Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers

Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers is inspired by the work of psychologists Anders Ericsson, BJ Fogg (Tiny Habits), Carol Dweck, and other experts on excellence and learning. It’s based on Ericsson’s deliberate practice research, adapted for creative writers.

Why? I’m a writer-musician, and taught creative writing for over a decade with The Open University, to undergrad and postgrad students. All that time, I wondered why writing craft wasn’t taught systematically, just as it is in music and sport. So I wrote this book! It’s for experienced writers, aspiring writers, and anyone who wants to refresh and reenergise their writing, with playful, focused, deliberate practice – in as little as five minutes a day!  

Jules Horne is an Edinburgh Fringe First-winning playwright and fiction writer who has written for the stage and BBC Radio. She has over a decade's experience as a creative writing tutor and course writer for the Open University, specialising in dramatic techniques that can be used in any form of writing.

Unlock your full potential as a writer with the transformative power of deliberate practice! You've heard of the '10,000 hours to mastery' idea in sports, music, and chess—but what about creative writing? Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers is a practical and inspiring guide for authors who want to improve their writing craft.

It's inspired by the research of Profs. Anders Ericsson and BJ Fogg (Tiny Habits), which shows that the most effective route to improvement is through active, focused practice, and bite-sized exercises. This book helps to demystify writing craft, by showing you how to apply the same methods used by top performers in other fields to your own creative writing.

Discover how to:

• Analyze the techniques of your favorite authors and apply them to your own writing.
• Make incremental improvements by focusing on specific aspects of writing craft.
• Design an effective, personalized practice routine that fits your goals and daily life.
• Keep track of your progress and create your own deliberate practice skills reference.

Whether you're writing fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, or scripts, Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers offers a powerful strategy for developing your own unique voice and skills, and learning from the best. Your unique deliberate practice can take as little as five minutes a day, and you can put your discoveries into practice right away. Start your journey to becoming a more skilled and confident writer today—one deliberate step at a time.

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