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WriteDirections Monthly Newsletter |
Space, but not the physical kind. I need psychological space, a certain amount of distance so I can get closer to my work. I guess that’s why I get up so early. I know I’ll have the world — my world — to myself.
How about you?
I Have a Great Idea for a Book (or do I?)
It’s not enough to have a great idea for a book; you have to know whether your idea is great for you.
Book ideas are not created equal; some are simply better than others. It’s critical, therefore, to choose wisely.
You’ll get the direction you need in I Have a Great Idea for a Book (or do I?).
More specifically, you’ll learn how to rate your book ideas according to key criteria. By interpreting your scores, you will better understand how willing and able you are to begin—and complete—a given project.
You’ll also learn how to sort through your ideas, as you would your clothes closet. In the process you’ll identify the ideas that still fit and those that should be tossed. Finally, you will learn how to choose the one idea you simply must get to —the one that matters most to you and the readers you long to touch with your words.
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“Space” for me is time alone to write, which I usually get in the morning when everyone is in bed but me (which usually means that when I go to bed, everyone is up but me). Since I write full time now, I’m able to get a tremendous amount of writing done. It’s my most productive time, and has been throughout my writing career.
I need absolute peace and quiet to write.
I wish I could get up at 5 a.m. My mother–who’s also a writer–used to write from 5-7 a.m. three times a week. She was a single mom and this was the only quiet time she had. It took 5-plus years, but she finally finished (and published) her novel. Quite the role model. Now that I know what that effort took, I wish I had been quieter!
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