{"product_id":"9781599634241","title":"Writer with a Day Job: Inspiration \u0026 Exercises to Help You Craft a Writing Life Alongside Your Career","description":"Don’t let the daily grind drain your creative energy!\u003cp\u003eYou can work full time \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e still have a productive writing life. Many writers waste time waiting for the day they can finally quit their day jobs and live the so-called writing dream. Don’t wait. You can do both – and your writing will be the better for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing a full-time job and a productive writing life is no easy feat! This book offers writers advice, skill-building techniques, prompts, and exercises in every chapter, and strategies on how to get and keep writing while also working the 9 to 5 grind.\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will discover tips and exercises for:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting and protecting personal writing goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating a schedule that complements their stamina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting creative before and after work - and on their lunch hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding inspiration in the most unlikely of spots and at the most impromptu of times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting proficiently in multiple forms (long and short) so that they don't get bogged down writing one long project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming an active participant in writing communities so they have a solid support system at the ready\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiguring out how (if at all) to share their writing life with co-workers, friends, and family members\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll also get quick, practical tutorials to help you master scenes, point of view, characters, settings, dialogue, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriter With a Day Job\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the strategies and motivation you need to work 40 hours a week (or more!) and achieve writing success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"F+W Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151270396144,"sku":"9781599634241","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781599634241_p0.jpg?v=1763826608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781599634241","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}