Episode 4 - How Do I Develop A Writing Habit?
Episode 4 - How Do I Develop A Writing Habit?
THE WRITERS’ ROOM - What’s the biggest problem you are experiencing with writing this week?
In the Writers’ Room this week, Pete and Laura chat about how you can develop a writing habit. Pippa the office dog joins in too!
Recording A Podcast Is Boring!
Pippa The Office Dog
Hi, I’m a new writer and I struggle to write each day, what suggestions to you have for me to make it a habit?
YOU DON’T NEED A WRITING HABIT! Says, Laura, but Pete disagrees. What do you think?
Laura suggests many practical suggestions on how to build habits of writing, but always remembering that writing should be fun. The key question to answer is why are you writing? That can then dictate the habits you need to develop.
OUR CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES - What writing projects are we working & what’s happened this week?
Laura tells about a new book in development - How To Write A Novel While Working Full-Time. Pete tells us how he likes to work on his book about a trip he took to India. He explains the way he uses an iPad and Scrivener.
LESSONS WE’VE LEARNED THIS WEEK - What have we learned about writing & publishing this week?
Laura explains how the quote, ‘It All Starts With Writing,’ has inspired her. Pete talks about a blog by Brannan Sirratt.
What Pete took from the blog is that three worries can stop us from writing.
That we haven’t lived enough life to recount a story yet
That we aren’t skilled or informed enough to tell the story yet
That we aren’t the person to tell the story at all
Here’s what Brannan proposes.
Experience is relative, and we all have something to share with someone else
You have every skill, tool, and resource that you need to complete your book
You are a key part of your story—in fiction and nonfiction alike
Recommended Product of the Week - Scrivener
Pete uses Scrivener for his writing. The creators of Scrivener say it is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. Scrivener won’t tell you how to write—it provides everything you need to start and keep writing.
Interested in buying Scrivener? By using our link, it costs you the same, but it helps support the work of Derbyshire Writing School. Thanks!
BOOKS WE ARE READING AND RECOMMEND - What books are we reading this week?
Pete is reading ‘The Only Skill That Matters’ by Jonathan Levi. You can find all the links Pete mentions at Jonathan Levi.
This week Laura was reading, ‘While You Were Reading’ by Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? - How are we building the business this week?
Laura is researching and completing the lessons plans for an exciting course - How To Write A Novel in 2021. Pete gets ready to launch the podcast.
PERSONAL UPDATES - What’s going on in our lives?
Laura is off for a few days to Devon and Pete, reflecting on life as a eulogy writer.
