Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful Author by Bob Mayer

“I have always loved how your programs delved deeply into the psychological models you need to develop characters. Now you are using that to develop people.” ~Co-Creator of the Chicken Soup Books, Jack CanﬁeldThursday, December 6, 12

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“I’m convinced fear is at the root of most bad writing.” Stephen KingThursday, December 6, 12

What Is Holding You Back YOUThursday, December 6, 12

• Takes the concepts of Who Dares Wins into the world of publishing • Training Writers to be authors • Focusedwriting not the on author, • Gives you a plan and a pathThursday, December 6, 12

Why Use Write It Forward? Many successful people use elements of, just don’t call it that Nora Roberts sells 27 books every minute. She has 182 books in print. “Youre going to be unemployed if you really think you just have to sit around and wait for the muse to land on your shoulder.” Chef Ramsey: Kitchen Nightmares -menu -quality of food -who is in charge Coldplay uses SOPs when creating.Thursday, December 6, 12

Why Use Write It Forward? • It’s the difference between ordinary and elite. • Success is a struggle. • The ‘enemy’ is closer than we think. • Do things the ‘right’ way or the brave way? • Going from being a craftsman to an artist. • It causes you to focus, to ask why. • Itinto management. management takes you out of crisis • I’ve used, taught, and lived this. • IT WORKS.Thursday, December 6, 12

Learn the craft . . . What Artist is this?Thursday, December 6, 12

. . . then break the rules. Pablo PicassoThursday, December 6, 12

“I am always doing that which I cannot do in order to learn how to do it.” Pablo PicassoThursday, December 6, 12

I’ll do anything to achieve my writing goal, except don’t ask me to do . . .?Thursday, December 6, 12

This is exactly what you must do.Thursday, December 6, 12

Overview of the Program WINS: •WHAT speciﬁcally do you want to achieve with your writing? •WHY do you want to achieve these particular goals? •WHERE will sustained change occur?Thursday, December 6, 12

Overview of the Program WHO: • Understand CHARACTER. • What is CHANGE, and how do you accomplish it? • How do you build the COURAGE to change?Thursday, December 6, 12

Overview of the Program DARES: • COMMUNICATE your change to the world. • Take COMMAND of your change. • COMPLETE the Circle of Success and change.Thursday, December 6, 12

AREA ONE: WINS Special Force One: WHATThursday, December 6, 12

“Creativity without strategy, or strategy without creativity, is unlikely to get eitherparties the results they are anticipating.” ~Lincoln DaviesThursday, December 6, 12

Goals...What •Clearly understanding your goals keeps you on target to succeed •Both your goals and your book’s goalsThursday, December 6, 12

Strategic Goals •Most writers are desperate to get published. •Once published, they’re desperate to sell the next book. Then the next. •Or they’re under contract to deliver the next book, then the next, and . . . •Most writers don’t have a strategic goal.Thursday, December 6, 12

Strategic Goals Can Be Anything. • I want to be a NY Times best-selling author in 5 years. • I want to write my memoir for my grandchildren. • I want to write part-time simply because it is a hobby. • I want to get published within 2 years. • I want to have my book in print within 6 months. • I want to write a book that will help people with -----.Thursday, December 6, 12

State your goals in one sentence. • Have a positive verb that indicates the action you want to use to achieve your goal. • The verb must indicate an action you control*. • Concise, understandable wording. • An external, visible outcome. • A time lock for achieving the goal. • KEEP IT POSITIVE- A NEGATIVE GOAL ACCEPTS DEFEAT.Thursday, December 6, 12

On-line Workshops $75 $50 March/April 2013 February 2013 August/September 2013 July 2013 November 2013Thursday, December 6, 12

Workshops by Bob Mayer Bob will be teaching WIF for seven hours on Amelia Island, FL on 16 March. More information and registration here (Limited to first 74 participants) http://www.firstcoastromancewriters.com/?page_id=2048 One Day Write It Forward Workshop in Washington DC on 23 March http://wrwdc.com/member-benefits/meetings/Thursday, December 6, 12

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