#Hoops and yoyo panic button how to

Right now, your current state of mind redefines the downside of bipolar. You’re experiencing a complete power failure. You mean you don’t know? Don’t even have a clue? How about his/her husband/wife, cubicle mate, best friend, bridge partner, girl friend/boy friend, Pilates teacher, dog walker, nutty neighbor, favorite TV comedian or movie star?

With guns, knives, IEDs, RPGs, snarling tigers. Your MC is on the top branch of a burning tree and the bad guys are down below. You’re frazzled, frustrated and cranky and you’re wondering how you can get through your to-do list when you’re dealing with almost constant interruptions. If you weren’t in the zone, you’re now out in Siberia. If you were in the zone, you’re now out of the zone. Interruptions cause you to lose your train of thought. Interruptions are the writer’s toxic waste dump.

The Amazon drone delivering 3 pairs of gym socks you ordered half an hour ago.

Alphabetizing your shopping list instead of building your email list.īottom line: You’re doing anything and everything you can think of except do what you need to do to take the next step forward.

Organizing your spices instead of updating your blog/website.

Cleaning the bathroom instead of searching for the right cover image.

Playing Words With Friends instead of working on your BookBub application.

Making coffee instead of contacting reviewers.

Surfing the web instead of setting up your AMS ads.

😉īut, just in case you only recently landed on Planet Earth, let’s call it what it is: PROCRASTINATION.

1) The P Word.Īs if you don’t know what I’m talking about. The reasons (excuses?) for not writing/not beginning (or finishing) your book/not allowing enough time and energy for marketing/blogging/advertising often come down to the same tried-and-true suspects. Writers, they’re out there and they’re waiting for you.

#Hoops and yoyo panic button how to

How to get out of your own way and build resilience.