#45: You Dont Have to Do It All
Show Notes\xa0\n\nEpisode\xa0#45: You Don't Have to Do It All\n\nThe writing life involves a lot more than writing. These days a writer has to at least consider blogging, even if she isn\u2019t officially a blogger. A writer has to build up an online presence and think about platform, encouraging likes, follows, and pins. A writer is encouraged to do readings and speak and present. Writers learn to propose and pitch and query, and to promote their work online and in real life.\n\nWe do all this when all we really want to do is sit down and pen a few lines of poetry, write another romance novel, compose\xa0a screenplay, or finish the draft of an article for a dream publication.\n\nAs the list grows long, we start to see things sitting unfinished and half-done on our screen or our to-do list. We can\u2019t get everything done. We can\u2019t. We\u2019re just one person trying to write something meaningful, something funny, something true. Sometimes we\u2019re going to have to pick just one thing, do that well, and be okay with the rest waiting another day. \n\nIf you\u2019ve been putting a lot of pressure on yourself to try it all, to get it right, to work nonstop, to reach every goal in a tight time frame, and everything\u2019s falling apart or you\u2019re falling apart...give yourself a break. For a few minutes. For a day. Sit down and have some tea. Or stand up, and stretch or dance.\n\nAnd when you finish that break, pull out a Post-It and write on it no more than three things you can honestly pull off. Depending on what time of day it is, you might just write one thing on that little square of paper. Or maybe it\u2019s bedtime. Put away the paper and get some sleep. \n\nBecause you can\u2019t do it all.\xa0And that\u2019s okay. You don\u2019t have to do it all.\n\nAt the very least, though, make sure\xa0... you write.\n\nClick on the podcast player above or use subscription options below to listen to the full episode.\nResources:\n\n\t#9: Start Where You Are\n\t#12: Rest and Productivity\n\t#14: Progress, Not Perfection\n\t#34: Celebrate What's Done\n\n* * *\nYou can subscribe with iTunes,\xa0where I'd love to have you subscribe, rate, and leave a review.\n\nThe podcast is also available\xa0Stitcher,\xa0and you should be able to search for and find "Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach" in any podcast player.\n\nPhoto of artwork and image design by Ann Kroeker.