The Importance of Time Management

I'm incapable of time management. Seriously. I'll sit down to do something and get distracted two minutes later by something else. This does not bode well for my writing career. I've never really finished a novel before. I've gotten close, only to get bored at the last second. It's a terrible habit, one I am determined to break. How do I, and millions of others like me, do so?

Well, if you're a Google Chrome/Firefox user, you can download an extension called Strict Pomodoro. It's a time management system where you can put in the sites you visit the most, click a button, and boom! Those sites are blocked for a certain period of time (10, 20, 30, 40 minutes, whatever you want) and after the time is up, you get a break! It's extremely useful for easily distracted writers like myself.

If that isn't your thing, you can always try Write or Die, a time management tool designed specifically for writers. It's great fun. I used it a lot during NaNoWriMo a couple years ago (couldn't do it last year). It's got a bunch of features you can play around with, so make sure to check it out!

As for an update on Shadows, I haven't gotten the chance to write much thanks to school. I'm hoping to get something done today.

- Meg

Whoa!

Look at this shiny new blog! How exciting. I can't wait to get things started. Anyway, hello, everyone! I'm Meg Harper and this is my blog, named for two of my favorite things. I am an aspiring young adult author. My current project is called Shadows and it's the first book in what I hope will be a series!

I've written and rewritten Shadows about...three times. I've never been satisfied with the resulting product, so I'm trying again. I'll post snippets on here for you to read as I write them.

But, if you think this blog is going to be all about my writing woes, fear not! I might post the occasional book review/recommendation and maybe even something about my boring, boring life.

Thanks for reading!

- Meg