Written: How to Keep Writing and Build a Habit That Lasts
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- Create Date：2023-01-20 06:51:51
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Bec Evans
- ISBN：1785789031
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Summary
Do you ever wish you could find more time to write？ Do you ever feel frustrated that other things get in the way？ Perhaps you're stuck at the start， mired in the middle or just can't back into the writing groove？
Writing is important to many of us – for our careers， studies， businesses or creative fulfilment – but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible。 We often struggle to give it the attention it deserves。 We can't find time。 Our focus is torn。 Distractions are everywhere。 Our inner critic keeps telling us we're no good。
But what if you could find a highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you？
Bec Evans and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop procrastinating， overcome their blocks and reach their writing goals。 Now， they've taken their most successful tactics and turned their unique approach into this life-changing book that anyone can use to write more productively and with less stress。
Packed full of tried and tested advice， stories you can relate to and the latest research from psychology and neuroscience， Written gives you the tools you need to start writing， keep going – and finish。
Writing is important to many of us – for our careers， studies， businesses or creative fulfilment – but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible。 We often struggle to give it the attention it deserves。 We can't find time。 Our focus is torn。 Distractions are everywhere。 Our inner critic keeps telling us we're no good。
But what if you could find a highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you？
Bec Evans and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop procrastinating， overcome their blocks and reach their writing goals。 Now， they've taken their most successful tactics and turned their unique approach into this life-changing book that anyone can use to write more productively and with less stress。
Packed full of tried and tested advice， stories you can relate to and the latest research from psychology and neuroscience， Written gives you the tools you need to start writing， keep going – and finish。
Reviews
Catherine Weetman
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2023This was such an enjoyable book， with something useful for experienced and new writers。Whether you’re looking to start writing for pleasure or purpose， to find ways to write more （or more regularly） or to improve the outcomes of your existing practices， I think you’ll find stories， insights， tips and tools to help you improve。Evans and Smith’s book feels like listening to a favourite writing coach with a wealth of experience and research to back e Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2023This was such an enjoyable book， with something useful for experienced and new writers。Whether you’re looking to start writing for pleasure or purpose， to find ways to write more （or more regularly） or to improve the outcomes of your existing practices， I think you’ll find stories， insights， tips and tools to help you improve。Evans and Smith’s book feels like listening to a favourite writing coach with a wealth of experience and research to back everything up。 They encourage you to reflect on each of your writing sessions， looking for patterns and ways to improve。 I started doing very short reflections on each writing session， using their suggested questions， and within 3 sessions I’d ‘named’ one of my recurring distraction problems - that meant I could be more alert to the temptation and disciplined about keeping going。Finding out that the authors had wrestled for months with the final chapter， moving it around and chopping it up， made me feel much better about my current project （which also feels like ‘parts of an engine I’m trying to assemble’， strewn all around me）。Highly recommended and a rich， rewarding and enjoyable read… 。。。more
Tracy O'Brien
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Brilliant book， a gentle guide to helping you find your own way， noticing your routines and how you write。 This is not a book that will tell you 'you must do this if you are a writer' it is an empowering guide to allow you， as a writer， find and set your own routines and ways to write Brilliant book， a gentle guide to helping you find your own way， noticing your routines and how you write。 This is not a book that will tell you 'you must do this if you are a writer' it is an empowering guide to allow you， as a writer， find and set your own routines and ways to write 。。。more
Simon Linacre
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I was lucky enough to read a review copy of Written and can’t recommend it highly enough。 It really gets under the skin of the writing process - huge congrats to Bec Evans and Chris Smith on a remarkable achievement that is sure to have a big impact on writers and the written word for years to come
SalE
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“Written” is a readable， interesting， and useful book。 It takes a refreshingly different approach to the self-help genre。 Instead of an ego-laden “do just what I did， and you will be as successful as me” approach， the authors recognise that there will be many different reasons， internal and external， why we struggle to write， and that our individual solutions to these will be as varied as the reasons are。 They help us to explore our writing process and what gets in its way， and to find an approa “Written” is a readable， interesting， and useful book。 It takes a refreshingly different approach to the self-help genre。 Instead of an ego-laden “do just what I did， and you will be as successful as me” approach， the authors recognise that there will be many different reasons， internal and external， why we struggle to write， and that our individual solutions to these will be as varied as the reasons are。 They help us to explore our writing process and what gets in its way， and to find an approach to writing that works for us as individuals。 Brilliant。 。。。more
