Time Management for Writers - The Magic Of 10 Minutes

Amanda Apthorpe

Summary

You're adamant that, one day, you're going to write a novel. Perhaps it's the one that's been roaming through your neurons for... how long? Really?
 
Thinking, ruminating, and even researching is NOT going to get it written, but putting into play a selection of strategies will get your journey underway. In the Write This Way series, author, creative writing teacher and academic, Dr. Amanda Apthorpe, outlines the successful techniques she has shared with hundreds of her writing students, including:
 
- Time management
 
- Finding your writer's voice
 
- Characterization
 
- Plot and structure
 
- Dialogue
 
- Description
 
- Point of View
 
- Tense and general writing ideas and suggestions for advancement.
 
This first volume in the series, 'Time Management for Writers: The Magic of 10 Minutes,' will help you to balance your life with your desire to write. This easy-to-follow guide, with plenty of interactive exercises, is the first step in your writing journey.

Available since: 02/14/2022.

Print length: 90 pages.

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