How to write a book fast
Completing a book takes discipline. If you sit around and only write when you "feel like it" you’re unlikely to complete any projects. A daily commitment will keep you focused.
One way to proceed is having a goal of writing 1,000 words a day. Don’t quit until you’ve finished 1,000, and that means revised and polished, says author Marc McCutcheon. Keep up the pace and you’ll have a book finished in three or four months.
“The 1,000-words–a-day rule works because it not only gives you a concrete goal, but it provides an incentive,” McCutcheon says in his book Damn! Why Didn’t I Write That? “If you complete the 1,000 words early, you can take the rest of the day off.”
Some people prefer to work nonstop. Writing less than an hour ends up costing time because when you resume writing next time, you'll have to review your previous work so you'll know where to begin.
Some people prefer the marathon approach: Writing 24 hours a day except to eat and sleep. Author Dan Poynter prefers to turn off the telephone, leaves orders not to be disturbed, and writes nonstop. During his marathon sessions, Poynter drinks coffee and protein meals so that he doesn’t have to break for meals.
But some people are too busy to work full-time on a special writing project. Asked how she found time to write her memoir “Lazy B” while working as a Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Connor said she simply wrote a page each day. Everyone can find time to write a page a day, and after a year or so of writing, you’ll have a book, she said on a CSPAN interview.
Some writing coaches specialize in helping authors finish their projects. Writing coach Lisa Tener promises to help writers finish their book in 60 days.
One highly rated book on the topic is Writing Fast by Jeff Bollow. The book has a mixture of old and new techniques to help demystify the writing process for beginners.
New in paperback: The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site (by Steve Weber)
One way to proceed is having a goal of writing 1,000 words a day. Don’t quit until you’ve finished 1,000, and that means revised and polished, says author Marc McCutcheon. Keep up the pace and you’ll have a book finished in three or four months.
“The 1,000-words–a-day rule works because it not only gives you a concrete goal, but it provides an incentive,” McCutcheon says in his book Damn! Why Didn’t I Write That? “If you complete the 1,000 words early, you can take the rest of the day off.”
Some people prefer to work nonstop. Writing less than an hour ends up costing time because when you resume writing next time, you'll have to review your previous work so you'll know where to begin.
Some people prefer the marathon approach: Writing 24 hours a day except to eat and sleep. Author Dan Poynter prefers to turn off the telephone, leaves orders not to be disturbed, and writes nonstop. During his marathon sessions, Poynter drinks coffee and protein meals so that he doesn’t have to break for meals.
But some people are too busy to work full-time on a special writing project. Asked how she found time to write her memoir “Lazy B” while working as a Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Connor said she simply wrote a page each day. Everyone can find time to write a page a day, and after a year or so of writing, you’ll have a book, she said on a CSPAN interview.
Some writing coaches specialize in helping authors finish their projects. Writing coach Lisa Tener promises to help writers finish their book in 60 days.
One highly rated book on the topic is Writing Fast by Jeff Bollow. The book has a mixture of old and new techniques to help demystify the writing process for beginners.
New in paperback: The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site (by Steve Weber)
posted by Steve Weber at 10/10/2005
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