Productivity Archives - The Writing Coach

An interview with Antony Johnston, author of ‘The Organised Writer’

October 2, 2020 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Authors, Books, Inspiration, Interviews, Motivation, Productivity, The writing life Leave a Comment

Our Founder Jacqui Lofthouse is delighted to interview Antony Johnston, author of The Organised Writer, published by Bloomsbury, 1st October. As one who’s fairly obsessed about productivity for writers herself,… Read the rest →

Words Away Salon: ‘Be Your Own Writing Coach’

June 25, 2017 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Authors, Community, Confidence, Events, Interviews, Motivation, Networking, Productivity, The writing coach, The writing life, Writers Leave a Comment

The Words Away salon is on Monday, July 3, 2017 7:30pm – 9:30pm at The Tea House Theatre, Vauxhall Do you need some inspiration and motivation tips to get going… Read the rest →

The Observer – a writing prompt

February 2, 2015 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Confidence, Inspiration, Motivation, Productivity, Writing Exercises Leave a Comment

Reading Jane Harris’s wonderful historical novel The Observationsthis week reminded me of one of my favourite writing exercises which I call ‘The Observer’. Here’s your writing prompt this Monday morning:… Read the rest →

Monday morning writing prompt: the muddy boots

January 19, 2015 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Motivation, Productivity, Writing Exercises Leave a Comment

Sometimes life can get in the way of writing, so I thought I’d help to get you in the writing zone each week by offering you a regular writing prompt. … Read the rest →

On ‘playing a ten’ (or what an acting class taught me about confidence for writers)

May 18, 2012 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Confidence, Motivation, Productivity, The writing life 5 Comments

Confidence for writers is such an elusive creature. Why’s that? Because we are working in a profession where rejection is often a part of the deal. We frequently work without… Read the rest →

Time management for writers: ten ways of finding time to write when you have no time

January 31, 2012 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Confidence, Goal setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Productivity, The writing coach, The writing life 8 Comments

This post about time management for writers originally appeared on my very first blog ‘Stubborn World’. It tackles the thorny issue of how to find time to write in a… Read the rest →

How a single image can lead to an entire novel: on listening to author Ian Beck

December 8, 2011 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Authors, Books, Motivation, Productivity, The writing life 7 Comments

Question: What can a writer learn from an illustrator? Answer: The fact that we don’t have to know the entire plot before we begin. Indeed, we might know nothing at… Read the rest →

Ten simple steps to make editing a novel easier and more fun

September 9, 2011 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Editing, Motivation, Productivity, Technique 5 Comments

Writing a first draft of a novel or any book is, you might say, the easy part. But it’s at the editing stage that we craft our work into something… Read the rest →

My favourite productivity tips for writers

June 28, 2011 by Jacqui Lofthouse Filed Under: Confidence, Goal setting, Inspiration, Productivity, The writing coach, The writing life 6 Comments

One of the main questions that I get asked in my work as a writing coach is “how can I become more productive as a writer?” Modern life is full… Read the rest →