Michael Lennington - The 12 Week Year for Writers

1 COVER

2 TITLE PAGE BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING THE 12 WEEK YEAR

3 COPYRIGHT

4 PREFACE

5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

6 LIST OF ACTION STEPS

7 SECTION I: WHY YOU NEED A NEW WRITING SYSTEM CHAPTER 1: WHY YOU NEED A NEW WRITING SYSTEM WRITING IS HARD WHY SHINY NEW APPS WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION IS THE 12 WEEK YEAR PLAN OF THE BOOK IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE 12 WEEK YEAR IF YOU ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE 12 WEEK YEAR CHAPTER 2: THE 12 WEEK YEAR: YOUR STRATEGIC OPERATING SYSTEM FOR WRITING THE 12 WEEK YEAR PARADIGM SHIFT THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE 12 WEEK YEAR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WRITERS USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR?

8 SECTION II: HOW TO USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR CHAPTER 3: CRAFTING YOUR WRITING VISION CRAFTING YOUR VISION ASPIRATIONAL VISION ACTION STEP: CRAFT YOUR ASPIRATIONAL VISION ACTION STEP: COMPOSE YOUR ASPIRATIONAL VISION NARRATIVENEAR-TERM VISION ACTION STEP: CREATE YOUR NEAR-TERM VISION YOUR WRITER'S VISION ACTION STEP: CRAFT YOUR WRITER'S VISION YOUR NEXT WRITING PROJECT ACTION STEP: IDENTIFY YOUR NEXT WRITING PROJECT THE VISION CONVERSATION THAT CHANGED MY LIFE NOTES CHAPTER 4: CREATING YOUR 12 WEEK PLAN WHY 12 WEEK PLANS ARE SO POWERFUL NOT ALL PLANS ARE CREATED EQUAL CREATING YOUR 12 WEEK PLAN ACTION STEP: BREAK YOUR WRITING PROJECT INTO 12 WEEK CHUNKS ACTION STEP: DETERMINE THE GOALS FOR YOUR FIRST 12 WEEK PLAN THREE STEPS FOR TACTIC GENERATION ACTION STEP: USE MIND MAPPING TO BRAINSTORM TACTICS FOR YOUR 12 WEEK GOALS ACTION STEP: IDENTIFY THE MOST IMPORTANT TACTICS AND DECIDE WHICH ONES TO PURSUE IN YOUR 12 WEEK PLAN NOTES CHAPTER 5: CREATING YOUR MODEL WEEK THE POWER OF THE MODEL WEEK THE MODEL WEEK HOW TO HANDLE SCHEDULE CHANGES ON THE FLY ACTION STEP: CREATE YOUR MODEL WEEK CHAPTER 6: THE WEEKLY WRITING GROUP WHY ARE WRITING GROUPS SO IMPORTANT? FIVE STEPS TO CREATING THE PERFECT WRITING GROUP RUNNING YOUR WRITING GROUP NOTES CHAPTER 7: SCOREKEEPING THE BENEFITS OF MEASUREMENT YOUR WEEKLY SCORECARD ACTION STEP: IDENTIFY YOUR KEY INDICATORS TIPS FOR MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKLY SCORES NOTE CHAPTER 8: THE WEEKLY EXECUTION ROUTINE STEP 1: SCORE LAST WEEK STEP 2: CONFIRM OR REVISE YOUR WEEKLY PLAN STEP 3 EVALUATE YOUR TIME AND MAKE NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS ACTION STEP: CREATE YOUR WEEKLY PLAN STEP 4: DO THE DAILY HUDDLE STEP 5: ATTEND YOUR WEEKLY WRITING GROUP ACTION STEP: PRINT OUT THE WEEKLY EXECUTION ROUTINE

