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The 12 week year for writers : a comprehensive guide to getting your writing done / A. Trevor Thrall ; with Brian P. Moran and Mike Lennington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thrall, A. Trevor, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Writing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 pages)
- Other Title:
- Twelve week year for writers
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Millions of people have to write for their jobs; millions want to write for their own reasons. As a result, the need for "writing skills" literature is large. Most of it falls into a few big categories: technical writing skills and references (think: Strunck and White's The Elements of Style). However, The 12 Week Year for Writers system is a writing-specific implementation of The 12 Week Year productivity system, created over many years of Thrall's use of the 12WY himself. In this book we show writers how to use the 12 Week Year system to help them increase their productivity dramatically. The 12WY for Writers system, based on the principles of the 12 Week Year and honed over many years of helping students learn to write more effectively, is a strategic operating system for writers. The system helps writers answer the most fundamental and big picture questions: What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals? What are the best strategies and tactics to achieve those goals? How can I manage my writing process to ensure that I stay focused, productive, and on track? This book will be THE system for helping writers of all kinds and genres do a much better job planning and executing their writing and will be the only book that harnesses a proven execution system to improve the writing process. This means that our system starts with a high level of credibility and benefits from the existing reputation and name recognition of The 12 Week Year, while tailoring the system and the message to a more targeted audience."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- LIST OF ACTION STEPS
- SECTION I: WHY YOU NEED A NEW WRITING SYSTEM
- CHAPTER 1: WHY YOU NEED A NEW WRITING SYSTEM
- WRITING IS HARD
- WHY SHINY NEW APPS WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM
- THE SOLUTION IS THE 12 WEEK YEAR
- PLAN OF THE BOOK
- IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE 12 WEEK YEAR
- IF YOU ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE 12 WEEK YEAR
- CHAPTER 2: THE 12 WEEK YEAR: YOUR STRATEGIC OPERATING SYSTEM FOR WRITING
- THE 12 WEEK YEAR PARADIGM SHIFT
- THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE 12 WEEK YEAR
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WRITERS USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR?
- SECTION II: HOW TO USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR
- CHAPTER 3: CRAFTING YOUR WRITING VISION
- CRAFTING YOUR VISION
- ASPIRATIONAL VISION
- ACTION STEP: CRAFT YOUR ASPIRATIONAL VISION
- ACTION STEP: COMPOSE YOUR ASPIRATIONAL VISION NARRATIVE
- NEAR-TERM VISION
- ACTION STEP: CREATE YOUR NEAR-TERM VISION
- YOUR WRITER'S VISION
- ACTION STEP: CRAFT YOUR WRITER'S VISION
- YOUR NEXT WRITING PROJECT
- ACTION STEP: IDENTIFY YOUR NEXT WRITING PROJECT
- THE VISION CONVERSATION THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
- NOTES
- CHAPTER 4: CREATING YOUR 12 WEEK PLAN
- WHY 12 WEEK PLANS ARE SO POWERFUL
- NOT ALL PLANS ARE CREATED EQUAL
- CREATING YOUR 12 WEEK PLAN
- ACTION STEP: BREAK YOUR WRITING PROJECT INTO 12 WEEK CHUNKS
- ACTION STEP: DETERMINE THE GOALS FOR YOUR FIRST 12 WEEK PLAN
- THREE STEPS FOR TACTIC GENERATION
- ACTION STEP: USE MIND MAPPING TO BRAINSTORM TACTICS FOR YOUR 12 WEEK GOALS
- ACTION STEP: IDENTIFY THE MOST IMPORTANT TACTICS AND DECIDE WHICH ONES TO PURSUE IN YOUR 12 WEEK PLAN
- CHAPTER 5: CREATING YOUR MODEL WEEK
- THE POWER OF THE MODEL WEEK
- THE MODEL WEEK
- HOW TO HANDLE SCHEDULE CHANGES ON THE FLY
- ACTION STEP: CREATE YOUR MODEL WEEK
- CHAPTER 6: THE WEEKLY WRITING GROUP
- WHY ARE WRITING GROUPS SO IMPORTANT?.
