Ask Fish Fisher/First Draft Dashboard

stories take on a mind of their own

You're flying along writing your story when suddenly - oh shit, did you remember to write down that thing you needed to reference in chapter six?

So off you go, looking through notebooks and sketch pads and sticky notes (physical and virtual) and notecards and the back of the envelope for your dental insurance even though you told them to go paperless.

There's another way.

A stack of papers and mail

i get it. you have emotional support notebooks.

Sometimes the mess is genuinely part of the process...

But if you'd like to have less mess and more actual progress on your story, I think you're gonna love this resource.

First Draft Dashboard

Keep all the moving parts of your story contained in one handy-dandy dash!

  • Brainstorm your characters' strengths, weaknesses, arcs, and tragic heartbreaks.

  • Plot out what you know for sure and keep things flexible to fill in the gaps as you create.

  • World. Building. Out. The. BUTT.

  • Got shiny new ideas? Park them in the parking lot tab so you can get back to THIS story.

  • Set realistic goals focused on what you actually enjoy about writing.

  • Find your un-fuck-withable WHY that keeps you committed to your sacred connection with the story.

  • Develop your author brand and marketing strategy to tell others about your book!

Plus, you'll get all future iterations of this product. Because I'm gonna tinker with it. It's what I do.

not for you?

If a beautiful, comprehensive, really smart and funny color-coded story dashboard doesn't float your boat, check out one of these writing resources instead!

  • $9

21 Day Story Map

Twenty-one days of prompts, guides, and tips so you can make a plan to start (AND FINISH) your book. This is the guide I use with my writing clients in the Working Title writing incubator, now available to you!

  • Free

20 Writing Rituals

Twenty bite-size writing rituals to connect with the spirit of your story.