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Recognizing and dealing with analysis paralysis

February 21, 2020 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Analysis paralysis (or paralysis by analysis) describes an individual or group process when over-analyzing or overthinking a situation can cause forward motion or decision-making to become "paralyzed," meaning no solution or course of action is decided upon. At some point, everyone experiences ... Read More

Filed Under: Business, Monday Musings, Uncategorized Tagged With: analysis paralysis, anxiety, authors, business startup, confusion, mindset, options, perfection, strategy, writers

A holistic approach to life and business: 2020 and turning the Big 60

January 6, 2020 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Coaching, creating, and educating through a holistic approach Where to start? First, Happy New Year; it's 2020! As a child, a teenager, and a young adult I remember thinking about the year 2020 and how I'd turn the big 60! What would my life look like? Well, it's here and I don't feel 60 (or what I ... Read More

Filed Under: Monday Musings Tagged With: 2020, authors, balance, business, health, holistic, life, speakers, writers

Just Like Your Car, Your Writing Requires Tune-Ups

August 28, 2019 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Why You Shouldn't Tune Up Your Own Writing If you want your writing to be the best it can be, writing requires tune-ups (rewrites, drafts...). We'd all like to think we can proof our writing or Aunt Sally can because she "likes to read" or you wrote the document so you can edit your work. In ... Read More

Filed Under: #TuesdayTip, Uncategorized Tagged With: #TuesdayTip, author, authors, books, copyediting, editing, manuscript, proofreading, writer, writers

Your Manuscript Draft is Completed; What’s Next?

May 1, 2018 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

  From Manuscript Draft to Published Book! It was fun being a guest expert on "The Write Hour Podcast" talking with Joyce Glass about the important steps to consider once your manuscript is written. There's a lot of steps in order to turn it into a professionally published book! Joyce and I ... Read More

Filed Under: Authors, Book, Coaching, Consulting, Editing, Marketing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: authors, copyediting, editing, Expert, Guest, Interview, manuscript, podcast, Proofing, Self-Editing, speakers, The Write Hour, writers

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