Write.

by Peterson, Karen E.

• ISBN13: 9781593375034
• ISBN10: 1593375034
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-31
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

- First book to offer a practical timeline for beating writer's block - Written by psychologist and novelist Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D. - Features techniques based on new brain research Sound familiar? This is what Dr. Karen E. Peterson--who has overcome writer's block herself--calls "the write-or-flight response." In this revolutionary book, psychologist and novelist Karen E. Peterson presents an easy, effective way to beat writer's block in only ten days. Based on new brain research and sound psychological principles, this innovative program shows writers how to conquer writer's block using: - Exercises to conquer the "write-or-flight" response - Techniques to create that elusive "writing mood" - Parallel monologue and interior dialogue to jumpstart the writing process - Checklists to see which side of the brain is blocking you With case examples and a healthy dollop of humor, Write. helps both seasoned and neophyte writers to enjoy the process of sending their creativity--and productivity--soaring to new heights.

Author Biography

Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, novelist, and public speaker with extensive media experience

Table of Contents

acknowledgments	ix
author's note	xi
PART I shaping your life as a writer the bi-vocal way	1	(128)
permission to write: how to find both your voices (and ditch theirs)	3	(20)
the all-or-nothing writer: how to stop feeling overwhelmed	23	(30)
steal this time: how to live---and write---on 168 hours a week	53	(14)
a clean, well-lighted place to write: your place or theirs?	67	(20)
getting in the mood: how to overcome the write-or-flight response	87	(42)
PART II daring to write the bi-vocal way	129	(60)
starting to write: remembrances of things past	131	(28)
continuing to write: the plot as ``bribe''	159	(10)
finishing writing projects: always busy, never done	169	(8)
publishing writing projects: from panic to press release	177	(12)
PART III 10 days to get out of your own way the bi-vocal way	189	(68)
what a difference a day makes: how to choose the write response	191	(66)
day 1: task-sprinting chart	197	(5)
day 2: task-sprinting chart	202	(8)
day 3: task-sprinting chart	210	(5)
day 4: task-sprinting chart	215	(6)
day 5: task-sprinting chart	221	(5)
day 6: task-sprinting chart	226	(6)
day 7: task-sprinting chart	232	(4)
day 8: task-sprinting chart	236	(6)
day 9: task-sprinting chart	242	(5)
day 10: task-sprinting chart	247	(6)
appendices: your ``to-go'' order of motivation
appendix 1---to-do (or not-to-do) list	253	(1)
appendix 2---task-sprinting chart	254	(1)
appendix 3---parallel monologue chart	255	(1)
appendix 4---interior dialogue chart	255	(1)
appendix 5---write-or-flight chart	256	(1)
bibliography	257	(10)
index	267