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Capture, Clarify, Control

January 8, 2021

There seems to be, out in planning/productivity world, an almost cult like devotion to David Allen’s Getting Things Done. The …

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The Importance of a Good Soundtrack

January 7, 2021

One of my favorite things to find out about successful writers is what they listen to when they write. A …

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Wednesday Weekly Production Report

January 6, 2021

Here at the Story Factory, we value quantity over quality.  It’s a lesson that comes from Art & Fear by David …

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The Blank Page

January 5, 2021

The blank page.  It can be something to fear, or something to embrace.  For me, it can be absolutely paralyzing. …

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Plan your work, work your plan.

January 4, 2021

Because nothing says “Monday Morning” like a trite saying about planning, right? Trite maybe, but there is a simplicity about …

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It’s Story Sunday!!!

January 3, 2021

Here is this week’s story, first of 52 bad stories. The Time Ranger’s Apprentice “What is this stuff?” Joshua looked …

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Little kids like gaudy stuff…

January 2, 2021

In week 11 of the Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, Julia talks about building an Artist’s Altar, as a “reminder …

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Okay 2021, It’s ON!

January 1, 2021

Let’s be honest, I think I wanted this new year to begin more than I ever anticipated Christmas morning. Spent …

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A Deep Dive into my 2021 Goals

December 31, 2020

My BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) of 2021 is to spend 2,021 hours creating. Some of those hours I will …

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It’s the end of the longest year…

December 30, 2020

Hey, 2020, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. We had gone camping for Spring Break in …

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