Tired of feeling guilty about unfinished work? Stop drowning in drafts. You need a mission and a map to cross the finish line.

For All Writers | Included in the Season Pass

New year, new plan—what kind of writer do you want to be? What book are you dying to start (or finish!) What’s the mission that will get you going to bring your words into the world? And is FINAL-final-draft-6B.doc the most recent manuscript? (it’s been a few weeks since you sat down!)

Here’s the truth: if you start with “organizing” you’ll never get finished. What you need is a practical, flexible approach that meets your actual life and fits your limited calendar. To cut through the overwhelm and focus on the story you want to tell and the readers you need to reach. And of course, a specific list of the steps to take to get from draft to done.

In this 90-minute webinar with Allison K Williams, get clear on your goals and learn how to
merge linear planning with creative flexibility to organize your files and your projects. You’ll set (doable!) goals that matter and learn patterns to stay focused on your project despite the demands of work, family and home. You’ll get tips and tricks to stay motivated and confident when you’re not getting much feedback, and easy, free ways to connect with other writers.

Can’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants.

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In this webinar, you will learn:

• The Brain Dump Method: How to get every project, idea, and obligation out of your head and onto paper—then decide what actually matters (and what you can let go)
• The Lifeboat: A powerful technique to identify which project deserves your focus right now, even when you’re torn between multiple manuscripts
• A 5-minute technique to organize ALL your digital files: find what you need in 30 seconds, not 30 minutes!
• Project planning for creative minds: How to map your manuscript structure using sticky notes, index cards, or digital tools—and why treating each scene as its own accomplishment changes everything
• Understanding your creative energy, bravery, and commitment—and how to stop spending them in the wrong places
• How to balance research and writing: The revolutionary way to store and use your research without getting sucked into rabbit holes 
• Creating habits that stick: The “if-then” formula that gets you writing, and why your tiny, frightened lizard brain needs to hear “I’ll come back, I promise”
• Your platform is your writing: How to build author presence without taking focus off your writing

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This webinar is ideal for…

• Fiction, nonfiction and memoir writers with a manuscript at any stage—started, murky middle, revisions, or just a compelling idea demanding your attention
• Those building a writing side hustle—teaching, editing, coaching—and need strategies to balance the paid work with your own creative projects
• Creatives juggling multiple unfinished projects who need clarity on which one to prioritize
• Writers with child/family/caregiver obligations who just can’t see where the time will come from 
• Writers with disabilities or neurodivergence that hinder writing time, focus or stamina
• Writers who want to form and define their writing life through conscious practice
• Creative Writing students and MFA graduates having a hard time writing without external deadlines
• Writers who alternate between prolific writing binges and “hitting a wall” or getting creatively blocked

Not for people who have their lives, their time, and their schedule 100% together and everything is fine! (Please, tell us how!)

You’ll receive:

• Worksheets to plan your time, rank your priorities, and determine which project will be your focus this year
• PDF of the slides from the workshop
• Access to daily FREE co-writing sessions, all year long
• A renewed sense of purpose in your writing.

This isn’t about becoming someone who has it all together. It’s about becoming someone who makes progress despite not having it all together. Because that’s the only way any of us actually finish books.

Closed captioning is available. ✔
All registrants receive the recording. ✔

ABOUT YOUR PRESENTER

Allison K Williams is the author of Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro From Blank Page to Book. She has edited and coached writers to Big Five and literary/university publishing deals and the New York Times and USA Today bestsellers lists. She’s guided essayists and humorists to publication in media including the New Yorker, Time, the Guardian, the New York Times, McSweeney’s, Refinery29, Hippocampus, the Belladonna and TED Talks. As Social Media Editor for Brevity, she inspires thousands of writers with weekly blogs on craft and the writing life. Allison has been published, featured, profiled or quoted in media including the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, CBC Canada’s Dragons’ Den, the Christian Science Monitor, Michigan Magazine, the St. Petersburg Times, The Moth, Snap Judgment, and CBC Radio’s Definitely Not the Opera and Love Me.or of The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (University of Chicago Press) and a frequent speaker at global industry events. Her expertise has been cited by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Poets & Writers, and her long-running newsletter, The Bottom Line, helps industry professionals stay on top of publishing trends—especially the evolving role of AI. With a background that spans traditional publishing, digital marketing strategy, and entrepreneurial authorship, Jane offers a uniquely balanced perspective on harnessing technology without sacrificing craft or ethics.

Questions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com

FULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process.

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