Archive for the ‘work-life balance’ Category

Real or imaginary?

I often refer to my real life vs. my writing life. It’s really not a good description but it’s the best one I have for now. My real life is a three-dimensional, loud, messy combobulation of people, schedules, cleaning, cooking, laundry, work, budgets, parenting and marriage. It’s boundries are unclear and constantly changing. It requires juggling, quick thinking and the [...]

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Interview with YA author, Maggie Stiefvater

I am excited to continue my new series of interviews with authors on balancing real life with writing.  Maybe that’s because I have had such positive response from authors willing to share their experiences. Or because today’s interview is with bestselling YA author, Maggie Stiefvater. Maggie’s books include SHIVER, LAMENT, BALLAD and the soon-to-be-released LINGER.  She [...]

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Practicing what I’m preaching!

I’ve been gone but I’m not apologizing! I’ll tell you why. Since I’ve started writing about the work/life balance conundrum, I’ve taken a little time to be reflective. Very little time since the end of the school year, plus multiple soccer teams, concerts, school events have thrown a wrench into my barely functioning schedule. But [...]

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What should I next? Indecision and Setting Priorities

Next on the list of roadblocks to getting things done is indecision and priority confusion. Personally they are so closely related they could be the same. Indecisions affects one’s ability to prioritize. (What to do next? I can’t decide.) Prioritizing is what I’m focused on right now. Thus the fewer posts this week. We just [...]

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