First published 2024
Jami Attenberg faced a deadline in 2018 and needed motivation fast. She created a simple challenge with a friend: write one thousand words daily for fourteen days straight. They shared this bootcamp approach with Attenberg's online followers using the hashtag #1000WordsofSummer. The practice exploded from hundreds to thousands of participants who tracked their progress and encouraged each other. This book expands that viral literary movement into a year round creative practice. Attenberg provides strategies for carving out consistent writing time and staying motivated through any season. More than fifty established authors contribute advice, including New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and literary stars like Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff, Celeste Ng, Meg Wolitzer, and Carmen Maria Machado. The book combines practical guidance with encouragement, showing writers how to bypass perfectionism and self doubt. Colorful word art illustrations accompany the text. Writers can open to any page for quick inspiration hits throughout their creative journey.
Genres: writing, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: intimate, motivational, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, self-improvement
Period: 2018
270 pages · Kindle Edition · S&S/Simon Element