Pep Talks for Writers, Grant Faulkner
Pep Talks for Writers, Grant Faulkner
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Pep Talks for Writers
52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo

Author: Grant Faulkner

Narrator: Greg Tremblay

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2017

Synopsis

Every writer knows that as rewarding as the creative process is, it can often be a bumpy road. Have hope and keep at it! Designed to kick-start creativity, this handbook from the executive director of National Novel Writing Month gathers a wide range of insights and advice for writers at any stage of their career. From tips about how to finally start that story to helpful ideas about what to do when the words just aren't quite coming out right, Pep Talks for Writers provides motivation, encouragement, and helpful exercises for writers of all stripes.

About Grant Faulkner

Grant Faulkner is the executive director of National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo) and the cofounder of 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines, including Tin House, Southwest Review, and Five Points. His essays on creativity have been published in the New York Times, Poets & Writers Magazine, Writer’s Digest, and The Writer. He recently published a collection of one hundred 100-word stories, Fissures.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on June 06, 2018

Insane! Otherworldly! I'm instantly in love with it! This is a book I definitely will be willing to return to again and again and again! Q: Let thoughts race through your mind like whippets. Write with hurrious need. (c) Q: There’s a certain magic in writing intensely for a 30-minute block. When Ray Bra......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on October 09, 2017

It is almost my favourite time of year. Not Christmas, not Halloween, but Nanowrimo! Every November thousands of individuals, across the globe, take part in a month-long challenge to each write 50,000 words of their current work in progress. This has become known as National Novel Writing Month, or N......more

Goodreads review by Beth on January 06, 2018

I received this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. Where was this book 10 years ago when I was starting out?! The good news is that it exists now, and people are still in desperate need of its perspective. Written by Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo, this book is th......more

Goodreads review by tappkalina on December 21, 2020

"Making art tells you who you are. Making art in turn makes you."......more

Goodreads review by C.L. on September 18, 2020

I found this book to be great for new writers and those who need more inspiration or direction. There are many things inside that are said in multiple marketing books, but as they say, there are no new ideas, just different ways to say the same thing! There were a few personal anecdotes that I reall......more

Quotes

“Powerful and inspiring! Grant’s pep talks will leave you feeling happier, bolder, and ridiculously excited about diving back into your writing projects.” Chris Baty, author and founder of NaNoWriMo

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