Build a Writing Routine That Works With Your Busy Life
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Struggling to Balance Your Writing Dreams With Everyday Responsibilities?
Between a day job, family commitments, and endless distractions, it can feel impossible to establish a consistent writing routine. You might procrastinate, bounce from one unfinished project to another, and question whether you’re cut out to be an author.
After pouring your heart into writing and editing your manuscript, the work doesn’t stop. Publishing, marketing, newsletters, websites, social media, and other behind-the-scenes tasks all compete for your attention. Before long, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure where to focus next.
Get More Organized, Creative, and Productive as an Author
Imagine no more . . .
❌ Losing track of important files, passwords, and notes
❌ Feeling stressed by clutter in your home, writing space, or on your devices
❌ Ending the day without meaningful progress
❌ Battling unproductive writing sessions due to lack of planning, writer’s block, or interruptions
❌ Watching your creative spark get buried beneath your to-do list
❌ Collapsing into bed exhausted and burned out
❌ Wondering if you’ll ever catch up on writing and marketing knowledge
The Organized Author helps you develop flexible systems for your writing schedule, projects, files, goals, and author-business tasks so you can make steady progress without letting writing take over your life. With my methods, you’ll:
• Follow proven systems to manage your work-in-progress, marketing, email inbox, digital files, and self-care
• Rejuvenate your writing routine, refresh your writing space, and create a home environment that’s calming rather than chaotic
• Discover automated processes and resources to simplify book promotion, manuscript formatting, and other business tasks
• Set up templates and procedures for query letters, promotion graphics, author events, bookkeeping, and more
• Protect your writing time with firm but guilt-free boundaries
• Recharge your batteries and strengthen your mindset so you can stay energized, resilient, and inspired
Ready for a Writing Schedule and Routine You Can Stick With?
Writing is only one part of being an author. The right systems can help you manage the many moving pieces behind the scenes while making it easier to sit down, focus, and write.
Improve your writing productivity with strategies that help you plan projects, reduce distractions, set boundaries, track your progress, and make better use of the writing time you have.
Here’s how the course is structured:
1. Digital Overhaul: Organize Your Files, Email, and Devices – Learn techniques for cleaning up your email, computer, and mobile devices to minimize distractions and stay organized.
2. Declutter and Reorganize: Optimize Your Home and Writing Space for Success – Discover how to transform different types of writing spaces into a creative haven and tackle home organization without sacrificing writing time.
3. From Chaos to Clarity: Tools for Automation, Project Management, Creativity, and Mindset – Get resources and tips for strengthening your mindset, tapping into creativity, experimenting with writing rituals and dictation, managing projects, automating marketing tasks, improving work-life balance, and taking better care of yourself while you write.
4. Write with Purpose: Proven Strategies to Accomplish Your Writing Goals – Explore goal-setting, habit tracking, productivity tools, planning tools, writing software, writing apps, and ways to use (or avoid) AI so you can make steady progress.
Here’s What Other Authors Have Said About the Course.
FANTASTIC
“I’m a full-time writer now and needed some extra direction. The lessons on sorting my time and the work on internal and external clutter was fantastic, assuring me that I was heading in the right direction and that I needed help.” Joanne Austen Brown
GREAT INFORMATION
“Great information, suggestions, and guidance for decluttering your life so you can get down to the business of writing productively.” Judy Downing
DETAILED INFORMATION
“I was very busy with many things and couldn’t really get anything done. I learned many ways to handle my Gmail account and how to customize my writing space to my needs. I liked all the detailed pieces of information and links to different things that were helpful.” Angela M. Harris
Hi there! I’m Stacy Juba.
I teach authors how to simplify the writing and editing process, fit their goals into a busy life, and develop a positive mindset.
Over the decades, I’ve pursued my book publishing dreams through various phases of life, including:
• Living in a college dorm while majoring in exercise science/health fitness with a minor in management
• Working full time as a newspaper reporter, health and lifestyles writer, and event planner/publicist
• Raising a family while freelancing for regional magazines and non-profit wellness organizations and running my editing and online course creation business
• Managing new health diagnoses such as my daughter’s Type 1 Diabetes and my Celiac Disease
Throughout these changes, writing remained my passion. I’ve celebrated successes like winning fiction and journalism competitions, landing an agent, signing publishing contracts, and seeing my books achieve ranks such as #5 and #11 in the Nook Store and #30 on the Amazon Kindle Paid List.
I’m going to be honest—my writing journey wasn’t always easy.
Even during good times, I often felt discouraged, exhausted, and overwhelmed.
I’d stay up until 2 a.m., trying to finish a chapter or tackle my to-do list, paying for it the next day. This struggle led me to seek better methods to avoid burnout and make the most of the time I spent writing.
I combined research skills from my journalism background, insights from my degree in health fitness and management, a background in event planning and marketing, and decades of experience in writing, editing, and publishing to develop and test a variety of strategies.
After much trial and error, I created a 4-part framework that helped me get organized, strengthen my routines, and advance my career without sacrificing my well-being.
Now, I’m excited to share it with you.
Here’s What’s Waiting for You Inside the Classroom
• 4 in-depth modules with flexible systems to help you organize your writing projects, routines, and author business around your own goals and schedule
• 19 informative written lessons and 10 short demo videos covering digital organization, your writing space, creativity and mindset, automation, project management, productivity, writing routines, AI, and strategies for reaching your writing goals
• 53-page workbook to help you evaluate your problem areas and brainstorm solutions
• 45-page ebook of recaps, so you don’t have to worry about taking notes
• All written content compiled into a 276-page ebook for easy reference
• Extensive resource library of author productivity tools like spreadsheets, habit trackers, templates, and product recommendations to help you implement what you learn
• Tips on overcoming challenges when you have special needs, such as a chronic illness or neurodivergent condition
What It Doesn’t Include
❌ No Zoom calls, no meetings, and no pressure.
