• 2K to 10K

  • Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love
  • By: Rachel Aaron
  • Narrated by: Arial Burnz
  • Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (515 ratings)

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By: Rachel Aaron
Narrated by: Arial Burnz
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Publisher's summary

"Have you ever wanted to double your daily word counts? Do you feel like you're crawling through your story, struggling for each paragraph? Would you like to get more words every day without increasing the time you spend writing or sacrificing quality? It's not impossible; it's not even that hard. This is the story of how, with a few simple changes, I boosted my daily writing from 2,000 words to over 10k a day and how you can, too."

Expanding on the author's highly successful process for doubling daily word counts, this audiobook - a combination of reworked blog posts and new material - offers practical writing advice for anyone who's ever longed to increase their daily writing output. In addition to updated information for Rachel's popular 2k to 10k writing efficiency process, five-step plotting method, and easy editing tips, this new book includes chapters on creating characters that write their own stories, story structure, and learning to love your daily writing. Full of easy-to-follow, practical advice from a commercial author who doesn't eat if she doesn't produce good books on a regular basis, 2K to 10K focuses on not just writing faster but writing better and having more fun while you do it.

This revised edition includes updates and corrections for all chapters!

©2012 Rachel Aaron (P)2015 Rachel Aaron

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"I loved this book! So helpful!" (Courtney Milan, New York Times best-selling author of The Governess Affair)

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Could You Be Writing Faster?

If you're an author who hasn't spent a lot of time analyzing your writing practice, this is a must-read. Rachel Aaron takes you through her own process, where she's discovered how to write better and faster.

She talks about her approach, and gives helpful advice on plotting and editing. I know some writers won't agree with everything she says. But this is what works for her, and learning what others do can only be helpful.

I've gotten a lot out of this book, and that's something that will help me for years to come.

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Fantastic tips and excellent writing advice!

If you could sum up 2K to 10K in three words, what would they be?

Informative, Relatable, Helpful

What was one of the most memorable moments of 2K to 10K?

I love how easy it was to relate to the author and how clear and understandable the information is. I found the tips very helpful.

What about Arial Burnz’s performance did you like?

The narrative voice was clear and relatable.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Found the information provided extremely helpful.

Any additional comments?

Any author who is looking for a writing boost at any point in their career would enjoy this audio book. I was in a bit of a writing slump and it got me back on course immediately.

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I liked it

This book was a nice little boost to my motivation for writing. The reviews I read on Amazon said that the pointers offered in this book were obvious, but that doesn't make them any less true. I needed something that hit me in the right spot and this book did it. I have been struggling to get my creative juices flowing for a while now and this worked to get me back to filling the blank pages for my story. Thanks Rachel. I really enjoyed it.

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Valuable read for any author

I am a non-fiction writer, and I still got tons of value from this book, even though it focuses primarily on fiction.

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Useful

The information was easy to follow and very relevant. Practical and sensible. Glad to hear that I follow most of the steps that Rachel does.

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Horrible Audio

The audio is extremely horrible. I thought my eardrums were going to puncture. Apparently Audible doesn't have a way to guarantee audio quality.

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Practical, down-to-earth. Just buy it.

If you are an aspiring writer and you are wondering whether to buy this book, then hop off the fence and buy it. It's totally worth your time and money.

The book is practical, down-to-earth and super-encouraging. It's got lots of specific tips about specific problems that writers run into.

Arial Burnz does a great job with the narration.

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Common Sense

Basically preparation is the key to writing more. Some helpful information for new writers. Experienced writers may find the chapters about outlining scenes and knowing what you're going to write before you sit down to do it helpful
A pantser would not benefit from this book at all.

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For list lovers

If you love lists like I do you'll love this book. It's a great step by step method of not only writing quickly but writing well.

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Not what I was expecting...

2K to 10K was basically explained in the first 30-minutes. The rest of the book (which I didn't finish) was about how to write a novel. I bought this book with the understanding that it would teach me to write faster no matter the content. I still had about 30-minutes of the book left, but I realized it wouldn't help me write my research papers, blog posts, or any other non-story materials.
In regards to the actual story and content, I felt that the author was very friendly and liked to make jokes. Some of these jokes took away from her overall credibility. If you're writing a novel, you may find this book more useful than I did.

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