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0Set a specific date and block of time in your calendar to start writing\u2014<\/em>and finish.<\/h2>\nNot just “I’ll start writing Monday morning,” but “I’ll write on Monday morning from 10-12.”<\/p>\n
Keep that time appointment sacred. Treat it like a hot date or important business meeting.<\/p>\n
If you tend to get burned out or low energy, plan an energizing activity right before writing, such as yoga, qigong or a walk in nature.<\/p>\n
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3. Make yourself\u00a0accountable for writing.<\/h2>\n![\"start](\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/lisa-writing-tracy-300x225.jpg\")
This photo was taken in the backyard of my writing buddy Tracy. I tend to do more writing when I schedule regular writing time with her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt’s easier to start writing when you’re accountable to someone other than yourself. One way to do this is to find a “writing buddy.”<\/p>\n
You and your writing buddy can plan to meet in person at the local cafe or library, or just call each other on the phone to say, “I’m starting writing now.” Then call each other when you stop writing to say, “I\u00a0wrote.”<\/p>\n
Other ways to be accountable include a book writing coach<\/a> or book writing course<\/a>!<\/p>\nThese 3 simple tips should help you start writing again\u2014<\/em>and\u00a0keep you in action. Before you know it, you’ll have written a book!<\/p>\nDo you have any favorite tips? Share them as a comment below.<\/p>\n
Any questions about writing your book? Just ask your questions below as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Do you envision speaking to high powered CEO’s like Dr. Randy Kamen, author of Behind the Therapy Door<\/em><\/a>?<\/li>\n I have participants in my Bring Your Book to Life\u00ae Program develop a vision statement that captures their dreams for what will happen when their book is\u00a0published. It includes their goals for what the book will do for readers, the larger community and for the author’s life and work.<\/p>\n They read their vision statements regularly\u2014<\/em>when they get up in the morning, before they start writing and when they go to bed at night.<\/p>\n Reading that vision statement on a regular basis helps you stay engaged, inspired, motivated and on track.<\/p>\n Not just “I’ll start writing Monday morning,” but “I’ll write on Monday morning from 10-12.”<\/p>\n Keep that time appointment sacred. Treat it like a hot date or important business meeting.<\/p>\n If you tend to get burned out or low energy, plan an energizing activity right before writing, such as yoga, qigong or a walk in nature.<\/p>\n [bctt tweet=”Schedule your writing for times of the day when you tend to have more energy.” username=”LisaTener”]<\/p>\n It’s easier to start writing when you’re accountable to someone other than yourself. One way to do this is to find a “writing buddy.”<\/p>\n You and your writing buddy can plan to meet in person at the local cafe or library, or just call each other on the phone to say, “I’m starting writing now.” Then call each other when you stop writing to say, “I\u00a0wrote.”<\/p>\n Other ways to be accountable include a book writing coach<\/a> or book writing course<\/a>!<\/p>\n These 3 simple tips should help you start writing again\u2014<\/em>and\u00a0keep you in action. Before you know it, you’ll have written a book!<\/p>\n Do you have any favorite tips? Share them as a comment below.<\/p>\n Any questions about writing your book? Just ask your questions below as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once you get out of the writing habit, inertia can make it easy to put your writing off. So, how to start writing again? Remind yourself why you’re writing. Staying connected to your source of inspiration for writing, throughout the day, helps you break through any challenges that come up. Ask yourself, “What’s my vision?… Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41,1,23,24,25],"tags":[1816,1814,1890,124,1692,1889,986],"class_list":{"0":"post-14725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-inspiration","8":"category-more","9":"category-writers-block","10":"category-writing","11":"category-writing-blocks","12":"tag-burke-lennihan","13":"tag-gus-ferrer","14":"tag-how-to-start-writing","15":"tag-pat-hastings","16":"tag-randy-kamen","17":"tag-start-writing","18":"tag-writing-breakthrough","19":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14725"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278991,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14725\/revisions\/278991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2.\u00a0Set a specific date and block of time in your calendar to start writing\u2014<\/em>and finish.<\/h2>\n
3. Make yourself\u00a0accountable for writing.<\/h2>\n