{"id":81417,"date":"2023-07-27T06:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=81417"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T04:45:59","slug":"write-6000-words-with-me-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2023\/07\/write-6000-words-with-me-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Write 6000 words with me in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building a writing habit is the key to getting a novel written. Showing up is half the battle.<\/p>\n

But making the time to write is not always easy \u2013 and sometimes a little bit of help goes a long way.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, I’ve created #Spark6000<\/strong>, a new Creative Challenge this August for the members of Write With Allison Tait<\/strong> (WWAT), my online writing group.<\/p>\n

Part word-count building, part creativity bending, the #Spark6000 challenge is designed to create a sustainable writing habit.<\/p>\n

The kind of habit that you can maintain not just for one month, but for many, many months. After all, 6000 x 12 = 72,000 words \u2013 a very respectable first draft of an adult novel, or a complete YA or children’s novel (and then some, in some areas of that market).<\/p>\n

With me right in there beside you to cheer you on.<\/p>\n

Join the group before 1 August<\/a> to hit the ground running!<\/p>\n

I wanted to call it Hot August Writes, but managed to control myself…<\/p>\n

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Industry Insider Secrets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Of course, WWAT is not just about word counts. Each month, we get together on Zoom for two events. One is an Access Al Areas (Ask Me Anything) with me, and one is an Industry Insider event, with a special guest.<\/p>\n

August will feature an AAA on 7th August, and the #Spark6000 challenge will take the place of the Industry Insider event (due to my CBCA Book Week commitments).<\/p>\n

BUT<\/p>\n

The line up for our Industry Insider events for the next three months looks like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 September<\/strong>: Dani Vee<\/strong><\/a> (author, host of Words And Nerds podcast, acquiring editor for Larrikin House)<\/p>\n

\u2022 October<\/strong>: Rachael Johns<\/a><\/strong> (international bestselling author (romance, commercial fiction))<\/p>\n

\u2022 November<\/strong>: Dervla McTiernan<\/a><\/strong> (international bestselling author (crime fiction)<\/p>\n

I could not be more excited to put these authors in the hot seat and extract all the insider knowledge and secrets that I can. Plus, you’ll be able to ask your own questions as well!<\/p>\n

There’s never been a better time to join our intimate group. Membership details for Write With Allison Tait here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"A.<\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I\u2019m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I\u2019m the author of middle-grade series, The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher, and the Maven & Reeve Mysteries, as well as my brand-new middle-grade mystery THE FIRST SUMMER OF CALLIE McGEE. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find out <\/em><\/strong>more about me here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <\/em><\/strong>more about my books here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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