Been meaning to write the first draft of your book "someday?"
Join us on a 21 day virtual road trip from random idea to workable first draft.
Get it done, and have fun doing it!
My dear writing buddy ...
You keep saying you want to write a book someday.
You've read so much on how, what the rules are, how to get started ... but you still feel stuck.
I'm here to tell you something:
You don't need any more knowledge.
You need support.
That's where I come in.
For 21 days, I give you a private, focused virtual room to work.
Insights from a multi-published NYT best selling author (me!) to get you past those roadblocks that stopped you before.
A community of other new writers who desperately want to get their first drafts written, just like you.
No drama.
No fire-hose of information you can't use.
Simple, actionable steps.
I'm here to give you all the support you need to get that first draft done.
My name is Pat (she/they). I'm a NYT and USAT best selling author, and I LOVE writing!
Since 2015, (between my two pen names) I've self-published 24 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
I've written over 30 novel first drafts alone (and close to 200 first drafts overall, including shorts and flash fiction) since I began writing novels in 2005.
(I should go back and count, but I'm too busy writing)
Want to know how to get that first draft done? I can show you!
Yes, you. Even if you have challenging circumstances. Even if you feel like you've failed before.
(You can't fail at writing, by the way.)
I give you it all! Everything I know about writing that first draft.
I take care of you like the precious newborn writer that you are.
Every day you get:
Imagine how it will feel to finish the first draft of that book you've always wanted to write.
To write "The End."
Being able to announce it (if you want to) on social media, to tell your friends and family.
I'm here to tell you that it's a feeling like no other!
I will be with you every step of the way.
You're not too old. You're not too young. It's not too late.
You're welcome to follow me on Threads!
If you'd like to get on the priority wait list for the next workshop in January, sign up here.
We're not writing a whole book. We're writing a first draft.
A whole book starts off as a first draft, just as a car starts off as a first draft on a designer's board.
Right?
That's what we're doing.
People have the idea that they need a completed, revised, edited masterpiece as their first draft. Nothing could be farther from the truth. That's like saying you need the car sitting in the showroom before you can change anything about it.
See how that makes no sense?
By definition, a first draft is the basic bones of the story. The plot, the dialogue, the feels. You're creating the pieces, or as traditionally-published author Shannon Hale puts it, "I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
You might not get every last grain in that box, but you can get most of it done in 21 days, at least enough to work with.
Once a year, in January.
Because I'm one person. I release a couple of books a year, under two pen names. I self-publish, which means I run my own little publishing company. I write, revise, edit, proofread, do cover design, market, and promote my books. I have a second job, a family, laundry to do, bills to pay.
Once a year is all I can reasonably do.
The purpose of a workshop is to work with me. If you want to work with me, this is your chance.
If you have questions, you can always contact me. That form goes straight to a special folder on my inbox, so it won't get lost in the flood. ;)
