Enrichment Activities:
30 Days of Stay-at-Home Learning, Business,
and Self-Care Activities for Writers

Fiction writer?





Second, have I got some ideas for you!





Da Rules 




DAY 28

Business Tip

Find the websites of five living authors you admire in your top subgenre, and note how the authors are selling their fiction. Where do they sell their fiction? What types of links do they use? What is their website layout for directing readers toward their work? Do they have some free work? Do they have a newsletter? Consider adding items to the “to do someday” section of your business plan.

Short Study Project

Type in the first page of Beloved by Toni Morrison. Highlight each element that points toward setting, or not setting, boundaries. (Use the Free Amazon sample!)

Journal Topic

Write one page or less about a necessary boundary that you didn’t set for far too long, but did eventually set. Describe what finally made you set that boundary, and what you think might have happened if you didn’t.

Short Writing Topic

Write 3 sentences about a character who has just set an uncomfortable boundary, and who anticipates a negative reaction. (Hint: don’t describe the boundary yet. Just describe the setting.)

Staying Human

Imagine the best of all possible mentors. They cannot be a real person. The next time you feel down, imagine them telling you, “You did a good job.”

Fun with Research

Research Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.
