How to be a more productive writer
Time is precious and successful writers know how to manage it. Do you ever feel like you don’t have enough time? Or have you been frustrated with your lack of literary output? Don’t wallow in regret! Learn how to become a more productive writer with the resources below.
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How to handle lengthy quotes (video)
The figurative language of Alison Wearing
Reflections on writing with Iris Hattersley
The only thing I want for my birthday…
How to be a more productive writer
How can you help a child enter a children’s writing contest? (video)
The figurative language of Maria Konnikova
Reflections on writing with Jean M. Roberts…
Your brain is lying to you: six negative thoughts that stall writers
Lessons from the dazzling drafts of Fyodor Dostoevsky
How can you deal with resistance? (video)
Niall Williams’s figurative language…
Reflections on writing with Rod Baker…
How to write when you’re feeling scatterbrained
The perils of book cover design
Should you switch to dictating your writing? (video)
The figurative language of Chris Voss….
Reflections on writing with Sonia Garrett…
The dog can wait: how to write when you’re being interrupted
Are you making creative mistakes?
Do you want to rethink your entire approach to writing?
Better than those reality TV shows focusing on home improvement, Extreme Writing Makeover will help you take a fresh look at your writing, from the ground up. You’ll receive an email every week — for an entire year — addressing (in order):
- Preparing to write (18 lessons)
- Writing (16 lessons)
- Editing (18 lessons)
The step-by-step approach will help you re-think the way you put words on the page. There is a small amount of homework but it’s entirely self-directed so there’s no need to submit it for marking. Best of all, you’ll have the chance to meet with Daphne and other program participants once a month (excluding July and August) for a regular group webinar.