From the Book - First edition.
Part I: Eureka! Fill your well for lifelong creativity
4. Follow your curiosities
5. Embrace lifelong learning
7. Get out of your comfort zone
11. Clear the mental clutter
13. Have a no-screens day
15. Pay attention to your dreams
17. Start an inspiration list
18. Create an inspiration board
19. Brainstorm Part II: Resistance is futile; Set goals, end procrastination, and get things done
20. Pick just three things
21. Reduce your to-do list
30. Beware Parkinson's law
31. Be kind to your future self
Part III: From first draft to finally finished; Bring more joy to your process
32. The spark of a new idea
39. Revise, revise, revise
43. But when does it get easy?
Part IV: Querying, publication, and beyond; Bring more joy to your career
44. Visualize the career you want
45. Querying and submissions and agents
46. From book deal to publication
47. Tackle the business stuff
48. Build your social platform
49. Events: Signings and readings and book fairs, oh my!
Part V: Here there be dragons; Common challenges to writer happiness
57. Rejection and criticism
59. Periods of grief and loss
62. Losing your agent, editor, publicist, or publisher
Part VI: These are a few of my favorite things; Little joys, big payoffs
64. Celebrate accomplishments, big and small
65. Design your sanctuary
68. Plan a writing retreat
70. Develop a writing ritual
72. Appreciate the little things