Comments on: Book Ending – Maybe My Favorite Writing Tip

By: Coach Marla

Coach Marla — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:26:25 +0000

Hi Anne,

I liked your post. Bookending’s one of my favorite tools. So simple; super-effective.

I agree with Matt – Twitter and bookending make a terrific combo. “Bookending: Using Twitter to Beat Procrastination and Boost your Writing” offers step-by-step instructions on how to do it, if you’re just getting started:
http://tinyurl.com/6o2hkz

Happy writing! Marla

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Ask Anne: How Do You Switch Between Projects? — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:50:37 +0000

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By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:43:02 +0000

thanks

By: MattT

MattT — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:54:37 +0000

Yep, just head on over to twitter.com. Setting up and account is really easy.

By: andreas04: close to attraction

andreas04: close to attraction — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:44:45 +0000

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By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:42:02 +0000

sounds good… I take it you (me) gets started at twitter.com?

By: MattT

MattT — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Well, it would be a quick and easy way to make yourself accountable to a community of people (your followers), instead of just the one person you would call or email. Plus, chances are some of your followers will be online and active themselves, so you’d likely get some immediate acknowledgment and encouragement.

And did I mention the quick and easy? Just a quick tweet, like “I’m going to finish this article proposal by 3 pm.” Send. 3 rolls around and another quick tweet: “I did it!” And just like there would probably be instant accountability acknowledgment, there would also likely be instant congratulations: “Way to go!”

Twitter rocks, and can useful any number of ways personal and professional.

By: Forum for writers

Forum for writers — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:17:36 +0000

It seems you find a good way of fighting writing stuck :) I’d like to inform that I’ve posted your article at writer’s forum as I think this would be beneficial for writers to read. It is here http://www.writersclub.net/help_and_suggestions/how_to_continue_writing-t125.0.html