Overwhelmed Writer Rescue: Boost Productivity, Improve Time Management, and Replenish the Creator Within($12.55Value)

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1st Place, Reader Views Literary Awards (2018, Writing and Publishing) - Book by Book Pub Award for Best Writing/Publishing Book (2018) - 2nd Place, Reader Views Literary Awards (2018, Self-Help) - Silver Medal, Reader’s Favorite Book Awards (2018, Writing/Publishing) - Winner/Outstanding Reference, IAN Book Awards (Reference, 2018) Find the time, energy, and confidence you need to make your creative dreams come true! Do you feel like you’re always behind? Do less important tasks frequently flood your schedule and sink your creative motivation? Are you frustrated and out of touch with your inner artist? After 20 years experience in the writing industry, author Colleen M. Story extends a lifeline to pull you out of the sinking swamp of “busyness” and back into the flourishing creative life you deserve. Today’s demands on writers and other creative artists are overwhelming. Not only must you produce the work you love, but build and maintain a platform and market your finished products to the world—all while holding down a day job and/or caring for a family. You teeter on the edge. What waits on the other side are burnout, exhaustion, and a complete loss of creative motivation. Overwhelmed Writer Rescue provides practical, personalized solutions to help beginning and experienced writers and other creative artists escape the tyranny of the to-do list to nurture the genius within. You’ll find ways to boost productivity, improve time management, and restore your sanity while gaining insight into your unique creative nature and what it needs to thrive. Ultimately, you’ll discover what may be holding you back from experiencing the true joy that a creative life can bring. In this motivational and inspiring book, you’ll learn: Why you feel so rushed and how you can regain control of your time. - Your unique “time personality” and how to use it to get more writing done. - Practical steps to overcome distractions and focus faster. - The 7 “productivity saboteurs” that plague creative artists and how to outsmart them. - Your personal motivation style and how to use it to increase productivity. - How to tap into your unconscious mind to find “writer solutions” when you need them. - Why affirmations don’t work and how to instill true belief in yourself. - Why it’s critical to your overall health and well being to nurture the creator within. There’s no reason to feel overwhelmed one moment longer. No matter how crazy your life is, you can find more time for your creative work, and start feeling more like yourself again. "The entire book is well-written, enlightening and inspirational, but if I had to pick a section that resonates most with me, it would have to be Part III: Outwit Your Brain's Productivity Saboteurs , which outlines the seven specific personality traits that sabotage your most well-intentioned efforts. The way Story describes my individual productivity thieves such as perfectionism, workaholism, and setting destructive goals - it's almost like she knows me! Seriously though, these chapters will help you understand your biggest stumbling blocks and set you on a more productive course. The final section wraps things up nicely, presenting four skills writers must learn for a long,productive career in writing. Overall, I highly recommend Overwhelmed Writer Rescue by Colleen M. Story. I discovered more than a handful of items about myself and my practices that hinder my ability to be my best creative self. I recommend taking your time going through each chapter and section of the book. If there is a survey - take it, if there is an activity or writing prompt/assignment - do it! They are well worth the time! Though geared toward writers, I believe this book would be a successful tool for anyone wanting to learn how to overcome procrastination and your natural productivity obstacles to increase motivation and free up more time for doing the things you love." ~ Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views "I was positively surprised at the wealth of information contained in Overwhelmed Writer Rescue by Colleen M. Story. I expected more of the same, as I've read many books on writing and being a writer. This one stands out from the others (at least for me) because the advice given is not only useful for your life as a writer, but also for your life in general. I also learned a few new things, e.g. I wasn't aware of the existence of time personalities and how this affects writing (and life in general). The book was a very refreshing read as the author clearly knows how annoying it is when you tell a writer - or anybody- that positive thinking and affirmations will get you where you want to be, if only you are positive enough. To me, it always seems like a personal attack if a book tells me I don't get what I want because I am not positive and smiley-happy-chappy enough. Most introverts will probably be able to relate. This book offers a wide variety of solutions....I was delighted to find some ideas that seem li