The Storyteller's Weekly Journal: A Guided Planner to Take Your Story from Concept to Completion in 12 Months - Couverture rigide

Redwine, C.J.; Weber, Mary

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ISBN 10 : 1454955457 ISBN 13 : 9781454955450

Editeur : Union Square Gift, 2024

Synopsis

A beautiful guided journal designed to help authors take their story from concept to completed manuscript over the course of one year. The brainchild of experienced authors and entrepreneurs Mary Weber and C. J. Redwine, this step-by-step guide will help aspiring novelists grow their projects from the seed of an idea into a polished manuscript. It contains proven tools drawn from multiple schools of productivity and writing thought to help writers stay motivated through each phase of the writing process―even after that initial burst of excitement and momentum is replaced by the daunting reality of all the work that lies ahead. Weber and Redwine combine these tools with the holistic approach of a book coach to provide the structure writers need to successfully finish a project while producing their best work, in a healthy and sustainable fashion. Through the daily use of this journal, they'll learn how to turn the bigger picture into actionable milestones and deadlines, making a process that can often feel overwhelming more accessible and achievable. The journal is filled throughout with: ·Progress trackers ·Craft exercises on idea development, outlining, writing fundamentals, and self-editing ·Inspirational quotes ·Self-care suggestions ·In-depth training on creating queries, proposals, and pitch materials ·Pro tips ·and moreThe Storyteller’s Journal is everything writers love about bullet journals, daily planners, and writing craft books―all in one beautiful package. Whether you’re a seasoned writer looking for a NaNoWriMo journal (National Novel Writing Month is every November!), or a beginner in need of expert guidance, this journal is for you.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

C. J. Redwine is a New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, a public speaker, a writing coach, and a marketing consultant. She lives in South Carolina. Mary Weber is a bestselling author of six novels, a marketing and branding specialist, a public speaker, a writing coach, and a business consultant. She lives in California. Together, Mary and C.J. run the Writer’s Sanctuary, where they host sold-out courses, retreats, a virtual university, and the popular Red Herrings Society, a monthly subscription service for authors.

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SAMPLE PROMPTS

Month 1, Week 1: Goals: Idea Selection
Writing Task: Create a collection of topics and then choose from those to develop a basic story idea. Look for ones with strong commercial appeal that will interest you enough to commit to it for 52 weeks. A simple, effective way to do this is through lists.

List your top 5 favorite books (or series). List your top 5 favorite movies. List your top 5 favorite TV or streaming shows. Ask yourself, what do each of them have in common? From the lists, can you tell what kind of stories you gravitate toward? And how can you add those types of elements to your premise?

Month 1, Week 2: Exercise
Once you’ve decided on your story’s genre, you’ll need to research that genre's story conventions. Conventions are specific elements that define a genre and are necessary to make the story work. In other words, they are the staple ingredients (flour, eggs, chocolate) to your genre cake. NOTE: Conventions are different than tropes. Tropes are your own interpretation of a genre and, while common to specific genres, are not necessary.

Romance Conventions: Happily-ever-after, believable plot, emotional tension, central love story, 50,000–90,000 words                
Romance Tropes: Forbidden love, enemies to lovers, soul mates, second chances, forced proximity
                     
Make a list below of your genre conventions. Then make a list of tropes you might want to include or that you want to avoid.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Union Square Gift
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1454955457
• ISBN 13: 9781454955450
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible