- Publisher: Icon
- Year: 2023
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 222x143mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.4kg
- ISBN: 9781785789038
- Product code: 542383
Written
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Drawing on a decade’s experience coaching would-be writers, Bec Evans and Chris Smith explain the tactics that create the time, calmness and confidence to write. Friendly and humorous, their advice covers topics including overcoming fears, distractions and procrastination and encourages the creation of a bespoke approach to writing that suits personal circumstances and mindsets.
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'What a lovely, friendly book. Made me feel cheerful, buoyant, less alone and keen to get on with my writing. Highly recommended.' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Write It All Down
'If you want to go from "writing" to "written", then you need this book.' Graham Allcott, author of How to be a Productivity Ninja
**With a Foreword by OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks**
Do you ever wish you could find more time to write? Do you ever feel frustrated that other things get in the way? Perhaps you're stuck at the start, mired in the middle or just can't get back into the writing groove?
Writing is important to many of us - for our careers, studies, businesses or creative fulfilment - but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible. We often struggle to give it the attention it deserves. We can't find time. Our focus is torn. Distractions are everywhere. Our inner critic keeps telling us we're no good.
But what if you could find a highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you?
Bec Evans and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop procrastinating, overcome their blocks and reach their writing goals. Now, they've turned their successful approach into this life-changing book that anyone can use to write more productively and with less stress.
Packed full of tried and tested advice, stories you can relate to and the latest research from psychology and neuroscience, Written gives you the tools you need to start writing, keep going - and finish.
'If you want to go from "writing" to "written", then you need this book.' Graham Allcott, author of How to be a Productivity Ninja
**With a Foreword by OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks**
Do you ever wish you could find more time to write? Do you ever feel frustrated that other things get in the way? Perhaps you're stuck at the start, mired in the middle or just can't get back into the writing groove?
Writing is important to many of us - for our careers, studies, businesses or creative fulfilment - but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible. We often struggle to give it the attention it deserves. We can't find time. Our focus is torn. Distractions are everywhere. Our inner critic keeps telling us we're no good.
But what if you could find a highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you?
Bec Evans and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop procrastinating, overcome their blocks and reach their writing goals. Now, they've turned their successful approach into this life-changing book that anyone can use to write more productively and with less stress.
Packed full of tried and tested advice, stories you can relate to and the latest research from psychology and neuroscience, Written gives you the tools you need to start writing, keep going - and finish.
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