Hi friend, When I was a kid, every summer I would check out a giant pile of books from the library for the long drive up to northern Wisconsin. I could actually read in the car back then, stretched out on the back deck of the family station wagon, surrounded by luggage. Now, I load up on audiobooks for summer road trips. My favorite place to do that is Chirp — a discount audiobook site. No membership or subscription, just audiobooks, and lots of them. And they run a lot of limited-time, steep discounts. The Writer's Process is one of those discounts. For the next couple weeks, it's only 99 cents on Chirp. If you're not familiar with my work, The Writer's Process is a great place to begin. It's about the psychology of writing, and how we can figure out our own best writing processes. It's the best known of my books—and possibly the best beloved, based on what people tell me. Take a moment to pick up this deal—and set yourself up for a summer of writing! (And, check out the bunches of other great audiobooks on sale. You can definitely fill up your road trip time.) Anne |
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The July Writing Voice exercise Hello Reader, We're past the halfway point of 2025 — are you doing the writing you want to do? Even if your time is constrained with work or family, protests or vacation, you can always find a few moments for journaling and writing voice exercises! No matter what your summer holds, I hope you'll take a moment to try the fun "voice" exercise for July. Flip your intentions Everything we write has an intention behind it. When we flip the intention on its head,...
Writing practices for dedicated writers Happy mid-June, Reader. As we approach the solstice, I bring you a few things to brighten your day in uncertain times: An almost-free audiobook A give-away book Encouragement to branch out Let's dive in. The Writer's Process audiobook for 99 cents Did you know there's an audiobook of The Writer's Process, my best-known book? I'm basically giving it away for the next few weeks on a service called Chirp (for listeners in the US and Canada). If you don't...
The Writing Voice exercise for June + more Hi Reader, Last time, I asked about your thoughts on AI. So many people responded—and, as you might guess, reactions to using generative AI were mixed. We have many cautious adopters on this list, and most of you draw a firm line under using AI to write—at least, for the writing that matters. Several people report using it for brainstorming and unblocking. One has experimented using AI for graphics for her blog (with mixed results). Morgan uses it in...