It seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it - scheduling creativity - but if a project has to be completed it can't be done any other way.

For awhile I was devoting a block of time working on this job once a week. Fridays were interview and transcribing time. It took me a few months to figure out that this hasn't really been working for me.

It just takes too long to get into it after 7 days of going without it. (Although I do want to point out that I haven't exactly been twiddling my thumbs. I have other writing jobs, and I have been doing related reading!) But it just hasn't been enough.

I talked to someone about it recently and she gave me some great advice. I'm working on this project a little bit every day. I shut down my email and ignore everything else, and focus. Sounds simple, doesn't it?

Sometimes it takes someone else to point out the obvious.

The results have been good. Doing a bit every day has been keeping it all fresh in my mind. I feel like I'm in control and it all seems much more manageable.

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