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The complete guide to working with beta readers

Everything you need to know about working with beta readers – who they are, the benefits of using them and practical tips on how to recruit, brief and communicate with them. It’s publishing folklore – how JK Rowling was famously...

Keep going: 10 books to help build your writing resilience

From punchy pep talks to solid science, I've been reading books about how to build better habits and keep going for over a decade. These are the ones I turn to again and again when I want a burst of inspiration or help answering a tricky coaching question. Read on for...

How to keep writing using rewards

Whatever you’re writing it’s important to keep motivated and keep moving forward. That’s when rewards can power up your writing productivity. However, there’s more to rewards than treating yourself to a big slice of cake after crafting the perfect sentence. Find out...

Build a rock solid writing routine with the psychology of habits

‘How to build a writing habit’ is clickbait for writers. Habits are a magic bullet to kill procrastination and end struggles with willpower. But beware! Writing does not meet the scientific definition of a habit so striving for the gold standard will end in failure....

Writing systems: finding yours, why it matters

Everybody writes differently but one thing’s the same. The writers who have a more balanced, easier and less wrung-out relationship with writing have all developed some kind of personal system to keep them going and to stop them from stalling. Before lockdown I used...

How to make time to write – 4 approaches to finding time

Learn about four approaches that other writers use to make time to write, try these simple exercises to find time in your busy schedule, and make the most of what time you have. How writers make time to write Some of us are short on time while others have too much....

How to set a writing goal: the ultimate guide

Writing goals are important because they give you something to aim for. They give you the structure, direction and clarity you need to keep moving forwards with your project. However, the wrong goal can become a millstone that demotivates and leads to delay, and make...

Prioritise your writing – exercises to help make writing matter and make it happen

You’re busy. You’ve got a job, family commitments, a life that fills your calendar from dawn until dusk. But you’ve also got dreams - a creative idea, a book you want to write - or you’ve got plans for an article you need to write, a blog to update. If your writing...

A guide to tracking your writing – why noticing how you write will transform your practice

Tracking can be a powerful tool for behaviour change. It helps you build writing habits and routines, improve your productivity, and make you feel more positive about writing - which means you'll be more likely to continue. Get started with this complete guide to...

The complete guide to writing accountability – hold yourself to account and use others to help you achieve your writing goals

Writing accountability comes in all shapes and sizes. Whether you like to keep your projects secret or enlist others to support you, we’ve got you covered in this complete guide to writing accountability. Find out why it matters, get inspired by the ingenious methods...

How to stop procrastinating for good: a guide for writers

Some writers assume that procrastinating means engaging in frivolous activity - but that’s not true. Work can be procrastination, research can be procrastination, planning can be procrastination. It has many different forms and the less visible it is, the more...
Why productivity is personal

Why productivity is personal

Writers love to share the backstory of their book: where, when and how they were struck by a spark of inspiration. Bec recently returned to the exact spot where she had her lightbulb moment, a puzzle that led to an obsession with writing productivity, My lightbulb...

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Sally Wainwright’s writing process

Sally Wainwright’s writing process

Chris chats to top TV dramatist Sally Wainwright about starting out, 2 am starts and her new book deal, and shares her tips for getting your first TV commission (from 2014). BAFTA-winning UK writer, producer and director Sally Wainwright is best known for creating...

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Written: a quick introduction

Written: a quick introduction

Our new book Written: How to keep writing and build a habit that lasts is out this January. So, what is it, why did we write it and how will it help people? (And if you're here to find out how you can win a proof copy tomorrow, it's by joining our newsletter). Writing...

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How writing sprints work: the nuts and bolts

A 7-Day Writing Sprint is a coaching program designed to help you fast-forward a piece of writing over a week. Unique to Prolifiko, our sprints are structured in a way that help you reflect on your progress day-by-day so you start to find a few tactics and approaches...

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Getting to Written

Getting to Written

If you've followed Prolifiko and our work for any amount of time, you might have figured out that Bec and I are married. If you haven’t, well, now you know. It's not something we normally write about because our work is about you. But for this one time, I’m...

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How to be a writer with David Quantick

How to be a writer with David Quantick

David Quantick is an Emmy-winning television writer, a radio broadcaster, novelist, journalist and author of the best-selling writing manuals How to Write Everything and How To Be A Writer which features interviews with famous writers, performers and industry...

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The resilience to keep writing

The resilience to keep writing

I thought I knew about resilience. For the last decade I’ve been studying writing habits and how writers keep going. After a bereavement, I started to see things differently. It turns out I was wrong about what it means to be resilient. This follow up post considers...

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