It’s no secret that all writers look for ways to write more and earn more. And this time of year is when we’re all planning how much we can challenge ourselves in the New Year.
And as I’ve been telling everyone, I’ve been spending plenty of time reading about other writers’ plans for 2022. It’s always interesting to see what others are doing as well as collecting inspiration and ideas for myself.
And while I was re-reading my favourite time management book last week (How to Have a 48 Hour Day), which is so insightful as well as being entertaining as hell, the author, Don Aslett, talked about how he once wrote 4 books in 3 months.
What struck me about his achievement, was that at the time , he was vacationing at his holiday home and during the 3 months he was there, he also cut back over 100 feet of what he calls ‘the jungle’ (it’s a large property), laid several concrete steps, erected 100 feet of fencing, as well as catching up with other jobs like cleaning tools, weeding, and planting trees.
AND he still had time to write 4 books.
Inspiring?
Yes.
Makes me jealous?
Absolutely.
But it does spur me on to REALLY challenge myself next year to see not only how I can write more, but how to get more done in other areas of my life too.
Perhaps I can start having my own 48 hour days.
I’ll let you know when I finish my planning and hopefully it will inspire you to write more and earn more too.
You are a real inspiration Ruth. Have a brilliant Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Glo. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too and a happy writing New Year.
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