Below, you’ll find links to each of the Modules. I’m still in the process of putting these up, so please be patient.
Navigation Menu
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Good Writing Practices
- First Drafts
- Writer’s Block, Impostor Syndrome, and Other Things that Keep Writers up at Night
- Clearing Your Head
- Keeping Everything in Its Place
- Managing Long Writing Sessions
- Finding Your Voice
- Keeping up the Momentum
- First Revision
- Second Revision
- Beta Readers
- Working with Editors
- Dealing with Other People’s Opinions
Introduction
Material for this course is going to be available in print and via video. This is to accommodate different learning styles. Some of us learn best by reading, others through images or sound.
The written material is largely the same as the text for the book on which this course is based on (to be released in May 2020!), so that will go up first. The video material will go up as I record it over the next few weeks.
Introductory reading
- Who am I and why should you listen to me about writing?
- Overcoming your objections
- How will writing a book help your business?
Introductory videos
Getting Started
Reading
Good Writing Practices
Reading
- Write little and often – especially when you don’t want to
- Finding time
- The importance of breadcrumbs
- The importance of ritual
- What if I just can’t?
First Drafts
Reading
Writer’s Block, Impostor Syndrome, and Other Things that Keep Writers up at Night
Reading
- Introducing writing demons
- Writer’s block
- Impostor syndrome, aka The Imp
- Perfectionism
- The perpetual researcher
- Fear of possible future criticism
Clearing Your Head
Reading
Links to short meditations
The following are short guided meditations from YouTube that I have found helpful. There are several hundred (thousand?) others available on YouTube and through other providers. I’m linking to these because I have used them, they are free for you to use, and they are short enough to not be a distraction from your writing.
- 5-Minute Guided Meditation to Activate Creativity by Caren Baginski
- Five Minute Mindful Breathing by Epworth HealthCare
- 5 Minute Guided Meditation for Gratitude by The Mindful Movement
- 5 Minute Calming Meditation by The Calming Guys
- Monday’s 3 Minute Meditation: Creativity by Michelle Kirsch
- Deepak Chopra’s Go-to 3-Minute Meditation to Stay Focused
Keeping Everything in Its Place
Reading
Managing Long Writing Sessions
Reading
- Making the most of long writing sessions
- The embodied writer: How to get physically healthy in a sedentary desk job
Finding Your Voice
Reading
- Finding your voice
- The thesaurus
- Don’t unintentionally offend your reader
- Black tie or business casual?
Keeping Up the Momentum
Reading
- Keeping up the momentum
- What kind of rewards? I can’t have a party every night!
- Planning is everything
First Revision
Reading
Second Revision
Reading
Beta Readers
Reading
- Beta readers: Choose wisely and help them help you
- Document and time management
- Responding to beta readers’ feedback
