Posted on September 29th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Do you need to have someone come in to haul everything out of your house to reduce some of the stress? Is it necessarily to dedicate hours and hours for weeks and weeks to de-clutter? Nope. You can take care of some small items – and see what a difference it makes. Here are more [...]
Tags: bathroom, Books, cleaning mess, clutter, garage sale, getting rid of stuff, giving away, kitchen, office, stress management
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Posted on July 14th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Productivity is a constant goal of nearly all professionals. And yet… most people are still far from being productive (even if they are VERY BUSY!). Most of us are not looking to be busier, but rather we are looking to be getting more of the right work done. Here are some books that I think [...]
Tags: Books, Productivity, productivity books
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Posted on June 11th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Writing is a recursive process. That is, you think, you write, you fix your writing, you think some more, you do a little research, you write more words, you edit, you get a good idea, and on it goes. Back and forth and around and around. There are times when you can just float around [...]
Tags: articles, Books, editing, Productivity, revising, revisions, writers, writing
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Posted on May 22nd, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
When is it time to clear out some of your clutter? As Beth Morrissey said in a 2010 issue of The Writer Magazine, it’s time to clear out the clutter when “disarray” has reached “dismay.” So what to do, what to do? Where should you start? How about getting started with the book clutter you have [...]
Tags: Books, clutter, desk, distraction, work, workspace, writers
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Posted on May 2nd, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Heaven only knows that being writers, we can all procrastinate. Anyway, rather than postponing the actual writing of this article by meandering around with words, let me get to it for you. Here are three tips to apply starting today to begin to postpone writing procrastination: Clean off your desk. You might think that this [...]
Tags: article, author, Books, chair, desk, write, writing
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Posted on April 24th, 2012, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
No matter what your profession, being a better (and published) writer will increase your success. Here are some books that you will find useful to consider for your library of books about writing and publishing. 2010 Writer’s Market (Paperback). Holy moly. This book is a treasure trove of information for anyone who is a writer. Just [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
In a recent article by Gigi Rosenberg entitled, “Critiquing Critique Clubs” (Writer’s Digest March/April 2009: 12-13), she offered a brief quiz along with the rest of her ideas: Is your critique group working for you? Take this quiz to see if you should hit the road. Are you writing more? Are your fingers “on fire” [...]
Tags: articles, Books, mastermind, response, Writer's Digest, writing, writing groups
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Posted on March 17th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Not long ago, one of the women in my mentoring group posted this question on our blog: In addition to your main company, you created Pumpernickel Publishing, LLC. I recall you mentioning that you separated your publishing company from Emphasis on Excellence, Inc. from a business perspective. I see myself creating a lot of my [...]
Tags: Books, business license, Business-Set Up, credit cards, QuickBooksPro, shopping cart
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