9 SECTION III: HOW THE 12 WEEK YEAR WILL HELP YOU WRITE CHAPTER 9: MAKING YOUR FIRST 12 WEEK YEAR A SUCCESS COMMIT YOURSELF TO SUCCESS START FAST: YOUR FIRST FOUR WEEKS HANG TOUGH: YOUR SECOND FOUR WEEKS FINISH STRONG: YOUR LAST FOUR WEEKS REVIEW AND REFINE: YOUR 13TH WEEK ACTION STEP: CONDUCT YOUR 13TH WEEK REVIEW APPLICATION OF 12 WEEK YEAR DISCIPLINES FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE: AVOIDING THE MOST COMMON FIRST 12 WEEK YEAR CHALLENGES NOTES CHAPTER 10: HOW TO USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO WRITE MORE THE “WORDS PER HOUR” MYTH: USING THE 12 WEEK YEAR SYSTEM FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE WRITING SESSIONS WRITING MORE IN A WEEK, MONTH, OR YEAR GETTING THINGS FINISHED NOTES CHAPTER 11: HOW TO MANAGE MULTIPLE WRITING PROJECTS WHY HAVING MULTIPLE WRITING PROJECTS IS HARD THREE KEYS FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE PROJECTS NOTES CHAPTER 12: HOW TO WRITE TOGETHER WITH THE 12 WEEK YEAR USING THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO WRITE WITH A TEAM THOUGHTS ON BEING A GOOD COAUTHOR NOTE CHAPTER 13: THE WRITER'S MINDSET THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE WRITER'S MINDSET NOTES CHAPTER 14: PARTING THOUGHTS

10 SECTION IV: THE 12 WEEK YEAR IN ACTION CHAPTER 15: HOW I USED THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO WRITE THIS BOOK 12 WEEK YEAR #1 MAY 18 – AUGUST 9, 2020 12 WEEK PLAN #1: MAY 18 – AUGUST 9, 2020 WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 1, 12 WEEK YEAR #1 MAY 18 – AUGUST 9, 2020 12 WEEK YEAR #2 AUGUST 31 – NOVEMBER 22, 2020 12 WEEK PLAN #2: AUGUST 31 – NOVEMBER 22, 2020 WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 9, 12 WEEK YEAR #2 AUGUST 31 – NOVEMBER 22, 2020 WEEKLY EXECUTION SCORECARD, 12 WEEK YEAR #2 AUGUST 31 – NOVEMBER 22, 2020 12 WEEK YEAR #3 NOVEMBER 30, 2020 – FEBRUARY 21, 2021 12 WEEK PLAN #3: NOVEMBER 30, 2020 – FEBRUARY 21, 2021 WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 10, 12 WEEK YEAR #3 NOVEMBER 30, 2020 – FEBRUARY 21, 2021 12 WEEK YEAR #4 MARCH 1 – MAY 23, 2021 12 WEEK PLAN #4: MARCH 1 – MAY 23, 2021 WEEKLY PLAN FOR WEEK 4, 12 WEEK YEAR #4 MARCH 1 – MAY 23, 2021 WEEKLY EXECUTION SCORECARD, 12 WEEK YEAR #4 MARCH 1 – MAY 23, 2021 CHAPTER 16: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSCAN I USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM LIKE GTD? CAN I MAKE A 12 WEEK PLAN THAT IS SHORTER (OR LONGER) THAN 12 WEEKS? DON'T PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEMS DESTROY CREATIVITY? WILL THE 12 WEEK YEAR WORK FOR FICTION WRITING AND OTHER CREATIVE PURSUITS? WHAT IF I FEEL TOO OVERWHELMED TO MAKE MY FIRST 12 WEEK PLAN? WHAT IF I ONLY WANT TO USE SOME PARTS OF THE 12 WEEK YEAR SYSTEM? WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE A BIG EPIPHANY/IDEA/OPPORTUNITY IN THE MIDDLE OF MY 12 WEEK PLAN? DO I STICK WITH THE PLAN, CHANGE THE PLAN AND DO THE NEW THING, OR WHAT? CAN I RESTART MY 12 WEEK PLAN/YEAR IF I FALL BEHIND FOR SOME REASON (ILLNESS, SCHEDULE BOMBED, ETC.)? SHOULD I USE THE 12 WEEK YEAR TO SCHEDULE ALL MY WORK AND PERSONAL PROJECTS?

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