Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Unlock your full potential as a writer with the transformative power of deliberate practice! You've heard of the idea that 10000 hours can lead to mastery in sports music or chess-but how does this concept apply to creative writing? </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a practical guide for authors at all stages who want to improve their writing craft.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Inspired by the research of Professors Anders Ericsson and BJ Fogg (</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tiny Habits</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>) </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a ground-breaking handbook and inspirational guide for writers who want to make real improvements to their craft and style. Studies have shown that the most effective way to improve is through intentional focused practice broken down into manageable bite-sized exercises that target specific skills. This book helps to demystify the writing craft by showing you how to apply the same methodical approach used by top performers in other fields to your own creative work.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Discover how to:</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Analyse the techniques of your favourite authors and apply them to your own writing.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Make incremental improvements by focusing on specific aspects of writing craft.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Design an effective personalized practice routine that fits your goals and daily life.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Keep track of your progress and create your own deliberate practice skills reference.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're writing fiction non-fiction memoir poetry or scripts </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> provides 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.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jules Horne is an award-winning Scottish author with over a decade's experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate creative writing for The Open University. She writes fiction non-fiction spoken word and scripts and was part of the writing team for the OU MA in Creative Writing.</span></p>