The Anti-Perfectionist Rule That Helped Me Draft a Novel in 5 Weeks

Stop letting your inner critic and squiggly lines break your writing rhythm Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/the-anti-perfectionist-rule-that-helped-me-draft-a-novel-in-5-weeks-220fb38ee2e

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If You’ve Ever Felt Bad For Being A Slow Writer, Read This

Speed isn't everything Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
https://writingcooperative.com/if-youve-ever-felt-bad-for-being-a-slow-writer-read-this-4c635474094

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Writers are encouraged to open their novel with action to pull the reader in, but as Jeff Vandermeer points out in Wonderbook, that may not leave much room for escalation. It’s a balance, then, to figure out the opening for your story - something that draws a reader in without being a pinnacle.

How do you find the start to your stories? Let us know! - T

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For Midweek Method, check out our blog post on Yvonne Ventresca's site. Head over there to learn about ditching self-implemented due dates, the importance of breaking down tasks, and using effort points instead of a checklist.

Yvonne is an incredible writer with fantastic writing advice, especially around productivity. I'm pretty sure she's the only person who talks about it more than I do 🤔 -T

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https://yvonneventresca.com/productivy-for-writers/compassionate-planning-for-writing-productivity-by-taryn-haas-and-iwsg-blog-hop

This piece from @PatThomson reminded me that #AcWriMo is more than just writing productivity. I love the idea of #RegenerativeWriting.

Read the blog post here...
https://lnkd.in/gkDCx2Pn

Reading it got me to reflect on my #AcademicWriting habits, as I've developed some bad ones and let some good ones slip over the last couple of years. To do this I'm using the Writing BASE diagnostic exercise in Prof Helen Sword's fabulous book on successful academic writing Air & Time & Light & Space. You can find the tool here... https://lnkd.in/gXKT62uH and links to the book.

The tool has confirmed what I suspected. I've fallen out of love with writing and need to work on my behavioural and social habits. This isn't surprising considering what we've been through over the last couple of years. Our routines and social lives were disrupted—big time! To address this I'm starting with re-introducing consistent #SocialWriting. I love social writing! It's energising and motivating, which makes my writing joyful and increases my #WritingProductivity 😊

How do you feel about social writing? Is this something you want to do more of? How would you like to improve your social writing habits?