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Chris Baty, motivator extraordinaire and instigator of a wildly successful writing revolution, spells out the secrets of writing -- and finishing -- a novel. Every fall, thousands of people sign up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which Baty founded, determined to (a) write that... read more
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- Chris Baty: Author/Narrator of the book and founder of National Novel Writing Month
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“...anyone with a realistic sense of perspective wouldn't try to write a novel in a month.”
Chris Baty
Organizations edit
- The Office Of Letters And Light: Runs National Novel Writing Month
First Sentence edit
Once upon a time, I believed that you needed to have several things before you set out to write a novel.
Table of Contents edit
I. Introduction
II. Section One: A Round-Trip Ticket to Novel-land: Gearing up for Your Writing Adventure!
1. Secret Weapons, Exuberant Imperfections, and the End of the "One Day" Novelist
2. Time-Finding, News-Breaking, and a Step-by-Step Guide to Transforming Loved Ones into Effective Agents of Guilt and Terror
3. Noveling Nests, Magical Tools, and a Growing Stockpile of Delicious Incentives
4. Cruising for Characters, Panning for Plots, and the First Exciting Glimpses of the Book Within
III. Section Two: Write Here! Write Now! A Frantic, Fantastic Week-by-Week Overview to Bashing out Your Book
5. WEEK ONE: Trumpets Blaring, Angels Singing, and Triumph on the Wind
6. WEEK TWO: Storm Clouds, Plot Flashes, and the Return of Reality
7. WEEK THREE: Clearing Skies, Warmer Weather, and a Jetpack on Your Back
8. WEEK FOUR: Champagne and the Roar of the Crowd
9. I Wrote a Novel. Now What?
Acknowledgments
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Chris Baty (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-8118-4505-2
Page Count: 176
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-8118-4505-2
Page Count: 176
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 808.3
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