Book of the Month ~ October

30-Day Novel Series ~ Box Set

Novel Writer's Survival Guide offers a lighthearted—and little bit crazy—look at writing a 50,000-word novel in a month. Because you'd have to be a little crazy to write a novel in a month. 

When I decided to write a novel in thirty days, it was just for a lark—an interesting way to challenge myself and to see if I could actually do it. 

What I didn't know when I started was that not only did I discover I could write a decent, cohesive first draft of a novel in thirty days, but that an idea for another book would be born during that time—a nonfiction "how-to" for writing a 50,000-word novel in thirty days, which you're reading about right now. 

If you're thinking about writing a novel in thirty days, it might be a good idea to have a survival guide to help you on your 30-day novel-writing adventure.

Novel Notes: 30 Days ~ 30 Chapters

You’re invited on a magical, novel-writing adventure...

Novel Notes invites you into the magic inside your mind and shows you how to make the writing magic happen. It offers a workbook for planning your novel and a road map for your month-long, novel-writing journey. 

It encourages you to bring forth and listen to all your totally wonderful, magnificent novel ideas that your muse whispers inside your mind and your imagination. 

Inside this 30-day guide to writing your novel, you’ll find:

• The essential elements to include in your novel;
• Premise, promise, and purpose of your novel;
• Story seeds—shaping and setting up your novel;
• How to structure and sketch out your story;
• Three-act structure, hero’s journey, and beat sheets;
• Setting, world-building, and creating your characters;
• Capturing your plot bunnies and random thoughts;
• How to develop your plot, subplots, and story line;
• Foreshadowing, flashbacks, and back story; and
• Brainstorms, road maps, and sketchy shapes.

This workbook invites you to write your novel your way.

30-Day Novel: Tips and Tricks for Writing a Novel in Thirty Days

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a 50,000-word novel in a month. Would you like to know what you’re getting yourself into? 30-Day Novel offers everything you need to know, and probably more than a few things you don’t want to know, about writing a novel in 30 days. Inside these pages you’ll discover:

• How to prep for a 30-day writing marathon;
• What you should do if your muse goes missing;
• The secret to writing a novel in thirty days;
• The truth about writer’s block and brain burn-out;
• Dreaming... how to write your story in your sleep;
• Visualizing... seeing things that aren’t really there;
• Positive pep talks and a 30-day doubt dialog; and
• How to open your imagination and set it free.

Writerly words of wisdom are interspersed throughout the book. There’s also a magical word fairy running through the pages.

30-Day Novel Cookbook: Make-Ahead Meals, 30-Minute Meals, and Crock Pot Recipes

Who has time to cook when you have a 50,000-word novel to write in thirty days? 30-Day Novel Cookbook offers 30 quick and easy recipes for make-ahead meals, 30-minute meals, and crock pot recipes, along with food for thought so you won’t starve during your month-long, novel-writing adventure. Enjoy recipes such as...

• Be Kind to Yourself Beef Stew;
• Make More Time to Write Mexican Pork Chops;
• Who Cares if Your Words Suck Southwestern Beef Strips;
• Crazy Enough to Write a Novel in Thirty Days Chicken Cacciatore;
• Don’t Try to be Perfect Pot Roast;
• Geeky, Gecko, Can’t Spell Greek Chicken;
• Don’t Feed Your Muse Meatloaf; and many more.

Prep and cook times are given for each recipe, along with tips and tidbits of novel-writing wisdom.

You can do this! You can write a novel in a month! Buy this book and I'll be right there with you, every step of the way.

Available on Amazon. 

When I set out to write a novel in thirty days, I didn't have a clue. I'd written novels before, but not in a month. So I sat down at my laptop and watched the words appear on the screen. 

I ended up writing a novel about writers writing a novel in thirty days—Novel Quest: A 30-Day Novel-Writing Adventure. Offers a humorous look at writers writing a 50,000-word novel in thirty days, time morphing, a kahuna quest, the power of wishes, the magic of words, and the reality of imagination.

You can read more about it here...