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The 7 Secrets of the Prolific: The Definitive Guide to Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Writer's Block
Can't finish your work?
Can't start it?
Missing deadlines and opportunities?
The 7 Secrets of the Prolific has the solutions you need! In it, author Hillary Rettig shows how fear, scarcity, ambivalence, and other inner obstacles trigger a disempowerment that can derail even the most dedicated writer. How perfectionism plays a more serious role in underproductivity than most writers realize. And how some criticisms and rejections can linger, hidden, for years and even decades, undermining your productivity.
Then she shows you how to re-empower yourself, recognize and defuse the perfectionism, and recover from the criticisms and rejections all so you can return to your work as quickly as possible. She also shows you ways to boost your writing pace so you can get more done than you had ever imagined.
Unlike the superficial and gimmicky solutions some other books offer, Hillary's are based on a new way of looking at yourself, your work, and the world. She developed her method over more than a decade of teaching at some of the country's premier literary and cultural organizations, including Mark Twain House & Museum, Grub Street Writers, and The Loft; and while coaching hundreds of successful creative, business, and academic writers. The 7 Secrets of the Prolific also features unique and timely sections on writing for the Internet (and coping with its hypercritical culture), and how to respond to the many clueless and/or challenging comments and questions people direct at writers (e.g., 'When will you get that thing done?'). And the section on Values-Based Time Management will help you reclaim time for your writing (and other priorities) you never knew you had.
Whether you write for work, school, or fun, The 7 Secrets of the Prolific will help become the productive, fulfilled, and joyful writer you always wanted to be.
Can't start it?
Missing deadlines and opportunities?
The 7 Secrets of the Prolific has the solutions you need! In it, author Hillary Rettig shows how fear, scarcity, ambivalence, and other inner obstacles trigger a disempowerment that can derail even the most dedicated writer. How perfectionism plays a more serious role in underproductivity than most writers realize. And how some criticisms and rejections can linger, hidden, for years and even decades, undermining your productivity.
Then she shows you how to re-empower yourself, recognize and defuse the perfectionism, and recover from the criticisms and rejections all so you can return to your work as quickly as possible. She also shows you ways to boost your writing pace so you can get more done than you had ever imagined.
Unlike the superficial and gimmicky solutions some other books offer, Hillary's are based on a new way of looking at yourself, your work, and the world. She developed her method over more than a decade of teaching at some of the country's premier literary and cultural organizations, including Mark Twain House & Museum, Grub Street Writers, and The Loft; and while coaching hundreds of successful creative, business, and academic writers. The 7 Secrets of the Prolific also features unique and timely sections on writing for the Internet (and coping with its hypercritical culture), and how to respond to the many clueless and/or challenging comments and questions people direct at writers (e.g., 'When will you get that thing done?'). And the section on Values-Based Time Management will help you reclaim time for your writing (and other priorities) you never knew you had.
Whether you write for work, school, or fun, The 7 Secrets of the Prolific will help become the productive, fulfilled, and joyful writer you always wanted to be.
276 pages, Paperback
Published March 11, 2022
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About the author
Hillary Rettig
8 books26 followersAll of my work is devoted to helping people locate and remedy the disempowering forces in their work and life, so that they can reclaim their joyful productivity.
Procrastination, blocks, and other forms of underproductivity aren't due to laziness or lack of discipline, but disempowerment. Disempowerment means you’re not missing anything you need to be productive: you’re just separated from, or have lost access to, that which you have–i.e., your strengths, skills, talents and energy. (Laziness, etc., are symptoms, not causes, so please don’t focus on them.)
My most recent books are Productivity is Power I: 5 Liberating Practices for College Students (Infinite Art, 2022) and Productivity is Power II: For Creative, Business, and Other Professionals (Infinite Art, 2023).
Other books include the bestselling The 7 Secrets of the Prolific, The Journey is the Reward, and The Lifelong Activist.
I have taught productivity and time-management classes at top writing, business, educational, arts, and community organizations throughout the United States.
My articles have appeared in Psychology Today, Huffington Post, Fortune, Future Buzz, Time Management Ninja, Tomorrow’s Professor, Authors Helping Authors, The Thesis Whisperer, and numerous other publications.
On a personal note, I was born in the Bronx, NY, and have also lived in Ithaca (NY), Boston (MA), and Kalamazoo (MI). My partner and I recently moved to Warren, RI, and are enjoying living near the ocean. I'm a vegan, living kidney donor, former foster mother to four South Sudanese refugee teenagers (now all adult and living independently), and lover of life, dogs, travel, and social justice in all its forms.
Please visit my Website for more information about me and my work, plus lots of free downloads.
Procrastination, blocks, and other forms of underproductivity aren't due to laziness or lack of discipline, but disempowerment. Disempowerment means you’re not missing anything you need to be productive: you’re just separated from, or have lost access to, that which you have–i.e., your strengths, skills, talents and energy. (Laziness, etc., are symptoms, not causes, so please don’t focus on them.)
My most recent books are Productivity is Power I: 5 Liberating Practices for College Students (Infinite Art, 2022) and Productivity is Power II: For Creative, Business, and Other Professionals (Infinite Art, 2023).
Other books include the bestselling The 7 Secrets of the Prolific, The Journey is the Reward, and The Lifelong Activist.
I have taught productivity and time-management classes at top writing, business, educational, arts, and community organizations throughout the United States.
My articles have appeared in Psychology Today, Huffington Post, Fortune, Future Buzz, Time Management Ninja, Tomorrow’s Professor, Authors Helping Authors, The Thesis Whisperer, and numerous other publications.
On a personal note, I was born in the Bronx, NY, and have also lived in Ithaca (NY), Boston (MA), and Kalamazoo (MI). My partner and I recently moved to Warren, RI, and are enjoying living near the ocean. I'm a vegan, living kidney donor, former foster mother to four South Sudanese refugee teenagers (now all adult and living independently), and lover of life, dogs, travel, and social justice in all its forms.
Please visit my Website for more information about me and my work, plus lots of free downloads.
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