Fresh Writing Tools for 2022
Happy New Year! My 2022 calendar is already filling with writing classes. Let’s take one together! Find out what I’m up to each month on my WriteGuide Calendar, where you’ll find links to class descriptions and registration info. To celebrate winter, I’ve refreshed WriteGuide, my curated list of class and instructor recommendations for new and emerging fiction writers. Now it’s even easier to find my most highly recommended classes. Or, revisit my 2021 featured classes, instructors, and news on WriteGuide Blog.
Writing tools for a new year:
When we see each other online, classmates frequently ask about that colorful thing hanging on the wall behind me. Is it my conspiracy theory? Forgotten resolutions of New Years past? How does it work?
Post-It jokes aside, this curiosity is the outline for my award-winning novel-in-progress, The Butcher’s Apprentice. In 2022, when I’m not taking writing classes, I’ll be at work on the next draft of my novel. In addition to working in Scrivener, I use this visual outlining system to help maintain my writing momentum and focus. It’s a flexible tool that allows me to build and adjust each scene or chapter. Blue markers indicate the stages of the Hero’s Journey and story timeline. Progressing through each row gives me a sense of accomplishment and keeps me moving forward. How do you organize and stay focused on your writing? Drop me a line with your best methods; I’d like to share your tips!
Please stay in touch as you write your way through the new year! I love to hear from past and current classmates, instructors, and other new and emerging fiction writers. Subscribe to my newsletter for occasional updates and WriteGuide Blog announcements.
Wishing you a creative, healthy, and joyous New Year!
-Wendy
