Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers

Ever feel your writing isn't improving fast enough? Deliberate practice can help! The same methods used in music, sport, chess and art can also be applied in writing, giving you an extra edge and far greater confidence in your craft.

Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers is a groundbreaking guide by experienced university creative writing tutor Jules Horne.

It's based on sound principles from the world of educational psychology, and inspired by the work of psychologists Anders Ericsson, BJ Fogg (Tiny Habits), Carol Dweck, and other experts on excellence and learning.

I wrote this book after many years teaching creative writing with The Open University. As a writer-musician, I'd learned powerful practice techniques, and often wondered why a focused, systematic approach wasn't used in writing. After trying some experiments, I found it could make a big difference in a short time - and this book was born!

Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers is for experienced writers, aspiring writers, and anyone who wants to refresh and reenergise their writing, with playful, focused practice in as little as five minutes a day.