With the release of The Relic Spell less than week away (!) and a host of responsibilities weighing me down, I haven’t had much chance to work on the second book in The Phyrian War Chronicles. I need to get a move on with it, though, if I want to have it done in a timely fashion and not leave everyone hanging after the first book comes out.

This struggle got me thinking about all the different accountability strategies I’ve tried over the years. I thought I should share them with you in hopes...