What Can You Accomplish in 30 Days? If you make time to write and put away all of your excuses, could you stay on track and finish your novel in only a month? With a structured plan and a focused goal, yes, you can!
Using a combination of flexible weekly schedules, focused instruction, and detailed worksheets, author Victoria Schmidt leads you through a proven 30-day novel-writing system without the intimidation factor. Book in a Month shows you how to:
Set realistic goals and monitor your progress
Manage your time so that your writing life has room to flourish
Select a story topic that will continue to inspire you throughout the writing process
Quickly outline your entire story so that you have a clear idea of how your plot and characters are going to develop before you start writing
Draft each act of your story by focusing on specific turning points
Keep track of the areas you want to revise without losing your momentum in the middle of your story
Relax and have fun--you are, after all, doing something you love
So what are you waiting for? If you've been putting off your book project, let Book in a Month be your guide and find out just how much you can accomplish.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great for structure/motivation:
The concept of this book appealed to me, so I put it on my wish list, and thankfully one of my friends bought it for me. I love it! I'm the world's worst procrastinator and start far more projects than I finish, so this type of scheduled structure was very good for me. There is a short section for each of the 30 days with your objective and usually some sort of worksheet, and all the worksheets are collected in the back of the book (larger versions with more room to write). The author included some... more info
Great Concept; Execution Needs Work:
Who wouldn't want to write a book in a month? My first novel manuscript took over a year for the first draft, so this workbook was appealing just for the timeframe. But BIAM also drew me in for the focus on structure and organization. I gave it the Read-Til-I-Drop-Or-Buy test. It seemed just what I was looking for... BIAM delivers on it's promise to provide a schedule and worksheets to organize myself. Everything fits in one place. I like the spiral binding. The stickers are cute if not completely useful.... more info
Great! - Even for More Than a Month:
This unique book makes writing fun. As you can see with the "Search Inside" feature, there are around 50 worksheets to fill out on all the details of your novel. If you fill in the blanks, you're guaranteed to have an outline for a fleshed-out, compelling story. The book is also very inspirational, with tips on how to avoid resistance (psychological reasons for why we might allow ourselves to procrastinate) and asking you to really think about why accomplishing your goal of writing a novel is important to... more info
Love it!:
This is a very well written guide that skillfully weaves structure and encouragement... I felt like I had a writing coach in book form!
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