Write That Book in 30 Days

By Lee Warren

Many who attempt NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo succeed. Many more do not. 

Those who don't, often lack a support structure — at least one person to cheer them on as they attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days. "Write That Book in 30 Days" was written with those people in mind. 

It's a book of 30 daily readings that will inspire writers to hit their daily word count. Each daily reading includes an inspirational quote that will speak directly to where the writer is in the process, a 350- to 400-word message, and five writing prompts to get the writer's creative juices flowing. 

The book also includes a "Before You Begin" section that covers the following: 

- Making the Commitment 
- The Support of Family and Friends 
- Holidays Are Your Friend 
- Do I Need to Plot/Plan in Advance? 
- It's All About the Word Count 
- Finding Pockets of Time to Write 
- Don't Get Hung Up on Tools 
- Writing in Community 
- Set Your Own Goal 
- Use Your Gadgets 

You don't have to use this book during NaNaWriMo. You can use it any time of the year. Download your copy today and get started on your novel or non-fiction book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lee Warren
• Release date: Oct 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781524279042

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Lee Warren

Write That Book in 30 Days

Daily Inspirational Readings

Copyright © 2015 by Lee Warren

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Contents

Preface

Before You Begin

1. The Magic of Beginnings

2. A New Habit

3. No Turning Back

4. Long, Difficult Journeys

5. Keep It to Yourself

6. Celebrate Small Victories

7. The Discovery Process

8. Week Two Stumbles

9. Those Pesky Doubts

10. Playing Catch-Up

11. Finding Community

12. Using Writing Prompts

13. Pleasing Your Muse

14. When Your Characters Speak

15. Losing Your Way

16. Is Everything As It Seems?

17. Week Three Weariness

18. The Comparison Game

19. What if This Is Just Practice?

20. Tangible Progress

21. When You Get Stuck

22. Week Four Battles

23. Despite the Naysayers

24. Don’t Be Fueled by Naysayers

25. Little Distractions

26. Adjust Your Game Plan

27. Mile Marker 175

28. Write It Anyway

29. Finish Strong

30. Celebrate!

Afterword

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Preface

The first time I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in the mid-2000s, I quit on Day 3 or 4 because I was already so far behind that I believed I would never catch up. The same thing happened the second time I signed up, a year or two later.

I wasn’t brave enough to try again for several years. But in October 2013, I was listening to several writing podcast hosts talking about the event, and I got bitten by the bug again. I think I just needed to know I wasn’t alone in my desire to complete the task.

I had already written six traditionally published books and hundreds of articles, and one or two of those books had short deadlines, so surely I could write 1,667 words each day for thirty days, which would give me 50,000 words for the month (the NaNoWriMo goal).

Several of the podcasters I listened to that month released frequent episodes, telling us what our cumulative word count should be, while offering tips to continue on, even if we were behind. Remarkably, that year, I never fell behind. I was never far ahead, either. Slow and steady wins the race, even when you’re trying to write a book in thirty days.

After completing the task in 2013, I tried it again in 2014. This time I created my own community by inviting people from my local writers’ group to join me. Most of the people who participated crossed the 50,000-word finish line in time. I’m already making plans to participate with the same group again this year.

NaNoWriMo is intended to help novelists write a first draft as quickly as possible, but some writers use it to write non-fiction books, and still other use it to write short stories. No matter what you are working on, the beauty of the concept is, you will have a finished first draft in thirty days. It won’t be perfect. It might not even be good. But none of that matters. Perfect and good are for the revision process. But you cannot revise a blank page.

I hope you’ll find this little book useful in filling your blank page. It isn’t intended to be a book about how to win NaNoWriMo. You’ll find plenty of other books on the market for that. Instead, it’s a book that is designed to offer you daily spurts of inspiration to hit your word count goal. Feel free to use this guide any time of year, including during NaNoWriMo.

I’m not going to lie—regardless of when you decide to use this guide, your journey won’t be easy. It will include self-doubt, moments when you want to give up, and times when you wonder why you even took on such a project, but it will also include great exhilaration if you stick with it to the end.

Before You Begin

A Quick Word About Word Count

Why is 50,000 words the magic number? The answer is probably more practical than anything—50,000 words is doable for anybody, including writers who have a day job.

The nice thing about that number is, it’s about the length that many traditional publishers look for in a non-fiction book. But since NaNoWriMo is typically for novels, it makes less sense. Novels tend to run 80,000-100,000 words. And