Published by Stewart Ferris
Companion studios
Other desks for the work of writing a book — finding the hours, counting the words, opening the first line, making the people, naming them, and mapping the plot.
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Found Time
You already have the hours. They are hiding in the week you live.
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Quillmark
Log the day’s work, keep a daily word-count target, and set a manuscript length that fits the shelf.
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The First Line
A craft studio for the opening sentence — the promise a novel makes on page one.
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Dossier
Build people who can surprise you. A character dossier that writes itself as you choose.
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Nomina
Names with meaning. Given names and surnames whose etymologies fit the character.
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Threshold
A hero’s journey plot atlas. Compare the maps, then plot the book or script you are writing.
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