Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers

Unlock your full potential as a writer with the transformative power of deliberate practice! You've heard of the '10,000 hours' idea in sports and music — but how does the science of success apply to creative writing? Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers is a practical guide for authors who want to supercharge their writing craft, quickly and efficiently. Inspired by the research of Profs. Anders Ericsson and BJ Fogg (Tiny Habits), Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers is a groundbreaking handbook and inspirational guide for writers who want to make real improvements to their craft and style. Studies show that the most effective way to improve is through intentional, focused practice, broken down into bite-sized chunks. This book helps to demystify the writing craft, by showing you how to apply the same methods used by top performers in other areas to your creative writing. Discover how to: Analyze the techniques of your favorite authors and apply them to your own writing. Make incremental improvements by focusing on specific aspects of writing craft. Design an effective, personalized practice routine to fit your goals and daily life. Keep track of your progress and create your own deliberate practice skills reference. Whether you're writing fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, or scripts, Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers offers a powerful strategy for developing your own unique voice and skills, and learning from the best. Your unique deliberate practice can take as little as five minutes a day, and you can put your discoveries into practice right away. Start your journey to becoming a more skilled and confident writer today—one deliberate step at a time. Jules Horne is an award-winning Scottish author with over a decade's experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate creative writing for The Open University, where she also cowrote the MA script module. She writes fiction, non-fiction, spoken word and scripts, and occasionally performs her writing with film and music.