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The Definitive Guide to Writing on Your Terms, Using Your Own, Honest-to-God, Gut-Wrenching Voice
The Definitive Guide to Writing on Your Terms Using Your Own Honest-to-God, Gut-Wrenching Voice is a digital book that includes 118 pages of content, exercises and samples of my own writing, as well as videos to inspire.
This book is for writers who need help figuring out their voice, how to develop it, what tools they need to make it happen, how to use those tools and how to package it all up. It is information, challenge, inspiration, strategy, tips, and practical advice on how to be genuine and clear.
What’s it worth to you to do something you’ve dreamed about your whole life?
This is a step-by-step guide to help you put your guts on the page. Say what you mean, how you mean it, and without apology. You don’t need anyone’s permission to write, or to write what you want. You are the only one holding you back. You have the power to change everything.
What you get:
• Specific ways you are holding yourself back.
• A detailed guide showing you everything you need to put an end to writer’s block.
• A checklist to help you get writing NOW.
• How to quash the internal editor forever.
• How to avoid the number one mistake that causes people to quit before they even get going.
In the time it takes to read it, you’ll know what took me more than a decade to figure out.
If you’ve had an idea for a story rattling around in your head and need help getting it out …
OR if you always wanted to write but convinced yourself you didn’t have the time, talent or wherewithal …
OR if you want to take what’s beating inside your chest and throw it onto the page with fury and passion …
This book will help you with that.
This book is for writers who need help figuring out their voice, how to develop it, what tools they need to make it happen, how to use those tools and how to package it all up. It is information, challenge, inspiration, strategy, tips, and practical advice on how to be genuine and clear.
What’s it worth to you to do something you’ve dreamed about your whole life?
This is a step-by-step guide to help you put your guts on the page. Say what you mean, how you mean it, and without apology. You don’t need anyone’s permission to write, or to write what you want. You are the only one holding you back. You have the power to change everything.
What you get:
• Specific ways you are holding yourself back.
• A detailed guide showing you everything you need to put an end to writer’s block.
• A checklist to help you get writing NOW.
• How to quash the internal editor forever.
• How to avoid the number one mistake that causes people to quit before they even get going.
In the time it takes to read it, you’ll know what took me more than a decade to figure out.
If you’ve had an idea for a story rattling around in your head and need help getting it out …
OR if you always wanted to write but convinced yourself you didn’t have the time, talent or wherewithal …
OR if you want to take what’s beating inside your chest and throw it onto the page with fury and passion …
This book will help you with that.
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133 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 21, 2013
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March 12, 2014
Lots of good advice. Much, I knew. Some I didn't. What I like most most about the book is Dickson's passion. I listened to it today--TTS, while I worked. Having it read out loud felt like a pep rally for me. Dickson's style is no-nonsense, no bullcrap. She cusses, she occasionally comes across as sarcastic, she is adamant about the things a writer must do to become a better writer, and she is brutally honest.
I will revisit this book again and again; just for the pep-talk, it's worth the time. It was refreshing to have someone say that it's okay to step outside some of the rules devised over decades by the big-six.
The best lesson I took away from the book is to stop caring what other people "might" think and say about my writing. To stop allowing that to hold me back.
One rub (lol--I know the author won't care that I didn't like this) was her pitch for her services at the end of the book. Still, I got the feeling that she truly cares about fellow writers, especially the struggling, emerging writers.
One more thing--I really wish this was available in print. This needs to be placed next to King's "On Writing" on my bookshelf.
I will revisit this book again and again; just for the pep-talk, it's worth the time. It was refreshing to have someone say that it's okay to step outside some of the rules devised over decades by the big-six.
The best lesson I took away from the book is to stop caring what other people "might" think and say about my writing. To stop allowing that to hold me back.
One rub (lol--I know the author won't care that I didn't like this) was her pitch for her services at the end of the book. Still, I got the feeling that she truly cares about fellow writers, especially the struggling, emerging writers.
One more thing--I really wish this was available in print. This needs to be placed next to King's "On Writing" on my bookshelf.
August 14, 2014
Loved this book, written in a no-nonsense, friendly style. Definitely not a stuffy book. It contains the obligatory tips for writing such as "show don't tell", misuse of exclamation points, passive voice etc., but more importantly it covers the psychological aspects of writing: Why are you writing? For whom? What are your fears? What holds you back? The author uses examples, inspiring quotes from famous authors and there are even some videos thrown in, albeit short ones.
There is considerable coverage given to enhancing your creativity and finding your voice. I learned a lot from the section on stepping back and letting your creativity shine through. This is why I bought the book, and it delivered for me.
Recommended for writers trying to find their voice, or creatively blocked.
There is considerable coverage given to enhancing your creativity and finding your voice. I learned a lot from the section on stepping back and letting your creativity shine through. This is why I bought the book, and it delivered for me.
Recommended for writers trying to find their voice, or creatively blocked.
August 7, 2014
If you're new to writing or need to focus more on finding your voice in a story, this is the guide to help you. While I've read reviews stating the book has some obvious information, I've never come across another that asks the same questions or better serves as a tool to use as you write.
I often found myself referring back to it while trying to build my own voice in a memoir and found her suggestions to be what broke me through hard stops.
Becky is a sarcastic, funny advocate for writers who will work hard to get you writing exactly as you should: raw and furious.
I often found myself referring back to it while trying to build my own voice in a memoir and found her suggestions to be what broke me through hard stops.
Becky is a sarcastic, funny advocate for writers who will work hard to get you writing exactly as you should: raw and furious.
February 10, 2014
This book is a must read for all writers. For those of us who take in praises on our works without any criticism, there is a rude awakening here from Ms. Dickson. She doesn't beat around the bush with her advice on how to write effectively. Her no BS attitude on writing procedures and other factors that get in the way, mostly a writer's inner editor issues, is all explained in this book. Don't think twice, just buy it, then read it over and over!
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