Stopping One Project to Concentrate on Another
Managing your time effectively.
Sometimes, the brave thing is to let something go. This is exactly what I decided to do this week when I made the decision to close our other crime newsletter, Crimebeat.
Crimebeat originally started on Medium and enjoyed a great deal of success; however, it never quite reached those same achievements on Substack. But that is not the primary reason I have closed it.
When you are a working writer with a family, every minute is precious; you are constantly creating while juggling time with the children. For that reason, I need to concentrate on what brings me joy. For me, that is Murder Mayhem UK. It is gaining excellent traction and, at the time of writing, was ranked 35th in the history category. Concentrating on this, makes sense.
Sometimes, you have to be brave enough to let one thing go to focus on what is truly working. We can all have passion projects, but when time is short, you have to prioritise.
Is there something you could give up to concentrate on another project?
Until next Sunday: Find the time, find the words, find the way.
Sam 😊
Is living just one long goodbye to the people we love - Recursion by Blake Crouch
Reading Round-Up
This week, I finished listening to Recursion by Blake Crouch, and what a ride that was! It certainly won’t be the last Blake Crouch book I read.
I have also finished my book club read, The Haunting of Hill House. I will share my full thoughts on that at the end of the month on The Book Chronicles, but let’s just say it was only a two-star read for me.
Next, I started reading The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas. It is the tale of an autistic man who lives with his sister; it is a deeply heartbreaking story, and one I relate to well, having two children on the spectrum.
