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The Writing Life Vol. 2 (March 2026)
Welcome
Welcome
Day 0: Reading
Day 0: Reading
Day 0: Reading — Read & question
Day 1: Play
Day 1: Play
Day 1: Play — Grab & let go
Day 2: More Play
Day 2: More Play
Day 2: More Play — Grab & stay
Day 3: Journey — Where (MOTIVATION)
Day 3: Journey — Where (MOTIVATION)
Day 3: Journey — Where do you want to go
Day 4: Journey — With whom (CHARACTER)
Day 4: Journey — With whom (CHARACTER)
Day 4: Journey — Who will you go with
Day 5: Journey — With what (CHOICES)
Day 5: Journey — With what (CHOICES)
Day 5: Journey — What will you carry
Day 6: Journey — Which way (SETTING)
Day 6: Journey — Which way (SETTING)
Day 6: Journey — What route might you take
Day 7: Journey — Start (THE BLANK PAGE)
Day 7: Journey — Start (THE BLANK PAGE)
Day 7: Journey — How will you start
Day 8: Read & reflect
Day 8: Read & reflect
Day 9: Encounter — Entering (CREATING A SCENE)
Day 9: Encounter — Entering (CREATING A SCENE)
Day 9: Encounter — Entering a scene
Day 10: Encounter — Description (DESCRIBING)
Day 10: Encounter — Description (DESCRIBING)
Day 10: Encounter — Describing a scene (senses)
Day 11: Encounter — Description (DESCRIBING)
Day 11: Encounter — Description (DESCRIBING)
Day 10: Encounter — Describing a scene (metaphor)
Day 12: Encounter — Inhabiting (CHARACTER)
Day 12: Encounter — Inhabiting (CHARACTER)
Day 12: Encounter — Inhabiting a scene
Day 13: Encounter — Dramatising (ACTION)
Day 13: Encounter — Dramatising (ACTION)
Day 13: Encounter — Dramatising a scene
Day 14: Encounter — Point of View
Day 14: Encounter — Point of View
Day 14: Encounter — A new point of view
Day 15: Encounter — Speech & dialogue (DIALOGUE)
Day 15: Encounter — Speech & dialogue (DIALOGUE)
Day 15: Encounter — Speech & dialogue
Day 16: Reading
Day 16: Reading
Day 16: Reading for craft
Day 17: Heartlands — Story (EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS)
Day 17: Heartlands — Story (EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS)
Day 17: Heartlands — Story (EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS)
Day 18: Heartlands — Story (EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS)
Day 18: Heartlands — Story (EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS)
Day 18: Heartlands — Story (EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS)
Day 19: Heartlands — Story (EVENTS & ACTION)
Day 19: Heartlands — Story (EVENTS & ACTION)
Day 19: Heartlands — New Territory (PLOT)
Day 20: Heartlands — Structure (ORDER)
Day 20: Heartlands — Structure (ORDER)
Day 20: Heartlands — Structure (Order of chaos)
Day 21: Heartlands — Structure (TIME)
Day 21: Heartlands — Structure (TIME)
Day 21: Heartlands — Structure (TIME)
Day 22: Reading
Day 22: Reading
Day 22: Reading for story
Day 23: Revisiting — Editing
Day 23: Revisiting — Editing
Day 23: Revisiting — Machete or scalpel
Day 24: Revisiting — Editing
Day 24: Revisiting — Machete or scalpel
Day 25: Revisiting — Rhythm & pace
Day 25: Revisiting — Rhythm & pace
Day 25: Revisiting — Rhythm & pace
Day 26: Revisiting — Style & tone
Day 26: Revisiting — Style & tone
Day 26: Revisiting — Style & tone
Day 27: Revisiting — Theme
Day 27: Revisiting — Theme
Day 27: Revisiting — Theme
Day 28: Reading
Day 28: Reading
Day 28: Reading
Day 29: Mapping — Your journey (REFLECTION)
Day 29: Mapping — Your journey (REFLECTION)
Day 29: Mapping — Your journey (REFLECTION)
Day 30: Mapping — Where next?
Day 30: Mapping — Where next?
Day 30: Mapping — Where to next?
Day 31: Bonus — Reading for pleasure
Day 31: Bonus — Reading for pleasure
Day 31: Bonus — Reading for pleasure
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