Writer's First Aid

The proven remedies and problem-solving techniques in Kristi Holl's Writer's First Aid have already helped hundreds of writers beat a surer, more enjoyable path toward publication.
	"Kristi Holl understands the emotional struggles that can sabotage a writer's best intentions," says Patricia Curtis Pfitsch, author of Riding the Flume (Simon & Schuster, 2002) and Keeper of the Light (Simon & Schuster, 1997). "She offers real solutions to help us cope and keep us writing."

I. "GETTING STARTED"

What'll I write about? . . . How to banish anxiety . . . Getting-started tricks that keep you going . . . Identifying--and dissolving--that writer's block . . . Finishing the stalled chapter . . . 4 techniques for increased creativity . . . Jump-starting ideas . . . Much more . . .

II. "WORK HABITS THAT WORK FOR YOU"

Overcoming distractions . . . Strategies for fitting writing into a crowded schedule . . . Tapping hidden sources of energy . . . Revving up your creative juices . . . Matching your schedule to your biorhythms . . . Stopping self-sabotage . . . Improving skills fast . . . Curing deadlinitis . . . Boosting productivity . . .

III. "MONEY AND OTHER PRACTICAL MATTERS"

8 strategies for being your own agent . . . Steps to take to reach that full-time freelancing goal . . . Lifestyle tips that stretch writing income . . . Negotiating a book contract . . . Great expectations that pay off . . . Knowing when to quit your day job . . . Offer trade-offs . . . Win-win negotiating . . . Choosing the right writers' conference . . .

IV. "CREATE THE WRITING LIFE YOU WANT"

Mapping the shortest distance to your dream life . . . Improving freelancing skills . . . Producing your best work . . . Clarifying goals . . . Conquering obstacles . . . Acquiring essential full-time writing tools . . . Crafting positive changes that last . . . Increasing your attention span . . . Finding personal writing success . . .

About the author . . .

Award-winning author of 24 published novels and over 180 stories and articles, Kristi Holl is just as proud of the many people she has helped to become writers themselves. Over the past 17 years, her mentoring skills as an instructor at the Institute of Children's Literature have been instrumental in turning hundreds of aspiring writers into published authors.

Urged to make her proven problem-solving skills available to a wider audience, Kristi put them in a series of articles on the Internet. So many requests were made for reprints that the decision was made to print 40 of her most in-demand articles in a single, convenient reference work, Writer's First Aid.

For over 17 years, award-winning author and writers' mentor Kristi Holl has helped hundreds of aspiring writers achieve publishing success. Writer's First Aid contains her most sought-after strategies, insights, and specific solutions for problems that all writers--from beginners to established authors--struggle with.

"Writers take heart!" says Teri Martini, author of 31 books. "Filled with imaginative solutions, Writer's First Aid offers help on problems that plague all writers."

"Every time I think that I cannot juggle my four kids, my very out-spoken husband, my job, my photography class, and the writing class, I pick up your book and read as much as I can. It keeps me focused, answers my questions, and helps me to see that I am not the only person who is struggling to make a dream come true!" writes Wendy Cole, Fort Meyers, FL.

"I often marvel at the way Kristi Holl seems to read my mind, understand my concerns, and provide the exact bit of insight or advice I need--right on cue!" writes Sandy Asher, novelist and playwright.

"Kristi Holl understands the heart and nature of every writer--whether working full-time jobs, being single parents, dads, moms, or whatever status. I use this handbook to energize myself when I cannot summon the spirit or strength that's needed to overcome a writer's block. I recommend this handbook to all writers," says Louis Stephen, Belleview, FL.

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