The collection
Studios for writers
Other desks published by Stewart Ferris. Each one does one job and then gets out of the way.
Found TimeThe hours are already in the week. A desk companion for finding them and keeping a draft moving.Open studio
How Writers EarnA field guide to how writers are actually paid — rights, visits, teaching, and the rest of the rooms beyond the desk.Open studio
Inside the ContractAdvances, royalties, rights and the clauses in a book deal, written from both sides of the desk.Open studio
NominaGiven names and surnames whose etymologies fit a character’s origin, temper and role.Open studio
QuillmarkLog the day’s words against a target and watch the blotter fill.Open studio
The Author’s DeskBook publicity without an agency: press, platforms, and local marketing for the book you actually wrote.Open studio
The First LineA craft studio for the opening sentence — the promise a novel makes before the second line.Open studio
The Prize CalendarWriting competitions worldwide, ordered by deadline, for stories, poems, novels, memoir and scripts.Open studio
The Writing CircleLocal rooms and online circles — a catalogue of writing groups that will notice if the chair stays empty.Open studio
ThresholdA plot atlas of the hero’s journey, so you can compare the maps and log the story you are actually writing.Open studio
Word CensusA private word-frequency check. The file stays on your machine; repeated words do not.Open studio
Write AnywayExercises, prompts and a quiet desk for the days when the page is empty and that is not a verdict.Open studio
The Writer’s Guide to AgentsWhat an agent does, whether you need one, how to approach them, and a directory you can sort.Open studio
Published by Stewart Ferris. Enquiries: [email protected].