- FIVE STEPS TO CREATING THE PERFECT WRITING GROUP
- RUNNING YOUR WRITING GROUP
- CHAPTER 7: SCOREKEEPING
- THE BENEFITS OF MEASUREMENT
- YOUR WEEKLY SCORECARD
- ACTION STEP: IDENTIFY YOUR KEY INDICATORS
- TIPS FOR MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKLY SCORES
- NOTE
- CHAPTER 8: THE WEEKLY EXECUTION ROUTINE
- STEP 1: SCORE LAST WEEK
- STEP 2: CONFIRM OR REVISE YOUR WEEKLY PLAN
- STEP 3 EVALUATE YOUR TIME AND MAKE NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS
- ACTION STEP: CREATE YOUR WEEKLY PLAN
- STEP 4: DO THE DAILY HUDDLE
- STEP 5: ATTEND YOUR WEEKLY WRITING GROUP
- ACTION STEP: PRINT OUT THE WEEKLY EXECUTION ROUTINE
- SECTION III: HOW THE 12 WEEK YEAR WILL HELP YOU WRITE
- CHAPTER 9: MAKING YOUR FIRST 12 WEEK YEAR A SUCCESS
- COMMIT YOURSELF TO SUCCESS
- START FAST: YOUR FIRST FOUR WEEKS
- HANG TOUGH: YOUR SECOND FOUR WEEKS
- FINISH STRONG: YOUR LAST FOUR WEEKS
- REVIEW AND REFINE: YOUR 13TH WEEK
- ACTION STEP: CONDUCT YOUR 13TH WEEK REVIEW
- APPLICATION OF 12 WEEK YEAR DISCIPLINES
- FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE: AVOIDING THE MOST COMMON FIRST 12 WEEK YEAR CHALLENGES
- CHAPTER 10: HOW TO USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO WRITE MORE
- THE "WORDS PER HOUR" MYTH: USING THE 12 WEEK YEAR SYSTEM FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE WRITING SESSIONS
- WRITING MORE IN A WEEK, MONTH, OR YEAR
- GETTING THINGS FINISHED
- CHAPTER 11: HOW TO MANAGE MULTIPLE WRITING PROJECTS
- WHY HAVING MULTIPLE WRITING PROJECTS IS HARD
- THREE KEYS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE PROJECTS
- CHAPTER 12: HOW TO WRITE TOGETHER WITH THE 12 WEEK YEAR
- USING THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO WRITE WITH A TEAM
- THOUGHTS ON BEING A GOOD COAUTHOR
- CHAPTER 13: THE WRITER'S MINDSET
- THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE WRITER'S MINDSET
- CHAPTER 14: PARTING THOUGHTS
- SECTION IV: THE 12 WEEK YEAR IN ACTION
- CHAPTER 15: HOW I USED THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO WRITE THIS BOOK.
- 12 WEEK YEAR #1 MAY 18 - AUGUST 9, 2020
- 12 WEEK PLAN #1: MAY 18 - AUGUST 9, 2020
- WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 1, 12 WEEK YEAR #1 MAY 18 - AUGUST 9, 2020
- 12 WEEK YEAR #2 AUGUST 31 - NOVEMBER 22, 2020
- 12 WEEK PLAN #2: AUGUST 31 - NOVEMBER 22, 2020
- WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 9, 12 WEEK YEAR #2 AUGUST 31 - NOVEMBER 22, 2020
- WEEKLY EXECUTION SCORECARD, 12 WEEK YEAR #2 AUGUST 31 - NOVEMBER 22, 2020
- 12 WEEK YEAR #3 NOVEMBER 30, 2020 - FEBRUARY 21, 2021
- 12 WEEK PLAN #3: NOVEMBER 30, 2020 - FEBRUARY 21, 2021
- WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 10, 12 WEEK YEAR #3 NOVEMBER 30, 2020 - FEBRUARY 21, 2021
- 12 WEEK YEAR #4 MARCH 1 - MAY 23, 2021
- 12 WEEK PLAN #4: MARCH 1 - MAY 23, 2021
- WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 4, 12 WEEK YEAR #4 MARCH 1 - MAY 23, 2021
- WEEKLY EXECUTION SCORECARD, 12 WEEK YEAR #4 MARCH 1 - MAY 23, 2021
- CHAPTER 16: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- CAN I USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM LIKE GTD?
- CAN I MAKE A 12 WEEK PLAN THAT IS SHORTER (OR LONGER) THAN 12 WEEKS?
- DON'T PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEMS DESTROY CREATIVITY? WILL THE 12 WEEK YEAR WORK FOR FICTION WRITING AND OTHER CREATIVE PURSUITS?
- WHAT IF I FEEL TOO OVERWHELMED TO MAKE MY FIRST 12 WEEK PLAN?
- WHAT IF I ONLY WANT TO USE SOME PARTS OF THE 12 WEEK YEAR SYSTEM?
- WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE A BIG EPIPHANY/IDEA/OPPORTUNITY IN THE MIDDLE OF MY 12 WEEK PLAN? DO I STICK WITH THE PLAN, CHANGE THE PLAN AND DO THE NEW THING, OR WHAT?
- CAN I RESTART MY 12 WEEK PLAN/YEAR IF I FALL BEHIND FOR SOME REASON (ILLNESS, SCHEDULE BOMBED, ETC.)?
- SHOULD I USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO SCHEDULE ALL MY WORK AND PERSONAL PROJECTS?
- FREE 12 WEEK YEAR FOR WRITERS RESOURCE LIBRARY
- End User License Agreement.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781119812371
- 1119812372
- 9781119812364
- 1119812364
- OCLC:
- 1264476276
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