LORI TWINING

Boosting Your Writing Productivity

3/1/2021

Lori Twining ~ Writing during a pandemic is hard.

Most writers struggle with finding writing time in their busy lives and they search for ways to be more productive with the time they do have. During a pandemic, it has become even more of a problem than ever before. As a writer, we have many other things to do besides write the novel.

Some of us are juggling extra “writerly” tasks such as:

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Fierce at Heart ~ Book Review

1/26/2021

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Fierce at Heart (Kincaids of Pine Harbour #2)
is a Contemporary Small-Town Romance novel by Zoe York.

Publisher: ZoYo Press | Release Date: January 26, 2021

You can read more about the book at the following places, or order your copy at:

Goodreads | Amazon CA | AppleBooks | KOBO | Barnes & Noble

Description:

Marriage is for suckers—Adam and Isla agreed on that when they got hitched.

Adam Kincaid has a lot to prove: as a brand-new firefighter, as the youngest of five brothers in a small town where everyone is curious about your business, and as an unexpected newlywed.

Isla Petersen knows exactly what she’s getting into: a marriage of convenience with a younger man, a soldier she once commanded when she was an army captain. And she knows what she’s getting in return: a bakery that’s all her own.
This is a standalone story about two friends who don’t believe in love, but do believe in each other. Welcome back to Pine Harbour!

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The Unwilling ~ Book Review

1/24/2021

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The Unwilling is a Historical Crime/Mystery/Thriller Fiction novel by John Hart.

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press | Release Date: February 2, 2021

You can read more about the book at the following places, or pre-order your copy at:

Goodreads | Amazon CA | Amazon COM | Chapter - Indigo | Barnes & Noble

Description:

HE’D FOUGHT THE WAR AS FEW MEN COULD.
THE REAL TERROR WAITED AT HOME.

Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense and searing glimpses into the human mind and soul in New York Times bestselling author John Hart's singular style.

Gibby's older brothers have already been to war. One died there. The other came back misunderstood and hard, a decorated killer now freshly released from a three-year stint in prison.

Jason won't speak of the war or of his time behind bars, but he wants a relationship with the younger brother he hasn't known for years. Determined to make that connection, he coaxes Gibby into a day at the lake: long hours of sunshine and whisky and older women.

But the day turns ugly when the four encounter a prison transfer bus on a stretch of empty road. Beautiful but drunk, one of the women taunts the prisoners, leading to a riot on the bus. The woman finds it funny in the moment, but is savagely murdered soon after.

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Conquering Your Writing Goals with a Strategic Plan

1/4/2021

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Let’s face it, 2020 was tough on some of us, if not all of us.

I know that my writing plan for last year was sailing smoothly from January to February, and then, by mid-March, it skidded into a crazy tailspin, halting at our first lockdown. From March 17th through to the end of December, it felt like running over a bed of sharp nails—known as a contagious pandemic—which flattened all four tires in a matter of seconds. It left me feeling extremely anxious about my family, my friends, my health, my wellness, my job, and my writing career (what there is of it at this point). As of December 26th, we landed back into another 28-day lockdown that may hang-on much longer than we want it to.

So, what do we do? How do we plan for a possible 365-day lockdown in 2021? I know that I don’t want to repeat the mess I waded through in 2020, that’s for sure.

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The 4% Fix ~ Book Review

12/5/2020

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The 4% Fix by Karma Brown is a Self-Help, Nonfiction book.

Publisher: Harper Collins | Release Date: December 15, 2020

You can read more about the book at the following places, or pre-order your copy at:

Goodreads | Amazon CA | Amazon COM | KOBO | Chapters-Indigo

Description:

How to find guilt-free time for what you really want to do, and why it matters.

Do you feel like you’re always busy, even as your to-do list continues to grow?

Do you think you can’t keep up as it is, let alone add another thing to your plate?

An award-winning journalist, avid reader and new mom, Karma Brown dreamed of writing her first novel. But between diapers and tight deadlines, how could she? Like so many of us, she felt stretched taut and hyper-scheduled, her time a commodity over which she had lost control. For Brown, the answer to this problem was to rise earlier every day and use that time to write. Although she experienced missteps along the way, after committing to her alarm clock and an online community of early risers, she completed a debut novel that became a national bestseller.

In The 4% Fix, Karma Brown reveals the latest research about time management and goal-setting and shares strategies that have worked for her as well as for others. Refreshingly, her jargon-free approach doesn’t include time-tracking spreadsheets, tips on how to squeeze in yoga exercises while cooking dinner, or methods that add bulk to those never-ending lists.

How will you use this one hour—only 4% of your day—to change your life?

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