How Writers Do It: A Writing Process Series
It’s a contest AND educational. See how we roll? Welcome to a 4-week blog series in which nine (9) writers give their views on nine (9) different writing process guides. We will discuss a different topic every Thursday, exploring advice offered by writers from Stephen King to Donald Maass, in addition to giving insights into our individual writing processes. Plus, each week I will give away a book to one lucky winner.
Here’s how it works:
1. Each Thursday in March, visit my home page to find links to the nine (9) amazing writers below. Join them as they react to their author’s take on a particular aspect of the writing process, while sharing their own views.
2. Join in the fun by blogging about the week’s topic on your own site. Have fun. React to a guide of your own, or share your own methods.
3. Link your blog post in the comments section of each Thursday’s post on this site by the following Monday at the latest. NOTE: The comments must appear on this site for you to be eligible to win. Winners will be chosen at random.
4. Each Wednesday I will announce the winner of the previous week. The prize will be the writing guide of your choice from the list below.
The Writers and their Guides:
Cory Jackson: Robert Olen Butler’s From Where You Dream
Kate Hart: Stephen King’s On Writing
Jamie Blair: Janet Evanovich’s How I Write
Laura McMeeking: Natalie Naimark-Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Debra Driza: James Scott Bell’s Plot and Structure
Stephanie Jenkins: Donald Maass’ Writing the Breakout Novel
Leila Austin: Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird
Sarah Harian: Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey
Jennifer Wood: Sol Stein’s Stein on Writing
Don’t forget to check back on Thursday for the official kick-off! If you have a guide and you want to play along, please email me at corrinelj@gmail.com.
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8 Responses to "How Writers Do It: A Writing Process Series"
on March 2, 2010 | to this post
This seems like it’ll be awesome. Can’t wait for Thursday! :>
on March 4, 2010 | to this post
WOO HOO! Mine is up, although, hmm..maybe I shouldn’t advertise that fact. Lol…
Thanks Cory!
on March 4, 2010 | to this post
And yes, I totally just wrote “lol” in your comments–deal with it!
on March 4, 2010 | to this post
I LOL’d reading that!