You've heard all the rules to get yourself to write--work on a schedule, write in a particular place, always write a certain number of words, and so on ... all rules based on things that have worked for other writers.
But what works for you? What will get your book written?
Psychotherapist and writing coach Bill O'Hanlon provides no rules--just principles and methods that you can personalize to your own style and preferences. You'll learn that you don't have to be a natural writer or a good writer to write; you just have to write--and find out what uniquely motivates you to write.
By combining his experience as a therapist and his own prolific career as an author, Bill shows you how to manage overwhelming projects, while finding the passion to finish what you start. Plus, a DVD featuring an hour-long workshop showcases the best bits of Bill's weeklong bootcamp for writers, so you can fully experience the charisma behind the principles.
It's the literary equivalent of Prozac, cattle prods, M&Ms, and whatever else you need to get moving, get writing, and get it done.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
I FINALLY Stopped Putting Off My Writing!:
This is by far the BEST book I've come across on getting writing done (and I've read a lot of them)! As a full-time (well, almost) procrastinator, I had been putting off my writing FOREVER!! But after reading Bill's book, I am happy to say that I am 15 chapters into my novel, and hope to be finished in the next couple weeks! The difference this book made for me was this--Bill says that it's ok to work in increments, rather than forcing yourself to spend hours upon hours writing. He suggested starting... more info
Getting on with Writing:
I'm guilty of puttering around, too busy with this and that, to find time for writing. Now after reading O'Hanlon's book, I see pretty clearly the psychology behind this procrastination. As a professional therapist and prolific author, he knows what he's talking about.
The part that really grabbed me was the exercise pages sprinkled through the book. The exercises include defining your motivation, identify nonwriting habits, generating ideas, making promises and commitments, setting a plan of action,... more info
Starts strong, but fizzles out:
I liked this book when I first started reading it, but as I continued my interest waned. It has a lot of filler and is repetitive. It's a decent book--especially the first half, which has a lot of no-nonsense "butt in the chair" advice--but for a really inspirational book I would recommend Chapter After Chapter, by Heather Sellers, or one of Eric Maisel's creativity guides.
Great book:
This book is jammed packed with info every writer needs to know. It really gets you thinking and exctied to take steps to do more to get going and doing because writing is a verb!
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