As we’ve established in previous blog posts, I am somewhat time poor. Between a busy job, a busy family, the ever increasing health related demands of middle age and wanting to keep my writing going, I’m not giving everything the attention it deserves.
Over the last 18 months, exercise and writing have taken a back seat to work and family. Life hasn’t been feeling particularly balanced though, and in the last few months I’ve been trying to find ways to carve out a bit more time for writing (and exercise for that matter – although with less success).
One of the things that has dropped away as a result is regular posting on this blog. Last year it was generally time pooredness (that’s not a word) that kept my updates infrequent. But this year, as a part of my write-at-least-one-page-before-you-go-to-bed strategy, I’ve said to myself that the one page has to be done before any blog writing.
And that has meant significantly less blog writing.
I want to keep the blog up, but something has to give. And I’ve decided that thing is a full review of every book that I read.
I’m lots of books behind at the moment. I read quite a few books over the Christmas break that haven’t made it onto the blog yet. I’ve been doing some reading particularly for the 2014 Australian Women Writers’ Reading Challenge, which are way back in the queue. And I can’t see me ever catching up.
So, I’m going to try something different. Each month I’m going to put in a blog post that summarises the books I’ve read through the month. I’ll save a full review for those books where I have something particular to say, or where there is some specific purpose to me writing a review.
And I’ll try to keep most of my blog writing focused on the process of writing and publication.
If any regular readers of the blog see a book that I’ve skipped over in terms of reviews and want to know more, just leave a comment and I’ll add some more detail. Otherwise, lets try this new approach and see where it leads us!
Hi Mark, as a wannabe publisher of a time-management related blog, I'm interested in finding out how your strategy has been working for you. Thanks in advance, for any possible update from you.
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It's going well. Thinking through and prioritising what kinds of writing were most important to me has helped me feel more productive. While I'd like to be putting extra content up on the blog, I like getting more fiction writing done better!
Still haven't quite got the balance right for including more exercise into my weekly schedule, but as far as writing is concerned, it's all good.
-m