Comments on: How to Write a Book in 60 Days or Less http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/ Life Improvement Tips You Can Use Today! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-158266 agentsully Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:09:17 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-158266 Goodluck Drew! Let us know when you sell it! Goodluck Drew! Let us know when you sell it!

]]> By: Drew http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-157672 Drew Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:26:53 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-157672 @agentscully Thank you for the advice/ words of wisdom. To answer your question, No, I dont belong to any writers groups. However,I did submit my screenplay to the writers guild because I was told that would protect it. (Like being copywrited) My current "How To" book is progressing slowly, but is making progress. If anyone out there is good at marketing, please contact me - maybe we can work something out. Thanks, Drew @agentscully

Thank you for the advice/ words of wisdom.
To answer your question, No, I dont belong to any writers groups. However,I did submit my screenplay to the writers guild because I was told that would protect it. (Like being copywrited) My current “How To” book is progressing slowly, but is making progress. If anyone out there is good at marketing, please contact me – maybe we can work something out.

Thanks,
Drew

]]> By: Writing Pains « thirdmuse http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-157157 Writing Pains « thirdmuse Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:22:40 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-157157 [...] How to write a book in 60 Days or less [...] [...] How to write a book in 60 Days or less [...]

]]> By: Madhuri http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-157039 Madhuri Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:36:19 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-157039 I need to write up on the theme my college life an need some help to write 2 pages of write up I need to write up on the theme my college life an need some help to write 2 pages of write up

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-156051 agentsully Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:23:16 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-156051 @Drew - Congrats on finishing a screenplay! That's awesome. Do you belong to any writers groups? Here's a a good book on how to sell a screenplay: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0757000029?ie=UTF8&tag=myonlnov-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0757000029" rel="nofollow">How to Sell Your Screenplay: A Realistic Guide to Getting a Television or Film Deal</a> For a "how-to" book, the number of chapters is only limited by the amount of info needed to teach your info. I would recommend: Intro chapter - what this book covers middle chapters - one for each of the major steps in "how to" do the thing you're teaching Conclusion chapter - summary of the basics Appendices - any cheat sheets or such to help people get the task done more easily. Good luck! Let us know more about your progress! @Drew – Congrats on finishing a screenplay! That’s awesome. Do you belong to any writers groups?

Here’s a a good book on how to sell a screenplay: How to Sell Your Screenplay: A Realistic Guide to Getting a Television or Film Deal

For a “how-to” book, the number of chapters is only limited by the amount of info needed to teach your info. I would recommend:
Intro chapter – what this book covers
middle chapters – one for each of the major steps in “how to” do the thing you’re teaching
Conclusion chapter – summary of the basics
Appendices – any cheat sheets or such to help people get the task done more easily.

Good luck! Let us know more about your progress!

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-156048 agentsully Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:14:52 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-156048 @Jean - interesting comment. I think both ways can work - the inspired "just do it" approach as well as the thought-out, planned approach. Wishing you well. @Jean – interesting comment. I think both ways can work – the inspired “just do it” approach as well as the thought-out, planned approach. Wishing you well.

]]> By: jean http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-152366 jean Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:31:08 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-152366 this is not the way to write books. you will write a book because you will enjoy , you don't calculate how many hours you'll spend writing you just do it and you don't write in your spare time because you will not have spare time, you will write because you love to write . if you will use the ideeas the dude presented you will write a shitty book and you can be the next sandra brown this is not the way to write books.
you will write a book because you will enjoy , you don’t calculate how many hours you’ll spend writing you just do it and you don’t write in your spare time because you will not have spare time, you will write because you love to write .
if you will use the ideeas the dude presented you will write a shitty book and you can be the next sandra brown

