The Ten Day Draft

Download or read book The Ten Day Draft written by Lewis Jorstad and published by Ten Day Novelist. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to begin your next great adventure.It's time to write a novel Through this simple ten day challenge, The Ten Day Draft will help you break through the mental barriers that are preventing you from writing a novel. Along the way, it'll guide you step-by-step through every stage of your first draft, so you'll never have to wonder-what comes next?You'll learn to: -Manage your mindset and avoid the crippling burnout many writers face.-Use story structure to guide and strengthen your writing process.-Keep your ideas fresh, even after writing thousands of words.-Craft a compelling story using a system you can repeat for future novels.-Bring it all together in a final first draft just waiting to be sent into the world Each day of this outlining challenge comes with easy to follow prompts and intuitive goals, simplifying the writing process. By the end, The Ten Day Draft will have proven that yes, you CAN write a novel Here's what you'll find inside: -Day Zero: How to Write a Novel-Day One: Finding the Right Mindset-Day Two: Developing a Routine-Day Three: The Journey Begins-Day Four: The Trials of Act Two-Day Five: Halfway Day-Day Six: Fighting Burnout-Day Seven: Writer's Deja Vu-Day Eight: Approaching the End-Day Nine: The Final Fight-Day Ten: Dawn of the Last Day-The Complete Ten Day Drafting Process

Download or read book Bird by Bird written by Anne Lamott and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times). “Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —The New York Times Book Review For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title: “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”

Download or read book Start Writing Your Book Today written by Morgan Gist MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author walks you through every step of how to write a book. After you read it, you'll be ready to start writing today.

Download or read book Draft No. 4 written by John McPhee and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacher Draft No. 4 is a master class on the writer’s craft. In a series of playful, expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he has gathered over his career and has refined while teaching at Princeton University, where he has nurtured some of the most esteemed writers of recent decades. McPhee offers definitive guidance in the decisions regarding arrangement, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces, and he presents extracts from his work, subjecting them to wry scrutiny. In one essay, he considers the delicate art of getting sources to tell you what they might not otherwise reveal. In another, he discusses how to use flashback to place a bear encounter in a travel narrative while observing that “readers are not supposed to notice the structure. It is meant to be about as visible as someone’s bones.” The result is a vivid depiction of the writing process, from reporting to drafting to revising—and revising, and revising. Draft No. 4 is enriched by multiple diagrams and by personal anecdotes and charming reflections on the life of a writer. McPhee describes his enduring relationships with The New Yorker and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and recalls his early years at Time magazine. Throughout, Draft No. 4 is enlivened by his keen sense of writing as a way of being in the world.

Download or read book Wild is the Witch written by Rachel Griffin and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches comes an immersive, enemies-to-lovers contemporary fantasy standalone. After a night of magic turns deadly, Iris Gray vows to never let another person learn she's a witch. It doesn't matter that the Witches' Council found her innocent or that her magic was once viewed as a marvel—that night on the lake changed everything. Now settled in Washington, Iris hides who she really is and vents her frustrations by writing curses she never intends to cast. And while she loves working at the wildlife refuge she runs with her mother, she loathes Pike Alder, the witch-hating aspiring ornithologist who interns with them. When Pike makes a particularly hurtful comment, Iris concocts a cruel curse for him. But just as she's about to dispel it, an owl swoops down and steals the curse before flying far away from the refuge. The owl is a powerful amplifier, and if it dies, Iris's dark spell will be unleashed not only on Pike but on everyone in the region. Forced to work together, Iris and Pike trek through the wilderness in search of the bird that could cost Pike his life. But Pike doesn't know the truth, and as more dangers arise in the woods, Iris must decide how far she's willing to go to keep her secrets safe.

Download or read book Novel Shortcuts written by Laura Whitcomb and published by Writer's Digest Books. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proven techniques for writing a high-quality first draft fast! Novel Shortcuts shows you how to quickly write a first draft that's also rich and engrossing. (It's really possible!) Through detailed instruction and valuable exercises, award-winning novelist Laura Whitcomb addresses everything from premise development to foreshadowing to tone and beyond. You'll uncover shortcut strategies and tools like: A four-step approach for crafting stronger scenes Plot-planning devices, including plot webs, timelines, and plot menus Guidelines for building your story around essential crosshair moments Comprehensive checklists featuring quick fixes to common story gaffes relating to plot, character, voice and style, setting, description, and more Plus, learn how to stay committed to and enthusiastic about your project as you develop it from a new idea to a complex and realistic story. Novel Shortcuts is your roadmap to a smooth and expedient writing process!

Download or read book Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks written by Wendy Laura Belcher and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published.