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Podcast Episode 44 – When you don’t have a lot of time to write

September 14, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about a few of the things you can do when you only have a short amount of time allocated for writing.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about a few of the things you can do when you only have a short amount of time allocated for writing. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger […]

Time Travel and Second Chances

September 6, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Age gracefully by writing fiction.

So the other day, my six-year-old got this evil/snarky grin on his face and asked to borrow my phone while I was kneeling on the ground playing with the baby. I probably should have known better, but I still handed it over. He switched on the camera and took a picture of something above me, […]

Finding motivation when your heart’s not in it.

August 28, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

There are times when it's difficult to remain focused and stay motivated. But that is when it's most important to keep pushing it.

I have to admit that it’s sometimes hard to stay motivated. There are months where I feel like I’ve kept up on all of my writing goals, achieved a handful of minor successes, and even improved as a writer. But then there are also months where I feel like I’m a “writer” in the same […]

If you’re thinking about quitting…

August 21, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

A user on one of the online writing groups I frequent posed an interesting question. She asked “When you do quit?” The question came after she did a signing where no one came, and she was just feeling like this writing game was no longer worth it. I responded a little more personally on the […]

Exercise (and how it changed my life)

August 16, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

I probably wouldn't be writing (or doing much of anything) if I hadn't discoved exercise nearly twenty years ago.

I thought I’d take a break from blogging about the usual stuff and instead post about something else that’s really important to me: exercise. It’s kind of funny because one thing everyone always told me was that once you have kids, it becomes very difficult to maintain a regular exercise routine. To which I replied: […]

June/July Progress Report 2017

August 1, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Here's an update on my writing accomplishments and goals for the last couple of months.

Man, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting at the dentist office talking about how great the weather was (this was during a period of something like 10 solid days of non-stop rain) and he said, “Yeah, a lot of people complain about it, but I just remind them of what comes next.” Well, […]

Cut out all the things (and I don’t mean writing things)

July 24, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

If you're buried in stuff, it will waste your time and energy and take away from the more positive aspects of your life. Get rid of the stuff, and focus on what's really important.

I’ve written a little about decluttering and a lot about time management in the past. And this stuff is important, because the number one reason aspiring writers maintain day jobs is because they simply don’t have enough time in a day to write. I think if I did a study on how I spend my […]

Don’t Settle

July 11, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Do you ever feel like you’re just…done? You know, lots of frustrating things at the day job, kids won’t listen to anything you say, baby is fussy, house is messy, shoulder and knee still hurt from the auto thingy, and you just want to, I don’t know, die? Okay, maybe die is a bit extreme. […]

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