Welcome to Writer in the Making, the ultimate podcast for aspiring authors who are ready to transform their writing habits. Join me as we explore practical time management strategies, consistent writing routines, and productivity hacks that can make all the difference. From my personal writing adventures to expert insights from guests like Kindlepreneur’s Dave Chesson, Shortcuts for Writers’ Stacy Juba, Plottr's Troy Lambert, and USA Today Best-Selling Author Rachael Bloome!
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How Consistency Builds Confidence One Completed Week at a Time
How to stay consistent with writing.
Every ambitious author wants to feel more confident. Many assume confidence will finally arrive after publishing a book, seeing positive reviews, or holding their finished manuscript in their hands. What if confidence starts much sooner than that?
In this episode, I'm sharing why the confidence you're looking for isn't waiting at the finish line. It's built one completed writing week at a time. We'll talk about how to stay consistent with writing, why so many ambitious authors keep waiting to "feel ready," and the mindset shift that changes everything.
Most authors think confidence comes first and consistency follows. I've found the opposite. Consistency creates the confidence you've been waiting for. Today I want to show you why.
You'll also discover why focusing on weekly writing habits instead of perfect writing days creates steady momentum, how small wins strengthen your belief in yourself as an author, and why completing one intentional week makes the next one easier. Over time, those weeks become chapters, chapters become finished drafts, and finished drafts become books that readers can finally hold in their hands. If you've been searching for practical ways to stay consistent with writing, improve your writing productivity, and finish your book without writing every day, this episode will help you see consistency through a completely different lens.
By the end, you'll understand why your confidence doesn't have to wait until your book is finished. You can start building it this week. Your next completed writing week may seem small today. Months from now, you'll realize it was the week everything started changing.
Keywords: Writing consistency, How to stay consistent with writing, Writing confidence, Finish your book faster, Time management for authors
29 Jun 2026
Finish More Pages Without Writing Every Day
You don’t need another reminder to “just write every day.”
You’ve tried that.
You’ve written during lunch breaks, after work, before bed, between meetings, while the house was finally quiet, and still somehow your manuscript feels like it should be further along by now.
That’s the part I want to talk about in this episode.
Because finishing more pages is not always about adding more writing days. Sometimes it’s about making the time you already have stop slipping through your hands.
If you’re a high-achieving author who is already writing, already serious, and already ready to finish, this episode will help you look at your writing time differently.
You don’t need to be chained to your laptop for hours.
You don’t need to write every single day.
You need a better way to walk into your writing time with intention, make real progress, and finally stop dragging the same draft from week to week.
Your readers cannot connect with a book that stays unfinished.
Keywords: time management for writers, how to find time to write, writing consistency, writing productivity, finish your book
9 Jan 2026
How to Find Time to Write When Your Schedule Is Already Full (with Lissa Figgins)
You don’t need more hours. You need your time to finally work for you.
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Lissa Figgins, a scaling strategist for busy Christian women business owners, to talk about the lie most writers are quietly carrying: “I don’t have time right now.”
We get honest about what’s actually happening when writing keeps getting pushed back—even when you’re already productive, capable, and serious about finishing. Lissa breaks down why “time management” keeps failing high-achieving women and why time stewardship changes everything.
This conversation is for the writer who’s already doing a lot… but knows her book should be further along by now.
We talk about:
Why being busy isn’t the real problem
How to stop letting distractions decide when you write
What it looks like to create a realistic, distraction-proof writing plan
How to write consistently without waiting for a perfect schedule
If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll focus on your book after things slow down—this episode is your interruption.
The Scaling Secrets of the Top 1% www.redeemhertime.com/hours
Keywords: how to find time to write, writing consistently with a full-time job, time management for authors, productivity tips for writers, how to stop procrastinating on writing
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