Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Who would find this book helpful? 3
About us 4
Part 1 About You 5
Some questions to consider 6
Focusing your intentions
Actions 7
Visualisation for success
Ask yourself 9
Now write about what you saw as fully as you can, using all the senses
Answer these questions on your piece of paper 10
Affirmation
Mandala 11
Collage for success
Talisman or lucky stone 12
Part 2 Warm Up Exercises 13
Taking a line for a walk 14
Haiku
List of nouns 15
A to Z of writing ideas 16
Writing games 25
Old photographs
'Let's pretend' and 'What if'
Round the world 26
Book or song titles
Consequences
Part 3 Tools to Keep You Focused 29
Daily prompts 30
Day board/inspirations board
One minute meditation
Free-writing
The 'to do' list 31
Keeping notebooks
Day book
Ideas book
Letting off steam pages 32
Writing habits
Writing space
Writing regularly 33
Sending work off Dealing with rejection
Keeping going 34
Rewarding yourself Encouraging others
Mind maps 35
Blogs
Part 4 21 Days of Creative Boosts 37
Some things to keep in mind… 38
Day 1 in your writing space and at the shops 39
Day 2 at an art gallery 40
Day 3 anywhere comfortable 41
Day 4 in your writing space 42
Day 5 lunch in a café 44
Day 6 a walk through the forest 46
Day 7 at the cinema 47
Day 8 in your workplace 49
Day 9 on a train 50
Day 10 standing in a queue 52
Day 11 if you're having a blue day 53
Day 12 observing Autumn 56
Day 13 observing Winter 57
Day 14 observing Spring 5
Day 15 observing Summer 61
Day 16 upon waking 62
Day 17 an extra long shower 64
Day 18 at a party 65
Day 19 watching TV 67
Day 20 in church (or any place of worship) 68
Day 21 in the classroom 70
Part 5 Taking Care of the Writer 73
Self-care for writers 74
Aromatherapy for writers
Recipes for writers 75
Part 6 Planning Ahead 81
Where to next? 82
Vision creation and goal setting
Make a five year plan 83
Year 1 (month 1)
Year 1 (month 3) 84
Year 1 (month 6)
Year 1 (month 9) 85
Year 1 (month 12)
Wish list
Years 2-5 86
Think like a writer
Part 7 Additional Resources 87
Books for writers 88
Magazines for writers
Websites for writers 89
Information on aromatherapy
Information on mandalas
Information on mind maps 90
Organisations for writers
