If you’ve been hanging out with me for a bit then you know my current series of blog posts are designed to give you the advice you need to become a better writer in the most manageable, efficient, and affordable way possible.
Last week I taught you one of the easiest and most effective ways to become a better writer: reading. This week I’m going to give you the tools you need to read like a writer and make every book your personal writing tutor.
If you're like me then your time is very valuable and very limited.
Even without writing we're pulled in a million different directions between school, work, friends, and family. We have to fight to carve out our writing time and we have to fight even harder to become better writers.
Because of this harsh reality, I work to find the most efficient strategies to become a better writer and share those strategies with you. Over the next few weeks I'm going to introduce you guys to some of the best methods you can use to become better (and more consistent!) writers.
Today we're going to start with one of the easiest strategies: reading
I've got a fun fact for you: writing is hard.
But guess what?
You can make it a little easier.
There are strategies and tools you can learn right now to help you conquer your writing struggles and transform your stories.
I have a question for you: 6 months from now where do you want to be with your writing?
Holding a finished manuscript in your hands? Publishing your first book? Watching readers and literary agents fall in love with the story you've worked so hard to create?
It took me 15 years to learn everything I needed to finish a publishing-worthy novel. Because of my new masterclass, you can start learning everything you need to know today.
How would it feel to outline your novel and write a book in the next 3 months?
Awesome?
Incredible?
The accomplishment of life-long dream?
That feeling is exactly what my first student Morgan just had.
Before I opened up my masterclass to all of you, I held a trial run with 1 student to see how it would go. When Morgan joined Finish Your First Draft she had been trying to write a book for years. Using the strategies I teach in my course she was able to outline her novel in 43 days and finish her first book 2 months later.
A few of you have emailed me asking for a sneak peak of my new masterclasses, Finish Your First Draft and The Plot Bootcamp.
The lessons in each masterclass are essential for writers who want to commit to their craft, so I’m pumped to share a sneak peak and with you today!