Writing in the Cracks
Finding Time for Writing When You Have None
Stephen King tells us that to write, we need a room with a door we can close. But many, maybe most of us, don't have that luxury, and if we do, we often don't have enough hours in the day. This course teaches you how to find ways to get space to write, and how to find time to write in those cracks in your daily schedule, no matter how busy your day or how crowded your space.
Your Instructor
Diane Morrison is a SF/F hybrid author of both long and short fiction. She is the author of the Wyrd West Chronicles, Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West, and the editor of Gunsmoke & Dragonfire: A Fantasy Western Anthology. She has been published by Third Flatiron, Queer Sci-Fi, and Air & Nothingness Press, and was an Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future competition. As a National Novel Writing Month enthusiast, shift worker, mother, and caregiver to her disabled husband, she has developed numerous strategies to find time to pursue her passion. She lives in Vernon, BC, Canada.
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Course Curriculum
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StartRedefining Writing as a JOB (1:04)
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StartExercise: Reframing
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StartProtecting Your Time (0:38)
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StartNegotiation (1:09)
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StartSpoonies (0:59)
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StartExercise: Spending Your Spoons
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StartConserving Your Spoons
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StartRecharging Your Spoons (1:13)
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StartExercise: Introvert or Extrovert?
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StartTurtle Writers (0:33)