| 12 chapters | 100+ exercises
You're not blocked. You're just convinced every word has to be perfect before you're allowed to write it. This workbook exists to break that delusion.
What's Inside:
Chapter 1: Timed Sprints & Word Flow
Stop staring at blank pages. 7 exercises to train your brain that words are cheap and first drafts are supposed to be terrible.
Chapter 2: The Condensing Method
The cruel satisfaction of deleting things. Learn to cut ruthlessly without crying.
Chapter 3: Character Discovery – The 'Why' Method
Build characters who feel like real humans—complicated, contradictory, capable of both tenderness and cruelty.
Chapter 4: Emotional Core & Internal Conflict
Move beyond plot. Write the uncomfortable emotional truths that make readers actually care.
Chapter 5: Copy Work & Learning from Masters
Steal technique, not content. Absorb rhythm and structure from writers who already figured it out.
Chapter 6: Poetry Craft Drills
10 exercises for precision, compression, and making language do exactly what you need it to.
Chapter 7: Prompts That Don't Suck
30 minimalist prompts that start conversations instead of dictating stories. Plus: how to twist any prompt until it bleeds something only you could write.
Chapter 8: Dialogue & Voice Distinction
Make people talk without sounding like sock puppets. Subtext, power shifts, and the art of what isn't said.
Chapter 9: Point of View Mastery
Choose who holds the flashlight. Control distance, intimacy, and trust.
Chapter 10: Opening Sentences & Hooks
Write first lines that trap readers without begging for attention.
Chapter 11: Revision
Self-editing without self-destruction. Mercy through precision.
Chapter 12: The Literary Magazine Submission System
Strategic submission. Surviving rejection. Playing the numbers game with grace.
| 12 chapters | 100+ exercises
You're not blocked. You're just convinced every word has to be perfect before you're allowed to write it. This workbook exists to break that delusion.
What's Inside:
Chapter 1: Timed Sprints & Word Flow
Stop staring at blank pages. 7 exercises to train your brain that words are cheap and first drafts are supposed to be terrible.
Chapter 2: The Condensing Method
The cruel satisfaction of deleting things. Learn to cut ruthlessly without crying.
Chapter 3: Character Discovery – The 'Why' Method
Build characters who feel like real humans—complicated, contradictory, capable of both tenderness and cruelty.
Chapter 4: Emotional Core & Internal Conflict
Move beyond plot. Write the uncomfortable emotional truths that make readers actually care.
Chapter 5: Copy Work & Learning from Masters
Steal technique, not content. Absorb rhythm and structure from writers who already figured it out.
Chapter 6: Poetry Craft Drills
10 exercises for precision, compression, and making language do exactly what you need it to.
Chapter 7: Prompts That Don't Suck
30 minimalist prompts that start conversations instead of dictating stories. Plus: how to twist any prompt until it bleeds something only you could write.
Chapter 8: Dialogue & Voice Distinction
Make people talk without sounding like sock puppets. Subtext, power shifts, and the art of what isn't said.
Chapter 9: Point of View Mastery
Choose who holds the flashlight. Control distance, intimacy, and trust.
Chapter 10: Opening Sentences & Hooks
Write first lines that trap readers without begging for attention.
Chapter 11: Revision
Self-editing without self-destruction. Mercy through precision.
Chapter 12: The Literary Magazine Submission System
Strategic submission. Surviving rejection. Playing the numbers game with grace.
