Dear Confident Writer, What Are You Writing For?

And what are you waiting for?

Welcome to the What Are You Writing For? And what are you waiting for! Series © in the Confident to Write Alliance ©

 

Then the Lord answered me and said,

“Record the vision

And inscribe it on tablets,

That the one who reads it [fluently] may run [to proclaim it].

Habakkuk 2:2, NASB with Footnotes

I’m a bit frustrated or at least overwhelmed with “All the Things” and “everything in between” that need to be written in my work and ministry. And I’m often asking, even though I have diligently set aside time to write, “Why am I not publishing what I write?” 

Are you discouraged as you write every work week without posting and publishing along the way? What are the top 3 things you need to write this week?

 

I’m a Christian woman entrepreneur (as far back as I remember) whose primary desire is to help you cultivate confidence from the Lord in life, through trials, and as an entrepreneur, especially as you write and publish. And I want to help you impart that confidence as you minister to others. 

I am a wife, mother of six, Nana of 15 grandorables, friend, writer, publisher, and so much more. I want to grow in faith, and to enlighten, encourage, and equip others to do the same as we seek the Lord and serve Him faithfully with those He has placed before us. (F.E.E.S. is the acrostic I use to define my core values standing for: faith, enlightenment, encouragement, equipping, seeking, and serving!)

And if I’m honest… right off the bat…

I’m a bit frustrated or at least overwhelmed with “All the Things” and “everything in between” that need to be written in my work and ministry. And I’m often wondering, even though I have diligently set aside time to write, why I’m not posting and publishing what I write. 

Do you wonder the same? What are three things you wish to post and/or publish; and what other things are getting in your way?

 

Why are we not posting and publishing what we write? Could it be because there are just so many things that need to be written each working day that writing to post and publish gets put on the back burner?

And yet, writing to post and to publish are how we influence others and impact our world and increase our income so we can continue to serve and give out of abundance. 

So, if you’re like me, it’s necessary to prioritize writing, and I’m suggesting trying something new for this New Year – writing by category. I feel if I don’t try something unique, I’ll continue writing “All the Things” and “everything in between” and what I write will rarely become posted and published works!

 

Here are 3 Tips to Help You Write to Post and Publish:

1. Make a list: Take some time to write down everything that you had to write last week or last month to keep your work and ministry flourishing. Add anything to it you wish, like all of those things that you didn’t write last week, but you knew you should have!

2. Categorize those writings into the following subdivisions:

• Personal – for example, I didn’t send out Christmas cards, but I did spend a significant amount of time writing and addressing and stamping and mailing New Year Wishes to my family and friends. If you want one, private message me your address!
• Professional – for example, I spent quite a bit of time following up with clients answering their questions, and I spent a significant amount of time researching and writing a rough draft for this “What are you waiting for? And what are you writing for!” 52-week series. Here’s how to sign up to receive monthly email updates!
• Posted & Published – I wrote and am ready to post the introductions for the Facebook group Guides within this “What are you writing for? And what are you waiting for!” series. And I wrote and am ready to publish several small blog posts.

3. Time-block your calendar for next week’s writing projects, and stick to it! Create blocks of time for personal, professional, and posted & published writings. I practically live my writing life within Pomodoro style blocks of time – 25 minutes of intense writing, followed by 5 minutes of a healthy break (which includes standing up, stretching, moving, and especially hydrating)! This is followed by another 25 minutes of intense work, 5 minute break, 25,5; 25:5. That’s a two hour block of intentional and productive time! It works! Try it!

 

Let’s be Confident to Write  “all the Things and “everything in between” together, shall we?!

Click here to find help writing “all the things“ and “everything in between“ as you serve the Lord.

 

 

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Blessed to Write with Confidence,

Karen