In this Self-Publishing Advice Conference highlight, discover practical ways to reclaim time and focus for your writing in an age of constant distraction and AI-driven tools. Troy Lambert breaks down seven realistic strategies for using your tools more deliberately and managing your time more efficiently. The session offers grounded, actionable ideas to help writers protect their creative energy, reduce overwhelm, and make consistent progress on their work.
Listen to the Podcast: Seven Ways to Create More Time for Your Writing
This is a post from SelfPubCon (The Self-Publishing Advice Conference), an online author event run free twice yearly in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Most planners and planning methods are rigid, designed for a linear, no-nonsense business world. What they fail to account for is creativity. So when authors try to use these systems, they often find that little gets done. That was Orna Ross’s experience. Frustrated by endless task lists, she developed her own approach. The Go Creative! method is rooted in creativity and designed specifically for writers and other creatives. If you want to set yourself up for publishing success in 2026, take a look at Creative Self-Publishing and the Go Creative! Workbook for Authors and Poets. Both are available as e-books and in print through the Self-Publishing Store at https://selfpublishingadvice.org/creative.
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