Lady Writer presents:
Bestseller Over Breakfast
Elegant, focused, one-page guides
to accompany your literary morning routine.
to accompany your literary morning routine.
spending any morning doing what you love is a win
This PDF ebook contains 6 of my best single-page writing guides:
- The One Page Novel Cheatsheet – I’ve been teaching the One Page Novel structure for over a decade now, and this new cheatsheet distils everything I’ve learnt, as succinct as I could make it.
- Tension Brewing – as someone who never likes causing conflict or dramatising situations, this was the cheatsheet I needed. It lists over 70 ideas for increasing suspense in a scene.
- Chapter Charger – sometimes I get caught up in a scene at the sentence level, so I created this simple chart to get an overview of how a scene or a chapter performs in the overall story. It’s also a great excuse for using coloured pencils or highlighters.
- Monthly Menu – this is the prompt schedule I followed when I was writing my novella in 2 weeks. I just love it for fast writing!
- Undercurrent Map – The One Page Novel focuses on internal change, and this “map” describes the emotional landscape of each stage, so we don’t get fixated on action alone.
- Toast of the Town – This one’s really simple, but I had a character who I wanted to feel more real and interesting to me, and I thought the easiest, most straightforward way to accomplish this would be to treat them as a real person, and show them love and attention. So that’s what this worksheet is for.
☞ Please don’t purchase if you’re a member of the Lady Writers League! You’ll find this collection in the Library.
a daily infusion of clarity
Bestseller Over Breakfast is a collection of 6 beautiful single-page writing guides designed to help you gain clarity in your writing & reading, while you enjoy a quiet, leisurely morning repast.
quick wins before the coffee goes cold
- Draft a new story idea from 100+ scene prompts.
- Sketch out your stalled manuscript at a glance.
- Revivify your weak characters.
ideas that simmer all day
Feeling re-enthused about your story doesn’t require a Massive Plan of Action.
It just takes the power of one clear idea…


