There are hundreds of productivity tips out there, whether they’re about time management, energy management, specific tools, methods and even software, there’s a huge community dedicated to showing you the best ways to maximize your output, the quality of your work and the efficiency of your schedule. I've created more than 300 videos about productivity, spread across 10 years of content creation and today I'd love to guide you through the biggest lessons I’ve learned about productivity! I’ve...
6 months ago • 10 min read
I am currently in the process of writing my third book (actually sixth if I count a very early effort at 19, a scrapped novel when I was querying, and another novel that went to 35k last year but that I had to abandon), and I think at this point I have finally understood where I am exactly on the Pantser–Plotter spectrum. I think I am… both? As I’ve tried to streamline my process recently when explaining how I write to a friend, I realised I end up incorporating both writing processes into...
7 months ago • 6 min read
How I Got My Literary Agent This was how I ended my previous email, sent in June: It’s important to note, however, that this may end nowhere—those eight full requests may lead only to rejections, and I may have to shelve this book. However, I’m already planning the second one, so hopefully, even if this one dies in the dreaded querying trenches, the second one may stand a chance. Dear reader, it did not die in the querying trenches—I actually got a literary agent! If traditional publishing...
almost 2 years ago • 4 min read
Mariana Vieira June 15th Where have I been? 😱 Dearest reader (yes, it’s Bridgerton season), I have been MIA for a while now. Fortunately, my very long absence from most social media platforms is actually for a very good reason! At the end of 2023, I decided that it was time for me to start working toward a dream that I had been putting off for years—writing a book. More specifically, a fantasy novel. This fantasy novel, mind you, has been in the works for years now. The first thread of the...
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
