The Writer’s Daily Practice

By: Danielle Kiowski

The Writer’s Daily Practice is one of the Story Grid Beats. I recommend reading all of them.

Get all the Story Grid Beats. Read all the Story Grid Beats.

If you want to level up your craft as a writer, this is the way to go.

Also, these then become a great source of reference when you are stuck with your writing (or doing your weekly Story Grid Guild worksheet).

I’d recommend bookmarking the pages that have concepts, or tools that you’d likely revisit to make it easier to consult these books.

Flow: 5/5
Actionability: 5/5
Mindset: 5/5

Some of My Highlights:

“Every day, you’ll write five hundred words of prose and spend thirty minutes doing deep analysis using Story Grid tools.”

“Consistency in your writing practice is what makes you a writer.”

“An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits.”

“Showing up consistently also gives you the best chance of long-term success.”

“If you want to be a writer, you have to put in the work regardless of how you feel.”

“A successful daily practice will help you build the pathways to bridge the gap between principle and practice.”

“The key is to plan ahead and break down your writing into tasks you can take on in your writing sessions.”

“Even if you decide to stay with a familiar genre, reading widely can help your craft.”

“By reading widely, you can learn the nuances of these events by comparing how writers implement them in masterworks of different genres.”

“Hannibal Lecter is an innovative and interesting mentor because he subverts audience expectations.”

“When you understand your genre, you can walk the line between these two extremes and create a story that works and brings your readers something new.”