{"product_id":"the-12-week-year-for-writers-isbn-9781119817437","title":"The 12 Week Year for Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet more words on the page with this proven and popular system \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done is an easy-to-implement and practical framework for writers to get more work done in less time. You’ll answer big picture questions—What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals?—while enacting a comprehensive system to plan and execute your writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou’ll create a 12 Week Plan and a Model Week, collaborate with a weekly writing group, keep score, and learn to stick to a weekly execution routine. The book will also show you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eManage multiple writing projects at the same time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop a prolific writer’s mindset and increase your output with the 12 Week Year system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeal with actionable specifics, like when and where to write\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal for writers in all genres and fields, The 12 Week Year for Writers is the perfect hands-on guide for academic and business writers, authors, students, columnists, bloggers, and copy and content writers who seek to increase their productivity and get more quality words on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Action Steps xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Why You Need A New Writing System 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Why You Need a New Writing System 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The 12 Week Year: Your Strategic Operating System for Writing 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II How To Use The 12 Week Year 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Crafting Your Writing Vision 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Creating Your 12 Week Plan 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Creating Your Model Week 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Weekly Writing Group 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Scorekeeping 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Weekly Execution Routine 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III How The 12 Week Year Will Help You Write 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Making Your First 12 Week Year a Success 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 How to Use the 12 Week Year to Write More 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 How to Manage Multiple Writing Projects 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 How to Write Together with the 12 Week Year 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 The Writer’s Mindset 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Parting Thoughts 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV The 12 Week Year In Action 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 How I Used the 12 Week Year to Write This Book 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Frequently Asked Questions 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree 12 Week Year for Writers Resource Library 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. TREVOR THRALL, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and Associate Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government where he teaches courses in international security. He is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in the Defense and Foreign Policy Department.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e BRIAN P. MORAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Founder and CEO of The Execution Company, an organization that improves the performance and quality of life for leaders and entrepreneurs. He has management and executive experience with UPS, PepsiCo, and Northern Automotive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e MICHAEL LENNINGTON\u003c\/b\u003e is coauthor of T\u003ci\u003ehe 12 Week Year\u003c\/i\u003e, and works with firms and top performers to help them create next-level breakthroughs by leveraging the 12 Week Year execution system. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done\u003c\/i\u003e, an expert team of writers and strategists delivers a practical and actionable way for writers to implement the celebrated 12 Week Year system and dramatically improve their productivity. The authors walk you through this strategic operating system for writers, helping you answer the big picture questions that will determine your success: What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals? What are the best strategies and tactics to achieve those goals? How can I stay focused and productive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book offers a comprehensive system for writers of all kinds and in all genres to plan and execute their writing. You’ll learn to create your 12 Week Plan and your Model Week, collaborate with a weekly writing group, keep score, and establish a weekly execution routine. The book will also show you how to manage multiple writing projects at once, how to increase your output with the 12 Week Year system, and how to develop a writer’s mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the down and dirty specifics, such as where and when you’ll write, to the broader outlines of your strategy, like goal- and deadline-setting, \u003ci\u003eThe 12 Week Year for Writers\u003c\/i\u003e helps writers translate abstract motivation into concrete action, prose, or poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perfect for academic writers, business writers, authors, students, columnists, bloggers, and copy and content writers, \u003ci\u003eThe 12 Week Year for Writers\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to produce high-quality work more efficiently, reliably, and effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe 12 Week Year for Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We writers are a peculiar bunch, so I am impressed how Trevor manages to bridge high-performance practices into our creative world and make it feel natural. 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