Daphne Gray-Grant

too busy to write
Credit: BIGSTOCK

Why it’s important to recognize when you’re too busy to write

I understand the headline above — about being too busy to write — might sound like crazy talk. Especially as it’s coming from a writing coach. What type of coach encourages her clients not to write? Well, I sometimes do, (note the limiter “sometimes”) because I understand that writing is not the only responsibility you […]

To access this post, you must purchase Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription, Get it done – 3 month subscription, Get it done – Payment Plan, Get it done Premium – 3 months, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Cad, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Usd, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription – Usd, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription – Usd, Extreme Writing Makeover – Standard, Extreme Writing Makeover – Premium, Get it Done – Everett Gardener Ongoing Subscription, Get it done Premium – 3 month subscription, Get it done – open ended subscription @ $1200, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Membership Site or Get it done – 3 month subscription.

Why it’s important to recognize when you’re too busy to write Read More »

FAQ on researching

Here is my FAQ on how to be a better researcher: Q-Where should I begin researching? The first thing you need to do is to give yourself a broad overview of the subject area you’re focusing on. Doing this might be as simple as reading an encyclopedia entry or spending an hour on the Internet

To access this post, you must purchase Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription, Get it done – 3 month subscription, Get it done – Payment Plan, Get it done Premium – 3 months, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Cad, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Usd, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription – Usd, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription – Usd, Extreme Writing Makeover – Standard, Extreme Writing Makeover – Premium, Get it Done – Everett Gardener Ongoing Subscription, Get it done Premium – 3 month subscription, Get it done – open ended subscription @ $1200, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Membership Site or Get it done – 3 month subscription.

FAQ on researching Read More »

Credit: UNSPLASH

How to develop your VOICE in writing

Here are four examples of very different types of voice. The first is by a client of mine, a Manhattan-based Buddhist monk who goes by the name Soken. Let me begin by reading from a piece he wrote for a website called The Millions. The headline was: Leonard Cohen and Zen. I met Leonard Cohen—then a

To access this post, you must purchase Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription, Get it done – 3 month subscription, Get it done – Payment Plan, Get it done Premium – 3 months, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Cad, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Usd, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription – Usd, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription – Usd, Extreme Writing Makeover – Standard, Extreme Writing Makeover – Premium, Get it Done – Everett Gardener Ongoing Subscription, Get it done Premium – 3 month subscription, Get it done – open ended subscription @ $1200, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Membership Site or Get it done – 3 month subscription.

How to develop your VOICE in writing Read More »

Credit: UNSPLASH

Don’t even READ what you’ve written until time has passed

My next book will be published very soon — I’m working with the cover designer right now and checking the final proofs with my copy editor. As I was reviewing the manuscript last night, I encountered some text that I thought would be useful for many of you so I am copying it below. As

To access this post, you must purchase Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription, Get it done – 3 month subscription, Get it done – Payment Plan, Get it done Premium – 3 months, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Cad, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Usd, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription – Usd, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription – Usd, Extreme Writing Makeover – Standard, Extreme Writing Makeover – Premium, Get it Done – Everett Gardener Ongoing Subscription, Get it done Premium – 3 month subscription, Get it done – open ended subscription @ $1200, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Membership Site or Get it done – 3 month subscription.

Don’t even READ what you’ve written until time has passed Read More »

Why you should report daily

When I was in high school I had a teacher who required a daily word report. Here was the assignment: We had to find a word we didn’t know, in our reading, write it down and then write out its definition from the dictionary. Then, we had to use that word in a new sentence.

To access this post, you must purchase Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription, Get it done – 3 month subscription, Get it done – Payment Plan, Get it done Premium – 3 months, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Cad, Get it done Premium – 3 months – Usd, Get it Done – Grandfathered Subscription – Usd, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription – Usd, Extreme Writing Makeover – Standard, Extreme Writing Makeover – Premium, Get it Done – Everett Gardener Ongoing Subscription, Get it done Premium – 3 month subscription, Get it done – open ended subscription @ $1200, Get it Done – Ongoing Subscription, Membership Site or Get it done – 3 month subscription.

Why you should report daily Read More »

Scroll to Top