Writing Workshop: How to Finish Your Book
Albert Flynn DeSilver is teaching a four week online writing course:
"How to Finish Your Book"
beginning Saturday, September 13.
I love his workshops and mentoring style --
if you're looking for coaching or motivation, follow this link for more information:
As I was finishing a second or third draft of The Things They Didn't See
(before the first developmental edit),
I found DeSilver's writing workshops which gave me a nudge
to write consistently, and was so fun to meet regularly with other writers.
This workshop was different from the above advertised, with a focus on free writing.
We met every Friday over Zoom and were given a writing prompt,
then ten or fifteen minutes to free write.
A couple minute break, then another prompt playing off the first.
At the end of the session, if you were brave enough, you could share favorite lines with the group.
Albert offered a free coaching session and in our one-on-one he asked what my big dream was,
and for the first time I said it out loud:
To be published by a traditional publisher
and get 4-star reviews on Goodreads.
and get 4-star reviews on Goodreads.
But... I also said: What I really want is to write the best book I can.
To keep learning and improving and in the end be happy with what I created.
If an agent isn't interested, that's ok. I'll start another book.
Because I really like writing. It's fun, challenging and I'm learning a lot.
I think its a great way to spend my free time.
Albert said I was brilliant for thinking about it that way. 😁
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Expressing that dream and goal out loud was pivotal!
When I received feedback from my developmental editor that my story needed more work to create cohesiveness between scenes, I could see the critique as helping me achieve my goal.
(Okay, it stung at first!)
But I appreciated understanding what I needed to focus on.
Because my goal that I had now articulated out loud, was to write the best book I could.
Check out his offerings and community!
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