The Busy Busy Author: Writing Faster and More Efficiently to Fit Around your Busy Life

By A. Dennis Davies

Are you an author or screenwriter, but find your day job is sucking up all your time? Kids? Life? Want to write 50,000 words in a month? 70,000? Or even 87,000? Well, your solution to finding more time to write may be at hand. Authors of long-form fiction, short-stories, non-fiction, screenwriting for film or TV, and pretty much any medium to which writers aspire, all need more time, especially when life just keeps getting in the way. And since all our lives differ enormously, there can be no one-size-fits-all answer. The key to producing more words more efficiently isn't straight-up sweat-on-the-brow. It's about finding the right mindset . A. Dennis Davies has released The Busy Busy Author to share his techniques for squeezing more writing out of his day. He explains how he changed his thinking to produce an 87,000 word novel in less than thirty days, at the same time as working his full-time day job, being a (fairly) good husband, and without neglecting his fatherhood duties to two young children. Topics covered include: Pre-planning; whether you plot in detail or discovery write, organization is key. Dictation; is it right for you? If not, don't worry, fingers-on-keyboard is still highly productive. Writing techniques to get the most out of your time. The principle of how "incremental gains" help cyclists win gold - and can help you too! And plenty of practical writing tips on top. To prove his mindset and planning technique wasn't a fluke, The Busy Busy Author also features Davies's own as-live writing diary, produced at the same time as penning yet another novel in a month, which serves as a step-by-step guide to exactly how he managed these numbers. So, if you are planning to conquer NaNoWriMo this year, or you simply want to get words on the page because you just can't finish that novel or screenplay, pick up The Busy Busy Author and see if it can work for you too. * * * FAQs and notes Great, this sounds easy! Sorry, it isn't that simple. A lot of books for writers make bold claims of easy success, but The Busy Busy Author is not a magic bullet to solve everything for you. It isn't a checklist of activities that will transform your world without any effort. Writing faster, writing more effectively, writing a novel or a screenplay, you can't do any of that without talent and hard work. To find time to write, you will need to apply this mindset , not treat it like a one-size-fits-all solution. Plan your day, your week, your month, however long you want to spend on your novel, and you will improve over time. I'm a screenwriter, but A. Dennis Davies sounds like an author. Should I trust him? Yes, that's true. At the moment. He has produced screenplays in the past, though, so he's fully aware of the process. If you're a screenwriter you've probably read books like Save the Cat by Blake Snyder, Screenplay by Syd Field, and Story by Robert McKee, but The Busy Busy Author doesn't do what those books try. This is not a "how to write a screenplay" manual; it's simply about time management, helping you structure your day when it looks like you have no time. So, while it is told from an author's perspective, there's no reason a screenwriter can't benefit. Finally... While the ebook version is priced low, it's even lower on Kindle Unlimited, meaning Kindle Unlimited customers can read it for free.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549946935
• ISBN13: 9781549946936
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"