“The Renegade Writer” recommends “TY” notes to build business.

After I read about the blogger who staves off her depression by drawing cartoons — I wanted to see if writing “Thank You notes” might similarly have a positive impact on one’s mood or productivity.

I Google’d “ADHD writers and thank you notes”.

This is what I found:  “The Renegade Writer”.  Here’s what she writes about herself:

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Two thank you notes a day — “builds clients, sales and income”, boasts The Renegade Writer.  Here’s part of her column:

http://www.therenegadewriter.com/about/In January I wrote about my experiment using what I called “scheduled procrastination” to boost my efficiency. I’m a big proponent of “planting seeds” for future work by doing little things now, so I was excited to find the website for the bookThe Seven Minute Difference by Allyson Lewis. Lewis says that doing “micro-actions” that take seven minutes or less can take you a long way towards meeting your goals. For example (from the website):

• Want to lose weight? Grab a water instead of a soda.
• Want to get in better shape? Walk for 7 minutes during your lunch hour.
• Want to improve your mind and your career? Read 10 pages of a book a day.
• Want more clients, sales, and income? Write 2 handwritten thank you notes a day.
• Want better relationships? Spend 7 extra minutes listening to someone.
• Want to be more effective professionally? Create a plan for your top 7 priorities each day.

Even better, Lewis offers a free download called “100 Micro-Actions for Work”(scroll to the bottom of the page).

Some examples from the booklet that would work for writers are:

• Clip an article or forward an online article to a colleague.
• Go to the website of your local professional association and submit a speaker proposal form.
• Read 10 pages of a book.
• Schedule a regular computer backup.
• Place a number of business cards in your wallet/purse so they are always handy.
• Make a list of 10 books that can improve your career knowledge. (May I suggest The Renegade Writer and The Renegade Writer’s Query Letters That Rock?)

Some more micro-actions that I came up with for writers:

• Follow up on as many queries as you can in 7 minutes.
• Send a letter of introduction to an editor.
• Come up with a compelling new sig line.
• Dig up a query that never sold and send it to a new magazine.
• Visit Tradepub.com to search for trade magazines to send your letter of introduction to.