I’ve found I do better when I get offline completely to write, and when I’m online, I promote gently by being “present” on groups and Twitter. I think everyone needs to find the promotion venues that aren’t awfully painful for them, and schedule in the ones you like the least.

But when it’s time to write, for me–it means no surfing. I set the kitchen timer. A trick I learned from Shelly Munro. Sounds a little silly, but it works wonders. After it goes off, I get 15 minutes to surf. Like now.

Like you, I love crafts, altered books, making jewelry, Steampunk cosplay, (and that means sewing costumes) and of course writing and promoting my books.

How to do it all? You can’t — just as you say, but you make the best choices.

And another thing people forget is that at home, you can recruit family members to take on a fair share of the work. My husband and son do most of the cooking and a share of the household work, (except cleaning the bathroom – no one will take that nasty job on!)

So when I get home from work, I eat dinner, help with the clean up and then have several hours to work on promotion and writing.

You are so right, we have the time it’s just a matter of how we choose to use it.

Thanks for the great post!

Sometimes you have to say no, or let the laundry pile up one extra day, or do a sandwich night . . . small sacrifices to keep you moving toward your goal.

Don’t forget too — the promises we make to ourselves are just as important to keep. You will find time to do the things you really in your heart WANT to do.

~Hugs and Happy Holidays