Writing can be lonely, and forcing yourself to write every day… even harder than trying to get a 5 year old ready for the school run.
It's all well and good setting a target and having a goal, but when you haven't got the support to persevere, you inevitably fall short of your goal and end up crying in the shower with a bottle of gin.
The answer… Don't do it alone! Do it with people who will encourage and push you forward while you do the same for them.
1 month 50,000 words. I know, it sounds familiar, right?
Well, for one, you won't see any AI.
The best bit... There's an Ask An Editor feature!
To be more precise, Ask My Editor feature!
The amazingly talented ladies at Scott Editorial have kindly agreed to be on hand. Ask them anything, from which sentence is better, to my story is starting to feel flat, what can I do to get it going again?
Instant access to others who know why you'll want to bang your head against the desk.
You'll share your progress with the community and create your own little book team to give you that extra push.
Pens at the ready!
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While putting this challenge together, I spoke to a number of authors and editors asking for advice, and it was great to see them get as excited about this as I am. They even went one step further and offered to host workshops to help everyone get through any blocks.
They're going to be talking about...
- How to create the perfect first line/paragraph.
- Narrative flow.
- Creating character chemistry.
- When to show and when to tell.
- Genre rules.
Hi, I'm Andrea.
I'm an indie author based in the UK who's fed up of being an isolated writer, feeling unchallenged by my lack of discipline.
After looking into other writing challenges, I still felt I wasn't getting the writing community I wanted. Social media comes with the scrolling black hole of distraction. So... I decided to create Grapsimo (Greek for writing). Come take the Grapsimo challenge with me, and let's share the pleasure and the pain.
Founded by Amy Scott in 2016, Scott Editorial has helped 100s of writers develop and publish some amazing titles. With Master's degrees and PhDs in Creative Writing, they have not only helped me grow as a writer but have brainstormed with me during the blocked moments and pushed me to meet a deadline when the words flowed.
The team are offering their expertise and time for free throughout the challenge, so ask them anything!