Get more words on the page with this proven and popular system
The 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done is an easy-to-implement and practical framework for writers to get more work done in less time. You'll answer big picture questions--What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals?--while enacting a comprehensive system to plan and execute your writing.
You'll create a 12 Week Plan and a Model Week, collaborate with a weekly writing group, keep score, and learn to stick to a weekly execution routine. The book will also show you how to:
* Manage multiple writing projects at the same time
* Develop a prolific writer's mindset and increase your output with the 12 Week Year system
* Deal with actionable specifics, like when and where to write
Ideal for writers in all genres and fields, The 12 Week Year for Writers is the perfect hands-on guide for academic and business writers, authors, students, columnists, bloggers, and copy and content writers who seek to increase their productivity and get more quality words on the page.
Autorentext
A. TREVOR THRALL, PhD, is a writer and Associate Professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government where he teaches courses in international security. He is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in the Defense and Foreign Policy Department.
BRIAN P. MORAN is Founder and CEO of The Execution Company, an organization that improves the performance and quality of life for leaders and entrepreneurs. He has management and executive experience with UPS, PepsiCo, and Northern Automotive.
MICHAEL LENNINGTON is coauthor of The 12 Week Year, and works with firms and top performers to help them create next-level breakthroughs by leveraging the 12 Week Year execution system.
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Praise for The 12 Week Year for Writers
We writers are a peculiar bunch, so I am impressed how Trevor manages to bridge high-performance practices into our creative world and make it feel natural. This book will help practitioners of The 12 Week Year for Writers method feel in charge of their writing projects and make continuous progress. That is a remarkable feat.
CHRISTIAN TIETZE, writer, app developer, and Zettelkasten zealot
A Note From the Creators of The 12 Week Year
We wrote the first version of our New York Times bestseller, The 12 Week Year, in just 12 weeks using our own system. Since then, we've helped people and companies all over the world to unlock their capabilities and accomplish more. With this new book The 12 Week Year has been adapted specifically for the challenges of writers.
If you are a student, a professional, a full time author, or you just love to write, this book is for you. Get it, study it, apply it, and you will cut months, (maybe even years), off the time it takes to produce your best work.
Brian Moran and Michael Lennington, authors of The 12 Week Year
Inhalt
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Action Steps
Section I. Why You Need a New Writing System
Chapter 1. Why You Need a New Writing System
Chapter 2. The 12 Week Year for Writers
Section II. Getting Started with the 12 Week Year
Chapter 3. Crafting Your Writing Vision
Chapter 4. Creating Your 12 Week Plan
Chapter 5. Creating Your Model Week
Chapter 6. The Weekly Writing Group
Chapter 7. Scorekeeping
Chapter 8. The Weekly Execution Routine
Section III. How the 12 Week Year Will Help You Write
Chapter 9. Making Your First 12 Week Year a Success
Chapter 10. How to Use the 12 Week Year to Write More
Chapter 11. How to Manage Multiple Writing Projects
Chapter 12. How to Write Together with the 12 Week Year
Chapter 13. The Writer's Mindset
Chapter 14. Parting Thoughts
Section IV. The 12 Week Year in Action
Chapter 15. How I Used the 12 Week Year to Write This Book
Chapter 16. Frequently Asked Questions
Notes
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