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!