Write Faster, Write Better walks writers step-by-step through the process of creating a publishable work. At every step, the book shows how a small, smart investment of time upfront in planning and preparation pays big dividends in execution, freeing you not only to work faster but more creatively. Write Faster, Write Better will cover strategies for identifying ideas you can really write; efficient research, including getting the most out of the Web; interviewing; and traditional library research; organizing and focusing your material; successful outlining; writing a first draft; finishing what you start; and revising. Though the book is aimed equally at fiction and nonfiction writers alike, special chapters will tackle the unique challenges of fiction, scripts and humor and of targeting magazine markets.

Write Faster, Write Better includes extensive tips and tactics on making the most out of the Internet, both as a research tool and as a way to find and develop ideas. A comprehensive appendix spotlights essential Web sites every writer needs to know. Insider advice on "thinking like an editor," helps you make the most out of your time trying to get published. Each chapter is rich with updated examples that show readers how to put the book's principles into practice. And each chapter now ends with specific exercises readers can try to start writing faster right now in their own work.

Whether the tyrant is an editor, the clock or the checkbook, Write Faster, Write Better will give you a step-by-step guide to liberation. You'll learn how to increase your productivity while boosting your creativity and the quality of your work. You really can write faster and better, and this book shows you how.