Resource Library
Here you’ll find Burgeon resources, from free guides, to our signature editing program, to books and software to help you thrive as a writer.
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Unleash Your Creative Potential with Our Extensive Pre-Writing Guide!
What's Inside:
✦ Discover Your Purpose
✦ Identify Genre & Audience
✦ Set the Atmosphere
✦ Themes & Motifs
✦ Craft a Compelling Premise
✦ Character Development
✦ Tension and Conflict
✦ Worldbuilding & Setting
✦ The Space Your Novel Takes Up
✦ Plot & Structure
✦ Audit Your Story
✦ Research Needs
✦ Writing Schedule
✦ Writing Environment
✦ Strategies for Overcoming Writer’s Block
✦ Next Steps
✨ Prepare to write with confidence and purpose! ✨
The Writer’s Pre-Writing Guide to Discover Your Story
Inside this comprehensive workbook, you'll find a holistic approach to pre-writing. This guide provides you with the tools to confidently shape your narrative.
✦ Define Your Narrative Foundation: Uncover the essence of your story by discovering your purpose, identifying your genre and audience, and setting the atmosphere.
✦ Craft an Engaging Story Structure: Explore themes, motifs, and character development. Craft a compelling premise that hooks your readers from the start. Build tension and conflict, and establish immersive worldbuilding and settings.
✦ Optimize Your Writing Process: Address research needs, implement strategies for overcoming writer’s block, navigate next steps, and more.
This guide ensures you have everything you need to confidently navigate the pre-writing stage.
The 12-week self-guided program for fiction and memoir writers eager to revise their novels and master the craft of editing.
Crafting Your Author Brand
Inside this workbook, you'll:
✦ Discover Your Authentic Voice: Identify and explore your core values, uncovering the themes, beliefs, and causes that deeply resonate with you and form the foundation of your unique authorial voice.
✦ Connect with Your Ideal Reader: Define your target audience with precision, understanding who your ideal reader is and tailoring your message to resonate specifically with them.
✦ Craft Compelling Messaging: Develop a strategic approach to interacting with your readers by crafting key messaging that authentically reflects your voice, resonates with your audience, and forms the cornerstone of your brand strategy.
Crafting Your Author Brand
Inside this workbook, you'll:
✦ Discover Your Authentic Voice: Identify and explore your core values, uncovering the themes, beliefs, and causes that deeply resonate with you and form the foundation of your unique authorial voice.
✦ Connect with Your Ideal Reader: Define your target audience with precision, understanding who your ideal reader is and tailoring your message to resonate specifically with them.
✦ Craft Compelling Messaging: Develop a strategic approach to interacting with your readers by crafting key messaging that authentically reflects your voice, resonates with your audience, and forms the cornerstone of your brand strategy.
Notion Revision Tracker
Notion is a versatile workspace where you can create a digital notebook for your research, and outlines, and even set deadlines—all in one organized space.
I’ve created a template for you to use as a starting place to keep track of your novels, your course progress, and more.
Scrivener
This is an all-in-one writing software that offers unparalleled organization and customization options for authors of all genres.
This is what I personally use to draft and revise my own writing, plus there is a free trial so you can explore before you purchase! It has a ton of features and quite the learning curve, but even using it at a basic level is really helpful!