Time Keeping Apps, Residencies & Resources for Parent Writers

(Plus a little humour for parent writers applying for grants from McSweeney’s)

Time Management Tools:

Timer Online Clock

E.gg Timer

Freedom app (used by Zadie Smith!)

Focus Booster App

Toggl

Rescue Time

ToDo App

“The Most Dangerous Writing App”– article from One Lit Place

Residencies:

Pen Parentis Searchable Parent Residency Database

This comprehensive list by the Sustainable Arts Foundation shows all of the 2018 U.S. granting residencies for writers with children

The Center for Parenting Artists lists U.S. family-friendly artists residencies and grants

This list is a compilation of Canadian writing residencies, many of which come with stipends that may be used for childcare

Self-residency (kit & resources) as conceived by artist-mother Lenka Clayton

Writing/Parenting Articles:

“Life-Work Balance: the Beauty of Fragile Stability,” by M.M. DeVoe

“The Choice and Challenge of Being a Writer Parent”

“A Writer and a Father”– Buzzfeed

“Stuffing an Elephant Through the Cat Door: How Writer Parents Make It Work,” One Lit Place

Time Management Articles:

“Best Time Management Tips for Writers,” Michelle Rafter

“8 Keys to Writing Success for Multitasking Moms”

“Time Management for Writers,” Freelance Writing Riches

“Making Time for Writing”

“Time Management for Writers,” TCK Publishing

“Time Management for Writing” Copy Blogger

Books:

Book and Baby: The Complete Guide to Managing Chaos and Becoming a Wildly Successful Writer Parent, M.M. DeVoe

Time Management for Writers, Terri Main

Time Management for Writers: How to write faster, find the time to write your book, and be a more prolific writer, Sandra Gerth

Overwhelmed Writer Rescue: Boost Productivity, Improve Time Management, and Replenish the Creator Within, Colleen M. Story