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Debbie and Ray developed the Personal Development program that offers personal and individual guidance that gets you focused on writing. This program provides basic, personalized tools that help you develop your story. We will work with you one-on-one to help you gain focus on your writing by developing clarity, writing abilities, direction and quality.
Here are some of the things that your personal development assistant helps you with:
In Part I: Getting focused with your book:
- Developing clarity about your subjects and book topics.
- Helping you develop your book concept:
- Finding your writers voice/style and slant in your writing.
- Discovering your purpose for writing.
- Determine your needs (what do you want to get out of the writing experience).
- Design a course of action
- Identifying your target audience (market niche). Who are you writing to?
- Research your competition. - What sets your book apart from all the others that are in the bookstore?
In Part II: Writing your book:
You will address issues such as:
- Building confidence in your ability to write
- Setting goals
- Finding the time and place to write
- Overcoming fears
- Dealing writers block
- Develop a timeline for book and time allocation for each chapter of book
- Complete exercises that help you increase your motivation to write
We will:
- Act as your personal cheerleaders
- Help you increase your motivation through affirmations etc.
- Help you define direction of book
- Provide an outline for writing tutorial
- Provide guidance and answer questions about what you are writing
- Help you to establish a tone to your writing
15 Habits to keep you Writing
- Make or remake the commitment to write.
- Find the time and place that you can set aside to write. Be realistic.
- Have your writing tools - a good desk and chair, good writing pens, and a notebook with pockets.
- Use daily affirmations and pump yourself up. Believe in yourself.
- Face your fears and doubts, so you can start to overcome them.
- Develop a support system: join a workshop, writers' organizations, subscribe to writers' magazines, etc.
- Don't make excuses for not writing. If you have trouble keeping your commitment, don't stop. Make the commitment again and again. Just keep going.
- Drink plenty of water and watch what you eat. Exercise.
- Cultivate your spiritual growth - meditate.
- Feed your passion daily. Be excited about the journey of writing.
- Take time for yourself and don't feel guilty.
- Identify your strengths and reflect on past successes.
- Respect and embrace your talents.
- Practice what you discover.
- Maintain balance in your life as you get more involved in your writing.
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