The worksheets and prompts were an excellent way to flesh out plot and characters. Jul 15, Marie rated it it was ok Shelves: writing-screenwriting-books. Interesting and perhaps helpful to some, but it didn't do anything for me. Nov 15, Elizabeth Howe rated it really liked it Shelves: library.
I feel that this book will help me with editing or making the outline of a book that I've written to help fix it then it would to actually write it in 30 days. I'm a seat of the pants writer. Aug 11, Alyssa Mayley rated it it was amazing. Checked out this book from the library and I loved it so much, I've purchased it for my home collection.
Love this book and how it help inspire you to write a book in a month! Nov 25, K rated it really liked it. There are some really helpful nuggets of information in this book. I enjoyed reading it and made lots of notes, which to me is always a good sign that its content is useful. I then tried to put its advice into practice during NaNoWriMo, and realised that there were a few sections where the author listed actions that you should do on a particular day or gave headings to fill in on a worksheet but then didn't actually explain what those activities meant, or suggest any examples.
So sometimes it There are some really helpful nuggets of information in this book. So sometimes it felt like I'd been led down a bit of a dead end. Having said that though, there were plenty of other sections where the advice was detailed, practical and relevant.
As well as advice on how to structure a story, there was also discussion of how to write a good story, and suggestions of basic elements to include in several popular genres. Unfortunately for me, none of these suggestions included sci-fi or fantasy, so if you're writing in those genres then you're on your own.
On the whole though, I got a lot out of the book and enjoyed the ordered, logical 'step by step' feeling it gave me even though of course that all went out of the window when I was actualy writing. It will definitely be a reference resource that I use again in future.
Feb 08, LS Schulz rated it really liked it Shelves: writing. A friend of mine picked this book up and handed it to me to look at after I told her I had read a similar 30 day novel writing book so that I could compare them.
There is no direct comparison, though. While they both deal with outlining in some fashion, I think the approach in this book is much more usable, especially to a writer who is new to outlining or who prefers to be a "pantser".
And, of course, you really only need to use whichever items make sense for you, even though the daily exercise A friend of mine picked this book up and handed it to me to look at after I told her I had read a similar 30 day novel writing book so that I could compare them.
And, of course, you really only need to use whichever items make sense for you, even though the daily exercises given do encourage the use of the worksheets provided, so if you are a more advanced outline writer, I think you could still glean some good advice from this book.
I enjoyed the way the sections were laid out by week, and then by day. And each section was full of good tips as well as encouragement to just keep writing and get it done. I am looking forward to using this system on a future project and I'm really glad she loaned it to me, even though that means I need to buy my own copy! Oct 02, Robyn rated it really liked it.
As an aspiring writer, I have been looking for resources that will help me organize my time and my ideas in order to produce a finished manuscript. I think I have finally found it in this book. While not every single exercise fits my book idea, the overall structure of how to get from the first page to the last page will be very useful. I was most impressed by the first third of the book that aims to eliminate the resistance that I know I, as a first time novel writer, deal with every day.
After As an aspiring writer, I have been looking for resources that will help me organize my time and my ideas in order to produce a finished manuscript. After reading through this book, I am excited to get started on my own story. I would recommend this book to newbie writers like me who have the desire, but find ourselves sitting a keyboard saying "Now what do I do?
Oct 02, Natacha Pavlov rated it liked it Shelves: language-writing. This was an easy-to-follow, step by step guide to writing fast, which brings to mind NaNoWriMo and could be used for that purpose. Quick read that comes with charts to help you keep track of your progress, characters, etc.
Really helps to structure you in writing your first book. Lots of cool features. Definitely worth the buy even if you take longer than a month. Nov 02, This rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfiction , how-to.
Schmidt lays out how to write a book in just one month. The bad news is that you likely can't start the book on day one of your bookwriting month. Instead, you'll want to spend the month outlining and fleshing out the story before you begin your book-writing month. That said, Schmidt does have a day-by-day worksheet layout you can find the worksheets online for free so that you just might be able to write the book--or at least parts of it--within a month.
Lots of help, and Schmidt has an online Schmidt lays out how to write a book in just one month. Lots of help, and Schmidt has an online group based around this book, too. Great for those that need help in writing their first books. The first portion of the book was full of "you can do it! I obviously think I can do it.
The remainder is an exercise extravaganza to brainstorm outlines. PDF's of the worksheets are available online, but thorough explanations are in the book. Mar 20, Ms. Nikki rated it liked it Shelves: own-it-pb-or-hc , educational-non-fiction.
This one is not as motivational and the pages you are supposed to write your progress and ideals on are very small. I may or may not use it in the future. This book is for when you're ready to write. You have all three ACTS written out to give you a guideline and you know which genre you are writing in and in which voice you are going to write.
Oct 08, Mercedes Yardley rated it really liked it. I think this is a fabulous book with valuable information and worksheets. However, I wouldn't use it to complete a book in a month.
So much time is spent reading and completing the worksheets that it really isn't feasible to write unless you have completely ditched all of your other responsibilities for the month.
But the information alone was exceptionally useful. Shelves: non-fiction , writing , how-to. It was alright with some good ideas thrown in. I prefer some of the other "30 day" writing challenge books I've read. This one felt too heavy on outlining and motivation. Also, I really did not like the format of the majority of the worksheets.
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