Episode 8 - What Is The Best Writing Advice You Have Received?
Episode 8 - What Is The Best Writing Advice You Have Received?
Happy New Year!
THE WRITERS’ ROOM - What’s the best writing advice that you have ever received.
In the Writers’ Room this week, Pete and Laura chat about the source of the best writing advice they have received. (So far.)
‘Hi Laura and Pete, with so many resources in books, and online in videos, podcasts and courses, say nothing of any formal education or study, the question I have is this, “What is the best writing advice you have ever received?’
Surprised, they both discover that the best advice they received is very similar. While Laura offers some simple and practical advice she has received, and more profound with insights from Anne Lamott - in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.
“And I don’t think you have that kind of time either. I don’t think you have time to waste not writing because you are afraid you won’t be good enough at it, and I don’t think you have time to waste on someone who does not respond to you with kindness and respect.”
OUR CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES - What writing projects are we working & what’s happened this week?
Laura is busy editing the Wedding Planning Book and preparing for the Novel Writing Course. Pete not only jumps the category but the episode! “Is it possible to set goal and objectives on feelings?” Pete asks.
LESSONS WE’VE LEARNED THIS WEEK - What have we learned about writing & publishing this week?
Beginnings and endings are great places to write from, Pete learns from Natalie Goldberg - Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open The Writer’s Craft. Laura considers the importance of the writer’s voice.
Recommended Product of the Week - Vellum
To format her book - Everyday Storytellers: A step-by-step guide to writing about your travels, adventures & life - Laura used Vellum. This is a software program that creates beautiful books from your manuscript. It then allows you to upload them, ready for sale. Once you have created your ebook in Vellum- it’s ready for print. Page numbers. Margins. Headers. Font. Line spacing. All the setup that can take hours elsewhere happens automatically with every book you create.
By using this link you can buy a tool to publish your books, but it helps support the work of Derbyshire Writing School. Thanks!
BOOKS WE ARE READING AND RECOMMEND - What books are we reading this week?
Monitoring the fiction and non-fiction charts, Laura bags a copy of an unread copy of Quite by Claudia Winkleman from the library. Pete finds a copy of the screenplay of the film - As Good As It Gets after watching it again during the holidays. He gets all emotional at the power of words to express love.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? - How are we building the business this week?
Laura tells us there is so much happening and planned. New partnerships in process and surprise guests and episodes on the podcast.
PERSONAL UPDATES - What’s going on in our lives?
Both Pete and Laura are reflective at the end of 2020. So are most people they imagine, but remind each other that life is not a race, neither is writing nor Derbyshire Writing School, they are playing the long game in them all. They end the episode with inspiration from a podcast listener.
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