The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel
Dealing with Self-Doubt and Other Creativity Killers
A course by Shaunta Grimes , Writer and Teacher
About the video: Dealing with Self-Doubt and Other Creativity Killers
Overview
“I’ll teach you strategies for managing some of the mental blocks that might stop you from writing your novel.”
In this video lesson Shaunta Grimes addresses the topic: Dealing with Self-Doubt and Other Creativity Killers, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel. Learn how to transform an initial book idea into a physical plot board filled with scenes and different versions of the entire story.
Partial transcription of the video
“Dealing with Self-Doubt Welcome back. In this lesson, we'll talk first about your writer archetype. I have identified five writer archetypes, teacher writers, spiller writers, artist writers, skipper writers, and hesitaters. I'll talk a bit about each one right now. A teacher writer is someone who's bombarded with ideas all the time. They get excited about all of the ideas, their own and everyone else's. A teacher writer is outward-focused. They write for their audience, so an audience is the most important to a teacher writer. Without an audience, there's no reason for a teacher writer to ...”
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Course summary for: The Zero Draft: How to Start Writing a Novel
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Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Writing
Shaunta Grimes
A course by Shaunta Grimes
Writer and teacher Shaunta Grimes is a bestselling, indie-published author who firmly believes that a good story can change the world, and she is passionate about helping others turn their ideas into novels. Through an eclectic series of jobs, Shaunta has explored all types of writing, including journalism, blogging, legal writing, and copywriting. She unexpectedly got her start as an independent author in 2004 when she penned her first novel during NaNoWriMo, discovering that persistence and strategic thinking are the secrets to structuring a successful writing practice.
Since then, she has written a number of young-adult novels, some of which have been published by leading companies like Penguin and Macmillan. In 2015, she started an online writing school called Ninja Writers, where she shares her technique and inspiration with young writers who are as enthusiastic about stories as she is.
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