Escaping the Procrastination Prison: A Guide for Tired Authors

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Are you having trouble starting or finishing your writing? A subtle and sinister phenomenon may be keeping you from success. It may even be the reason your book is not finished yet. It might be why your book isn’t selling.

What is it? Procrastination.

You can’t beat procrastination by hustling harder; you need a plan that’s smarter.

So, how do you escape the procrastination prison? One step at a time.

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn 10 practical steps to help you overcome distractions, reclaim your focus, and take your next step without burning out.

You’ll discover:

✅ One easy (but hard) step that will instantly free up mental space for writing

✅ How to determine what your next action should be

✅ Tools to keep you focused, motivated, and on schedule

✅ A new Novel Marketing challenge that will get you started…for free!

Listen in or read the blog version to find out how to beat procrastination and get back to your meaningful work.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Step 1: The Hardest Step (00:00:47)

3. Step 2: Answer the Tricky Question (00:03:53)

4. Step 3: Schedule Your Time (00:05:59)

5. Step 4: Break Up Projects into Next Actions (00:07:52)

6. Step 5: Work on One Next Action at a Time (00:09:25)

7. Step 6: Find a Community (00:12:04)

8. Step 7: Sleep (00:14:15)

9. Step 8: Embrace the Broken (00:18:49)

10. Step 9: Create a Tortoise Enclosure (00:20:35)

11. Step 10: Embrace the Stakes (00:22:09)

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