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5 Procrastination Tips Writers Can Really Get Behind With

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Ellen Shriner

  1. Read the newspaper thoroughly while eating breakfast. Beside the news, be sure to read the book reviews and the funnies. It’s important to know who’s being published and by whom. And the funnies help you keep your perspective.
  2. Those dishes aren’t doing themselves. Before tackling revisions, better get the dishes out of the way. That food will be congealed and disgusting later.
  3. Don’t be antisocial. It’s been days since you’ve scrolled (and trolled) through Facebook and Twitter. How will you ever build an author’s platform if you don’t keep up?
  4. Pay a few bills. If you leave them, they might get lost among the stacks of How-to Write-More-Effectively books you haven’t finished.
  5. 15 minutes isn’t enough time to do anything. Better to start fresh tomorrow. Whoa! Where’d the time go?

Do you have any tips for how to be a better procrastinator?

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3 responses to “5 Procrastination Tips Writers Can Really Get Behind With”

  1. Judy Avatar
    Judy

    Reading WordSister posts helps me be a better procrastinator!

    1. Ellen Shriner Avatar
      Ellen Shriner

      Great suggestion! Glad you’re PRO team

  2. Cindy maxa Avatar
    Cindy maxa

    We have to be related!

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