Your Successful First Draft

Want to write a book? Start (and actually finish!) a 50,000-word first draft with this workshop and documents that guide you through it.

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You want to write a book—but it feels too big.

Can you do this story justice?

How will you get to the end?

Where do you even begin?

We've helped many writers finish a solid 50,000-word draft, and we can tell you from experience that your first messy draft will get finished more easily if you start with clarity, keep moving through the middle no matter what, and end with intention.

This workshop and interactive documents will help you do all three, so you can finish a first draft of an entire book.

We know that you can finish writing a book. You really can.

We are both published writers who have stood where you are—at the beginning of a draft, not sure if you can finish it. And we want you to know that you absolutely can.

Between us, we have published books, essays, short stories, and stage performances. Last year, as we wrote our most recent drafts, we took clearer notes on the process and turned them into the word count checklist guide you can purchase today. We're here to encourage you. Write that draft!

What you get in Your Successful First Draft

The workshop will set you up with more clarity on your project. The interactive documents will help you set up your project, keep moving through the middle, and finish with intention.

4 Steps to a Book's First Draft

(1h 27m 05s)
425 MB

Before You Write: First Draft Pre-writing Blueprints

127 KB

While Your Write: Word Count Checklist

138 KB

At the End: Post-writing Blueprints

97.7 KB

Your purchase today includes

90-minute workshop to help you set up your book draft with clarity
Pre-writing Blueprint interactive document to help you zero in on your book's purpose and direction
Word Count Checklist to guide you through every milestone, with prompts to get you unstuck every 3,000 words
Post-writing Blueprint interactive document with questions and guidance to help you celebrate and set up your intentions for editing.

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