Shut Up & Write‪!‬

Encouraging, humorous and straight-talking, Shut Up & Write!  is filled with practical advice about writing and the writers’ life.


For years Judy Bridges has been helping writers perfect their craft. Shut Up & Write! shares her knowledge with those who do not have the privilege of working with her directly. 


Instructive and encouraging, beginners use it to learn the brass tacks; pros use it as a tune-up or to polish skills in added areas. 


Topics include: how to organize thoughts, engage readers, make characters (real or imagined) come to life, select a workable point of view, show and tell, keep the “drive” in narrative drive, handle critiques, edit, and get published.


Table of Contents: 

Chapter One: Oh, Yes You Can

Chapter Two: In a Nutshell: The Writer's Process

Chapter Three: Characters: Real and Imagined

Chapter Four: Stories: Fact or Fiction

Chapter Five: Point of View (POV): Seeing Eye to Eye

Chapter Six: Show and Tell

Chapter Seven: Writing from the Inside

Chapter Eight: Nonfiction and the Organized Mind

Chapter Nine: Critiques and Writers' Groups

Chapter Ten: A Hatful of Rabbits: When the Going Gets Tough

Chapter Eleven: Spit-and-Polish

Chapter Twelve: Getting Published: It's a New Day

Appendix A: Sample Format for a Manuscript

Appendix B: Sample Format for a Cover or Query Letter

Index