101 Ways to Avoid Writing

1. Outline a new shiny idea
2. Look for stock photos for the cover
3. Make a cover
4. Build a book website
5. Build an author website
6. Revamp your blog
7. Make a post about ways to avoid writing
8. Do beta reading
9. Check Facebook
10. Make another cover
11. Draw a map
12. Make a name generator
13. Check Facebook again
14. Make a glossary 
15. Write character bio's for any and all characters mentioned in your book
16. Day dream about book two
17. Make another cover
18. Check Facebook again
19. Log into twitter
20. Make a quiz
21. Update your to be read list on Goodreads
22. Make a book trailer
23. Vote on lists on Goodreads
24. Look at covers on Goodreads
25. Make another cover
26. Outline another shiny new idea
27. Check Facebook again
28. Tweak your book trailer
29. Look up agents
30. Write a short story to submit to an anthology or magazine
31. Talk with writerly friends
32. Brainstorm ideas for writerly friends' projects
33. Start a list of shiny new ideas
34. Make a book cover for your shiny new idea
35. Make a title page
36. Research making your own font
37. Try to make your own font
38. Check Facebook again
39. Read a book
40. Watch lectures on YouTube about writing
41. Look up old writer friends on Facebook
42. Research stuff on Google related to a different project
43. Research self publishing
44. Look up publishers
45. Celebrate a fellow authors success (happy dances may be required)
46. Read a book to your kids
47. Draw a picture of a dragon
48. Check Facebook again
49. Revamp your Facebook author page
50. Change your online profile picture
51. Make another book cover
52. Start writing a children's book series
53. Research cover artists online
54. Look for a professional editor
55. Do more beta reading
56. Join another critique group
57. Look into writing conferences
58. Attend a writing conference
59. Stair at your keyboard
60. Make a list of steps you need to take to finish your book
61. Write your "About the Author" page
62. Write your book blurb
63. Write a query
64. Compose your dedication page
65. Make another cover
66. Browse the covers on LousyBookCovers.com
67. Check Facebook again
68. Tweet something about writing
69. Think up a new idea for a blog about dragons
70. Design your blog about dragons
71. Write a blog post about something writing related, like critique groups
72. Make cupcakes
73. Eat cupcakes
74. Check Facebook again
75. Make a plan to get the next chapter done
76. Stair at keyboard
77. Finish the obligations that keep distracting you from writing
78. Do more beta reading
79. Discuss what you have been writing with your spouse
80. Discuss what you have been reading with your spouse
81. Make up a character based on someone you know
82. Make pen names from anagrams
83. Play around with story and name generators you find on the internet
84. Plan out blog posts for the next year
85. Avoid writing blog posts by checking Facebook again
86. Take a nap
87. Research medieval weapons of war
88. Figure out how to make the dream you had last night into a book
89. Look for pictures of your main characters
90. Look up a place you would like to visit on Google Earth
91. Turn off your computer and search for your note book
92. Turn the computer back on so you can check Facebook
93. And you might as well check Twitter too
94. Make a Pintrest board for your book
95. Make a Pintrest board of book covers
96. Make another book cover
97. Decide to do your own cover art
98. Research cover artists online
99. Reorganize or rearrange your writing work space
100. Make a wish list of books on Amazon
101. Check Facebook one more time