Your writing coach part 17 pptx
Your writing coach part 17 pptx
... (and Outer) Critic 159
Bring it into view
Where does your inner critic seem to be located? In your head?
In your heart? In your gut? Perched on your shoulder? Wherever
it is, bring it into view ... www.yourwritingcoach.com, click on the
“Chapter Bonuses” tab, then the “Inner Critic” tab, and type in
the code: guide. You will be taken to an audio NLP visualization
that will help you...
Your writing coach part 2 pptx
... help you on the road to your writing success. Are
you ready to start?
2 Your Writing Coach
insightful, emotional, touching stories and books and scripts. The
two parts of yourself have to co-exist. ... and enjoy the writing life.
One of the best features of this book isn’t in the book itself.
Every chapter has a bonus that you’ll be able to access on the
website www.yourwritingcoa...
Your writing coach part 15 pptx
... when your partner
goes bowling or playing poker or swimming at the health club,
and your partner can be with them one night a week when you
go to the library or a coffee shop to do your writing.
Another ... plants in your writing area to freshen the air and
improve your mood.
✐ If you have to work away from home, try a variety of
venues.
EXERCISES
✐ Don’t assume that the place y...
Your writing coach part 1 pdf
... 168
Time pods 170
Keep an accurate record of your phone calls 171
Going MAD 172
14 Keep On Keeping On 175
Ask yourself the questions of creation 175
A unique planning exercise 177
Use metaphors ... past obstacles 178
Talk nicely to yourself 179
Use potential regrets 180
Change your physical and mental state 181
What to do if you get stuck 182
Part IV: Sell! 185
15 Market...
Your writing coach part 3 docx
... challenge of mastering all the ele-
ments of writing, and if you have stamina and determination,
you’re well suited to writing novels.
Writing screenplays
Writing your first screenplay is also a solitary ... you had the courage to follow your
dream.
KEY POINTS
✐ The biggest obstacle to writing success is usually yourself.
✐ Some people let their fears stop them from writing. The...
Your writing coach part 5 ppsx
... secrets that will help make your readers turn
those pages. Of course, how you use the language is part of what
will set your writing apart, so we look at how to make your prose
compelling. And ... write, and how to use the magic question
“Why?” to create a blueprint for your writing project. Naturally,
you want your characters (real or fictional) to come alive on the
page, so...
Your writing coach part 6 pps
... remember your dreams. If you put a pen and pad
on your bedside table and every morning jot down anything you
can from any dreams you recall, your mind will gradually get
accustomed to remembering your ... you could spend quite
a few hours reading and researching with no particular goal other
than to familiar
ize yourself with a particular era. However, if you
are digging for a specifi...
Your writing coach part 7 docx
... appear in your book or
script, but it’s always good to know as much as possible about
your characters.
You can do the same for all of your major characters before
you actually start writing, or ... also a good troubleshooting tool if people who read
your first draft say they find a particular action by one of your
characters unbelievable. Ask yourself why the character does
what he...
Your writing coach part 8 doc
... “Visualizations” page at www.yourwritingcoach.com).
68 Write!
The discovery-through -writing technique
Some time ago I interviewed Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Alvin Sargent (part of that interview ... If you’re
writing a biography, for example, if your book answered all of
those questions about your subject in an entertaining way, you’d
have a very solid piece of work. If you’r...
Your writing coach part 9 doc
... impression match how you imagine the
character’s appearance?
CHAPTER BONUS
On the website www.yourwritingcoach.com, click on the
“Chapter Bonuses” tab, then the “Characters” tab, and type in
the ... finding a picture
that your character values, you also will have imagined his or her
surroundings. You can do the same thing for all the venues in
your story. Try to engage all of your sense...