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The Organised Writer is a practical, no-nonsense system that allows you to write without worrying about administration, business affairs, or scheduling. This straight-talking guide will help you become more productive, cope with multiple projects, and make time within your life to write - while also dealing with non-writing tasks more efficiently. It includes advice on how to:
· Manage your schedule
· Prioritise your writing time
· Take notes effectively
· Work with a 'clean mind'
· Get more written every day
· Deal effectively with non-writing tasks
· Set up a foolproof filing system
· Organise your working space
Read the book, then spend a weekend setting-up the system described, and you'll make the time back with interest. You'll get more written every day and complete more of your other tasks without being overwhelmed by all the things you have to do, forgot to do, or don't want to do.
List of contents
Introduction: Becoming an Organised WriterPart One: Get OrganisedChapter One: FASTEN Your Seatbelt
Chapter Two: Clocking In (and Out)
Chapter Three: Taking Notes and Making Lists
Part Two: Write!Chapter Four: Five Pages After Breakfast
Chapter Five: From Scribbles to Script
Part Three: Non-Writing StuffChapter Six: Money Matters
Chapter Seven: It's a Set-Up
Chapter Eight: The Future
AcknowledgementsAppendicesI: Summary ChecklistsII: Job SheetsIII: Further ReadingIndex
About the author
Antony Johnston is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde, which was based on his graphic novel. His work spans books, film, graphic novels, videogames, podcasts, music, and more, with titles translated throughout the world. He lives and works in England – and is highly organised.
Summary
The Organised Writer is a practical, no-nonsense system that allows you to write without worrying about administration, business affairs, or scheduling. This straight-talking guide will help you become more productive, cope with multiple projects, and make time within your life to write - while also dealing with non-writing tasks more efficiently. It includes advice on how to:
· Manage your schedule
· Prioritise your writing time
· Take notes effectively
· Work with a 'clean mind'
· Get more written every day
· Deal effectively with non-writing tasks
· Set up a foolproof filing system
· Organise your working space
Read the book, then spend a weekend setting-up the system described, and you'll make the time back with interest. You'll get more written every day and complete more of your other tasks without being overwhelmed by all the things you have to do, forgot to do, or don't want to do.
Foreword
'Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.' Gustave Flaubert
The Organised Writer is the first productivity book aimed specifically at authors and freelance writers to help them build routine and structure, to write more effectively and with less stress whatever their line of work.
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Johnston packs his book with practical insights and clever methods - the chapters on calendar management and time-blocking alone were like a bolt of lightning to my daily routine. The Organised Writer is the manual you've been looking for.
