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1000 words a writer's guide to staying creative, focused, and productive all year round

"In 2018, novelist Jami Attenberg, faced with a looming deadline, needed motivation. Using a boot camp model, she and a friend set out to write one thousand words every day for two weeks. They opened this practice to Attenberg's online community, and soon hundreds--then thousands--of peopl...

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Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon Element, 2024.
Edition: First Simon Element hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Authorship.
Authorship > Vocational guidance.
Writer's block.
Self-help publications.
Summary: "In 2018, novelist Jami Attenberg, faced with a looming deadline, needed motivation. Using a boot camp model, she and a friend set out to write one thousand words every day for two weeks. They opened this practice to Attenberg's online community, and soon hundreds--then thousands--of people started using #1000WordsofSummer to track their work and support one another. What began as a simple challenge between two friends has become a literary movement--write one thousand words per day without judgment, bias, or concers about writer's block, and see what comes of it. 1000 Words is about becoming--and staying--motivated, discovering yourself and your creative desires, and approaching your craft from a new direction. It features advice from more than fifty beloved writers, including New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and stars of the literary world. Framing these letters are words of wisdom and encouragement and specific strategies from Jami for carving out a creative path for yourself all year round. No matter where you are with your practice, 1000 Words compels you to open to any page and find a fulfilling hit of inspiration" --
The book extension of the growing writer's movement and challenge to write 1,000 words a day helps readers and writers discover how to uncover their creative desires and stay motivated and offers advice from over 50 well-known writers.
Physical Description: 261 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781668023600
1668023601
Author Notes: Jami Attenberg has written about food, travel, books, relationships, and urban life for The New York Times Magazine , The New Yorker , The Wall Street Journal , The Sunday Times (London), The Guardian , and others. She is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, including The Middlesteins and All Grown Up , the memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You , and most recently, the national bestselling writing guide 1000 Words . Her work has been published in sixteen languages. She is also the founder of the annual #1000WordsofSummer project, and maintains the popular Craft Talk newsletter year-round. She lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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