The Busy Writer

This is why you want someone with experience to teach you the thing they know about. It's clear that the teacher/author knows her stuff, and I can't believe how simple the steps are.

I'm three units in and I can already tell that this is going to be it. I'm finally going to finish this book I've been starting and stopping for three years. I peeked forward into the unit on making a drafting plan. That's where she starts getting into how to actually schedule writing into your life. I'm like yeah. This is going to get me to finish this book. I can't wait! Oh I ordered the guided journal and it's great. We're all obsessed with journals so yeah I was like let's goooo. lol

Everything is so clear and easy to follow. This is the step by step guide I needed!

I went through it once fast to see what the content was, and I'm now going to go through it again slowly, following the steps as they go. I've never seen a class like this. It's almost like you can turn your worry off and just follow the procedure as lined out, and you will get it written. I found the unit on managing your time particularly useful. I have an elderly parent and three teenagers, and I work full time, so I never thought I'd actually get my romance novel finished. But I'd really like to earn extra money self publishing, and I've been trying to learn how to do it. The beat sheet she outlines is not specific to any one genre, so if you are going to be writing a romance novel, you'll have to go online and find one that is romance specific. I highly recommend this course.

I had a good feeling about the course after following the author on social media. I hadn't realized she also had a career in education, so it seemed natural to expect this course to at least be at a minimum level of copetence. It far exceeded my expectations. I've been writing for many years, so I already have quite a bit of knowledge on the subject. Naturally, I expected to be a bit bored at times, but I was pleasantly surprised. She proposes a method I had not considered (I did know about beat sheets and personally do not use them, though I found the lesson entertaining and helpful). The agent interview was a pleasant surprise as well. Overall, a very positive experience.