Sarah Brooks
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If you are a writer who has ever experienced writers block， felt like you must be crazy to continue with your piece of writing， compared yourselves to others and found yourself wanting， or just felt like crawling under the table and never getting up again （me – a lot of the time！）， this book is like hope in your hand。 The key message shared by the authors is to never give up， because good things come to those who do， not those who wait。 True enough。 There are so many examples of famous authors w If you are a writer who has ever experienced writers block， felt like you must be crazy to continue with your piece of writing， compared yourselves to others and found yourself wanting， or just felt like crawling under the table and never getting up again （me – a lot of the time！）， this book is like hope in your hand。 The key message shared by the authors is to never give up， because good things come to those who do， not those who wait。 True enough。 There are so many examples of famous authors who have suffered from exactly the same things as us and it was their perseverance to get up every day and keep writing that led them to success。 In other words， there is no innate talent for writing， but an innate talent for keeping going when the going gets tough which leads to productive and successful writing later on。 Bravo to Bec and Chris for delivering such a powerful message。 This book has given me something I didn’t even know I needed， a reason to carry on writing。 。。。more
Rachel Connor
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Hands down， this is the best practical 'how to' guide on writing that I've ever read （and I've read a LOT！）。 The authors are brilliant at weaving in their own experience， telling stories that draw you in to their own journeys of writing。 It's a book that is grounded in rigorous research from decades of the authors talking to and interviewing writers， as well as reading around the issues of habit/productivity in creativity。 Each section has a set of practical exercises and suggestions for you to Hands down， this is the best practical 'how to' guide on writing that I've ever read （and I've read a LOT！）。 The authors are brilliant at weaving in their own experience， telling stories that draw you in to their own journeys of writing。 It's a book that is grounded in rigorous research from decades of the authors talking to and interviewing writers， as well as reading around the issues of habit/productivity in creativity。 Each section has a set of practical exercises and suggestions for you to build your own sustainable writing habits。 I couldn't recommend this highly enough。 。。。more
Sarah Haggett
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This book feels less like a writing craft book， and more like a chat over coffee with a couple of other writers。 The main idea behind it is that each writer at each time in their lives will need a different process。 ‘Write every day’ will work sometimes for some people， but many others will need to find other ways of fitting writing around busy lives。 Different types of writing process were discussed （everyday， binge， spontaneous etc。） with tips for each one。 This was the most useful part of the This book feels less like a writing craft book， and more like a chat over coffee with a couple of other writers。 The main idea behind it is that each writer at each time in their lives will need a different process。 ‘Write every day’ will work sometimes for some people， but many others will need to find other ways of fitting writing around busy lives。 Different types of writing process were discussed （everyday， binge， spontaneous etc。） with tips for each one。 This was the most useful part of the book for me， and I will certainly be making more notes on process and well as craft from now on。 There was also a hefty section on goalsetting， which I largely skimmed as I used to be a manager in a corporate setting， so I’ve had enough training on goals to last a lifetime！ This will no doubt be useful for some however。 I’d recommend this to any writers who struggle to write， or who find their writing output doesn’t match up to their own expectations。 It’s not a craft book though， it’s a process book！ 。。。more
Edith Fadul
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I had the privilege to be invited to be among the beta readers of Bec's book。 The book was truly instrumental in my persevering and finishing my 4th book "RISK: Disaster or Opportunity？" I had struggled with comparing myself with others who write with flair， challenged with schedules due to other responsibilities， other distractions， self-flagellation， etc。 But Bec has crystalized practical tips for writers to persist based on science and the experience of many successful authors。 Bec writes as I had the privilege to be invited to be among the beta readers of Bec's book。 The book was truly instrumental in my persevering and finishing my 4th book "RISK: Disaster or Opportunity？" I had struggled with comparing myself with others who write with flair， challenged with schedules due to other responsibilities， other distractions， self-flagellation， etc。 But Bec has crystalized practical tips for writers to persist based on science and the experience of many successful authors。 Bec writes as if she is just talking across you， and probably offering a warm cup of coffee。 A must-read！ 。。。more
Hikari
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