Count 'em up—I'm hosting three book giveaways over the next six weeks! Each giveaway will be open for two weeks and will have one winner.

Each Prize Box contains 5-6 books, a journal, a toy (because writers need to relax, too!), flower seeds, and more fun and productive goodies!

The first giveaway is happening on YouTube. The giveaway video is up! Leave a comment and be subscribed to my channel to enter.

Below you will find the schedule, with rules for entering and the important part: the prizes!

Looking for extra entries? Join the Community of Readers & Writers to receive an extra entry in all three giveaways! If you're already a member, shoot me an email with "giveaway" in the subject and your name in the body of the email to claim your free entries. If you're not, enter your email below to snag your extra entries (and join an amazing group of writers and bookworms, of course).

Here’s the deal. I don’t like placing random ads on my site. I don’t think it’s fair to you, and if you take a glance around, you’ll see I don’t do it.

What I do like is supporting the writing community.

Two people running both look the same. They pump their arms the same way. They fight with all their strength. They inhale and exhale and struggle against burning muscles.

But one is chasing and one is fleeing.

Originally published at Stuff Writers Like

Writers write, right?

Then why is it so hard to carve out time to follow your passion and to do what you do best? Why does it seem that your time is always being pulled in ten different directions? Why is it being intruded upon—by family, friends, and your own tendency to procrastinate?

We all need help protecting our writing time, like a pirate guarding stolen treasure. Here are 12 tips to make sure your writing time remains your writing time.