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-151718 agentsully Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:14:14 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-151718 @Drew - congrats! That's awesome. Writing is often the easiest part! (Even thought it takes a lot of time and it's definitely NOT easy!:) It's the selling, promotion, and distribution of your work that is really tough. But with that said, just like writing, chip away at it each day and you can get there! 1. Have a vision in your mind of your end goal and remind yourself of that goal daily. 2. Create a loose plan of how to get there. 3. Take action on your plan daily. 4. Research how to promote your work. Find new ways and work them into your plan. 5. Mix it up between online promotion, offline promotion and often the most important: face to face promotion. Network like crazy!! An ebook I can recommend on promoting ebooks is "<a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=174103&c=ib&aff=11358" rel="nofollow">How to Launch the **** Out of Your Ebook</a>." This can give you great ideas to implement. I've used it myself. As far as how long a "how to" book should be, that depends on what you're teaching. Don't worry about pages. Just make sure it is complete and also concise. That would be my advice. Good luck and let us know WHEN you sell your screenplay!!!!!!! @Drew – congrats! That’s awesome. Writing is often the easiest part! (Even thought it takes a lot of time and it’s definitely NOT easy!:) It’s the selling, promotion, and distribution of your work that is really tough. But with that said, just like writing, chip away at it each day and you can get there!
1. Have a vision in your mind of your end goal and remind yourself of that goal daily.
2. Create a loose plan of how to get there.
3. Take action on your plan daily.
4. Research how to promote your work. Find new ways and work them into your plan.
5. Mix it up between online promotion, offline promotion and often the most important: face to face promotion. Network like crazy!!

An ebook I can recommend on promoting ebooks is “How to Launch the **** Out of Your Ebook.” This can give you great ideas to implement. I’ve used it myself.

As far as how long a “how to” book should be, that depends on what you’re teaching. Don’t worry about pages. Just make sure it is complete and also concise. That would be my advice.

Good luck and let us know WHEN you sell your screenplay!!!!!!!

]]> By: Drew http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-150925 Drew Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:29 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-150925 Hello, I have finished (1) screenplay, but I dont have any idea on how to sell it. I have started a second screenplay, but am running into self-motivation problems...(this site is good for inner-motivation)..... I also want to write a short "How to" book..Does anyone know what an ideal length, or # of chapters will best suit this format? Thank you, Drew Hello,

I have finished (1) screenplay, but I dont have any idea on how to sell it.
I have started a second screenplay, but am running into self-motivation problems…(this site is good for inner-motivation)…..
I also want to write a short “How to” book..Does anyone know what an ideal length, or # of chapters will best suit this format?

Thank you,
Drew

]]> By: N., H. M. http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-149924 N., H. M. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:22:05 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-149924 I am very sorry, and very late why only now reading this post. Many of my books are not finished. I am very sorry, and very late why only now reading this post. Many of my books are not finished.

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-145896 agentsully Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:46:31 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-145896 @Gary - go for it! Good luck and let us know how it goes! @Gary – go for it! Good luck and let us know how it goes!

]]> By: Gary http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-145359 Gary Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:37:36 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-145359 i was just thinking about writing the other night and after reading this i really want to be a writer i can start writing some stories first then go to those other long stories like 100 pages or even more and i can get the practice from my english class when the holidays is over thanks i was just thinking about writing the other night and after reading this i really want to be a writer i can start writing some stories first then go to those other long stories like 100 pages or even more and i can get the practice from my english class when the holidays is over thanks

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-145044 agentsully Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:01:54 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-145044 @Regina - You can do it! What will your book be about? @Regina – You can do it! What will your book be about?

]]> By: Regina http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-144896 Regina Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:45:32 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-144896 WOW. So many great places to visit. I appreciate all of the help that is out there for people like me that have been pounding the keys for so long yet have not writtten a book yet. I have also been "dared" to do so. I am hoping that I can find what I need to be successful. Thanks to everyone here. ;-) WOW. So many great places to visit. I appreciate all of the help that is out there for people like me that have been pounding the keys for so long yet have not writtten a book yet. I have also been “dared” to do so. I am hoping that I can find what I need to be successful. Thanks to everyone here.

;-)

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-144405 agentsully Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:43:09 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-144405 @Garrett - Yay! I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you and let us know when you have your first book completed! Please pass it on to others! @Garrett – Yay! I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you and let us know when you have your first book completed! Please pass it on to others!