You can move through the lessons at your own pace, making it a low-stress way to adopt systems that fit your schedule.
By the end of the course, you’ll have multiple strategies to manage your writing projects and author tasks, reignite your passion for writing, streamline your book marketing, and reclaim valuable hours in your day.
Still on the Fence? You’ll Also Get These 8 Exclusive Bonuses!
2. Write Faster: Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Docs and Word – Boost your productivity with 18 of my favorite keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs and Word.
3. The Real Reason You’re Not Writing and How to Overcome It – Recorded workshop and workbook by Colleen Mitchell of Inspired Forward Life Coaching.
4. Habit Tracker Google Sheets – Set and track your goals with these interactive Google Sheets, available in 3 colors, to turn your goals into daily habits.
5. Audio meditation – Unwind with a guided meditation contributed by Melanie Steele. This audio is one of her Monday Meditations for the Writer’s Soul.
6. Four Trello boards – Get organized with a Day Board, Week Board, Year Board, and Goals and Intentions Board, created by Brit Poe of Thriving Scribes.
7. Conquer Your Fictional Words Through Dictation – Enjoy a 45-minute recorded workshop from author and dictation expert Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer.
8. NEW! Crewfiction Platform Walkthrough – Take a guided tour of Crewfiction and discover how to manage your author website, reader magnets, email newsletters, welcome automations, subscriber analytics, ARC teams, and multi-author giveaways—all from one platform.
Get Lifetime Access to the Full Program, Plus the Exclusive Bonuses, With a One-time Payment of:
$247
SO MANY IDEAS!
“I’ve enjoyed this class. So many ideas/techniques/advice to improve my time management! I am slowly inputting much of what you presented into my daily routine. I really liked the fact that you didn’t provide a ‘cookie cutter’ form of time management that we are supposed to squeeze our lives into because I have discovered squeezing my life into some tried-and-true style means there is an overflow somewhere that is getting neglected.” Janna K.
Making progress on writing goals
“I managed to clear two months’ worth of clutter (accumulated while I spent most of two months at the hospital with my daughter) from my kitchen, fridge, freezer, living room, and office. I still backslide, and my office could use another round of tidying, but I am actually making progress on my big 90-day goals and managing to make headway with my writing again. My to-do list is still out of control, but I have a plan and a strategy for getting it back on track and transitioning to better systems.” Jenn L. Bradshaw
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who is this course best suited for?
A. The Organized Author is designed for writers who feel overwhelmed by competing responsibilities and want practical systems to support their writing, creativity, publishing, and author career. It works well whether you’re balancing writing with a job, family responsibilities, health challenges, or just the many hats that come with being an author.
Q. Is there anyone this course isn’t a good fit for?
A. This course may not be a good fit for writers looking for a rigid writing schedule or one-size-fits-all productivity rules. The focus is on flexible systems that adapt to real life, not strict routines.
Q. How is this course structured?
Q. What if I don’t have time to commit to this right now?
A. This course is designed to be flexible, so you can work at your own pace. Some writers complete one module per week, while others go slower. The short lessons come with a workbook and cheat sheets to make implementation easier. Once you’ve put these systems in place, they can help you save time and focus more of your attention on writing.
Everything is already included in your course dashboard.
Q. Does this course teach time management for writers?
A. Yes, this course is geared specifically to writers and authorpreneurs. It goes beyond managing a calendar and covers writing routines, digital organization, project management, marketing systems, creative energy, mindset and other parts of an author’s working life.
Q. What happens once I purchase, and how long do I have access?
Q. Can I share this course with my writer friends or clients?
By downloading, printing, or otherwise using our products or content for personal use, you in no way assume any ownership rights of the content—it is still company property. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of any materials found in the program or content shall constitute infringement.
Here’s a Reminder of What’s Waiting for You
• 4 in-depth modules with flexible systems to help you organize your writing projects, routines, and author business around your own goals and schedule
• 19 informative written lessons and 10 short demo videos covering digital organization, your writing space, creativity and mindset, automation, project management, productivity, writing routines, AI, and strategies for reaching your writing goals
• 53-page workbook to help you evaluate your problem areas and brainstorm solutions
• 45-page ebook of recaps, so you don’t have to worry about taking notes
• All written content compiled into a 276-page ebook for easy reference
• Extensive resource library of author productivity tools like spreadsheets, habit trackers, templates, and product recommendations to help you implement what you learn
• Tips on overcoming challenges when you have special needs, such as a chronic illness or neurodivergent condition
❌ No Zoom calls, no meetings, and no pressure.
Plus, You’ll Get These 8 Special Bonuses!
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Author Assistants ebook
• Write Faster: Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Docs and Word
• The Real Reason You’re Not Writing and How to Overcome It Workshop and Workbook
• Habit Tracker Google Sheets
• Audio meditation
• Four Trello boards
• Conquer Your Fictional Words Through Dictation workshop
• Crewfiction walkthrough
i CAN DO IT!
“Before this course, I didn’t have much time management because I had not been disciplined. Now I have more determination to find a set time to write at least five days a week. I enjoyed the flow of the course and also the demos. My biggest takeaway – I can do it!” Marilyn Leggett
WELL-ORGANIZED
“It helped clarify which areas of my life could use decluttering. The course is very well-organized, and I loved the decluttering tips. My biggest takeaways were flexibility and cutting myself some slack.” Natalie Goes
You don’t have to overhaul everything at once. Small changes to your routines, systems, and writing environment can make your workload feel much more manageable.
Join The Organized Author and start building a more organized, motivated, and productive writing life.
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