Optimizing Focus
Over the years I've written a lot about focus and distraction. This track introduces the collection of posts from my blog around this theme, with some new thoughts on the value of identifying the pro...
3 Okt 202511min
Make Your Manuscript Work: An Interview with Laura Portwood-Stacer
An interview with Laura Portwood-Stacer about her new book, Make Your Manuscript work. In March 2025 I wrote about the difficulty of writing a “shitty first draft” (JoVanEvery.co.uk/perfectionism-v...
12 Sep 20251h 5min
An advanced writing practice
Another yoga analogy. Sometimes the advanced practice is knowing that what your writing project needs is for you to go for a long walk and think about it... Read the post here: https://jovanevery.co.u...
15 Aug 20252min
Coming back to a neglected project
The first writing session working on a project you haven't worked on in a while is tough. In this track I talk about what kind of work might be involved in that session and how it can overcome the in...
15 Aug 20256min
What should you do next?
Do you have several writing projects, in various states of completion, that you *could* be working on? Are you overwhelmed by choice? Are you not working on any of them because you're not sure what yo...
15 Aug 20255min
Finding your way back to writing
Have you stopped writing? Would you like writing to be a thing you do again? 15-minute sessions can be particularly helpful for finding your way back to a practice you have lost. Read the post here: ...
15 Aug 20253min
Embrace the research process
Research and writing are creative processes. There is real value in just embracing the process and trusting that it will lead to something that is good enough to share with others. Read the post here...
15 Aug 20252min
The power of 15 minutes a day
An excerpt from my Short Guide: Finding Time for your Scholarly Writing, in which I talk about how 15 minutes a day can complement your longer sessions. 15 minute sessions may not feel satisfying in ...
15 Aug 20254min
