Chapter 1: …aaaaaaand we’re back!

Time to get things rolling again!

Goooooooooooood morning, afternoon, or evening, wherever you might happen to be!

It wasn’t easy, but I did it: I took a few weeks off!!! Of course, I didn’t stop reading or writing (#NeverGonnaHappen), but I stepped away from my work email and let my mind wander a bit more than usual. It helped that I got to go back to beautiful Southern California, which I will always love no matter how hot it gets!

Back in business

In the past, when I’ve taken a few weeks off I’ve found it hard to get things moving again. But not this time, darnit! This time, I’m gonna reassess my long-term writing goals and set clear short-term goals to meet them. I’ve got a lot of academic writing to do in the next twelve months, and I’ll be trying to produce more non-academic writing, too. Watch this space!

HTWAB will return!

A recent Twitter poll I conducted made it clear what people want to discuss in the next ‘How to Write a Book’ workshop: how to work on multiple projects at once! That’s where I live, baby!! As always, PBP subscribers will get first crack at registration for the workshop, and I’ll share the necessary details asap. I’m hoping we can do a lot of HTWAB workshops this year!

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VB,

M