The LEGENDS 7-Day Writing Challenge
Write with more focus, clarity, and confidence in seven days.
The Legends 7-Day Writing Challenge
A schoolgirl once asked C.S. Lewis how to write. He answered with a list.
In December 1959, a schoolgirl in America wrote to Lewis for advice. He replied with remarkably practical rules: read good books, write with your ear, be clear, protect abandoned work, and know what your words mean.
They weren’t lofty principles for “someday.” They were things a writer could do. We turned them into seven days of action—one for each letter of LEGENDS.
Built for writers who want momentum without another marathon
You don’t need a perfect routine, a finished outline, or hours of empty calendar. You need one useful action you can finish today.
This is for you if
Your attention disappears before you write.
You want a realistic way to protect creative energy without pretending the internet does not exist.
This is for you if
You keep second-guessing your prose.
You want practical ways to hear weak sentences, clarify meaning, and choose stronger words.
This is for you if
Your ideas feel scattered or stale.
You want to rediscover what genuinely fascinates you instead of chasing what you think you should write.
This is for you if
Big challenges make you quit before you begin.
You want seven small wins, not more pressure. Most challenges take less time than one TV episode.
Seven days. Seven challenges!
What changes by the end of the week
The goal isn’t seven checked boxes. It’s a more deliberate way of working with your attention, ideas, and words.
Outcome 01
A repeatable focus ritual
You’ll know how to create a short pocket of attention instead of waiting for the perfect writing day.
Outcome 02
A better editing ear
You’ll have a simple read-aloud process for catching awkward rhythm and unclear sentences.
Outcome 03
A clearer creative compass
You’ll identify the interests and story patterns that keep pulling you back for a reason.
Outcome 04
A reason to save unfinished work
You’ll stop treating every abandoned draft as failure and preserve its best possibilities.
Everything you need to finish the seven days
Watch the video, or read the short chapter. Do the three-step challenge. Journal your thoughts. That’s the day!
7 videos, one for every day
In less than 10 minutes a day, make progress with notes, personal stories, and suggestions how to do more to build an epic writing habit.
Bonus: Build Your Writing Haven
A simple, science-backed, surefire plan to lock in your habits and continue your author adventure.
Free Quizzes
Links to personality quizzes and additional resources to help you with your author journey.
The seven-chapter ebook
Lewis’s advice, why each habit matters, lessons from Dominic’s writing life, and a challenge in three steps.
A handy PDF version for printing
Print off the lessons and read them at your pace.
The printable workbook
Eight focused pages with daily prompts, room to reflect, and a Done box for every challenge.
Created inside a writers’ community
Written by LegendFiction founder Dominic de Souza
Dominic de Souza is a novelist, brand strategist, and community builder whose work sits at the meeting point of story, faith, science, and history. Born in New Zealand, raised in Australia, and educated in Fiji and France, he finished his first novel at thirteen.
He later built a long career in marketing and design and founded LegendFiction, a community for storytellers who treat fiction as vocation.
His books and interviews explore fantasy, Tolkien’s idea of sub-creation, Catholic imagination, myth, worldbuilding, branding, and the strange questions that emerge when old stories meet modern science.