]]> By: garrett grahn http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-143560 garrett grahn Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:57:13 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-143560 THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL RESOURCE. It's now going on three years since you originally posted this online and it is the best free resource I've come across to help me get my ideas launched. So I thank you for all of your efforts. THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL RESOURCE. It’s now going on three years since you originally posted this online and it is the best free resource I’ve come across to help me get my ideas launched. So I thank you for all of your efforts.

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-143235 agentsully Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:26 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-143235 @Sophie- I'm so glad to hear that this site helped you! Thanks for commenting! Please tell your friends! :) @Sophie- I’m so glad to hear that this site helped you! Thanks for commenting! Please tell your friends! :)

]]> By: Sophie http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-142248 Sophie Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:27:23 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-142248 Hey this site really helped me!!! :-p Hey this site really helped me!!! :-p

]]> By: R.E.G. http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-141045 R.E.G. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:07:20 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-141045 I found another website that might help some people on writing. I signed up on twitter and this author followed me. She's the one that showed me this link. It's really helpful, and it also has a link that will help you get published!!!!!! http://www.romanmysteries.com/pages/82-Writing_Tips I found another website that might help some people on writing. I signed up on twitter and this author followed me. She’s the one that showed me this link. It’s really helpful, and it also has a link that will help you get published!!!!!!

http://www.romanmysteries.com/pages/82-Writing_Tips

]]> By: R. E. G http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140600 R. E. G Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:35:52 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140600 I will try that. I will try that.

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140539 agentsully Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140539 @R.E.G. - is wordy bad? If you lose the interest of your reader or if your message is confusing, then yes wordy can be bad. That's something I always try to be cognizant in my own writing. A good exercise is to write a short essay and let it sit for a day or two. Then go back and see if you can eliminate 1/3 of the words and still get your point across and still sound natural. You may have moments where you feel like you are losing something from your story, but still go with it. You will be training yourself to write more succinctly. Then over time, in your regular writing try to do this as you go along or when you edit. Wishing you lots of progress! Sounds like you are enjoying it all and that's the main thing anyway! Cheers! @R.E.G. – is wordy bad? If you lose the interest of your reader or if your message is confusing, then yes wordy can be bad. That’s something I always try to be cognizant in my own writing.

A good exercise is to write a short essay and let it sit for a day or two. Then go back and see if you can eliminate 1/3 of the words and still get your point across and still sound natural. You may have moments where you feel like you are losing something from your story, but still go with it. You will be training yourself to write more succinctly. Then over time, in your regular writing try to do this as you go along or when you edit.

Wishing you lots of progress! Sounds like you are enjoying it all and that’s the main thing anyway!
Cheers!

]]> By: R. E. G. http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140446 R. E. G. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:08:58 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140446 I was actually thinking about making a book of short stories, and also one with poems as well! I have taken a writing class. My sophmore year in high school I took a class called Creative Writing. This year, I signed up for the second course of Creative Writing. I hear that the teacher assigns an assignment at the beginning and that is due on the last day of the course: to write a novel! About the whole adding more characters and/or adding sub-plots, I'm not quite so sure. My Creative Writing teacher read my first three books. He said I was wordy. Is being wordy bad? I was actually thinking about making a book of short stories, and also one with poems as well! I have taken a writing class. My sophmore year in high school I took a class called Creative Writing. This year, I signed up for the second course of Creative Writing. I hear that the teacher assigns an assignment at the beginning and that is due on the last day of the course: to write a novel!
About the whole adding more characters and/or adding sub-plots, I’m not quite so sure. My Creative Writing teacher read my first three books. He said I was wordy. Is being wordy bad?

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140422 agentsully Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:51:36 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140422 @Crystal - Woo hoo! That's awesome! Please check back and let us know about your final results with your book!! @Crystal – Woo hoo! That’s awesome! Please check back and let us know about your final results with your book!!

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140417 agentsully Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:42:59 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140417 @R.E.G. - It might be more helpful to think of it in terms of number of words. In a novel the average would be between 80,000 and 150,000 words. For non-fiction the range is wider - 20,000 - 200,000. Regarding lengthening out your story, you may want to add more characters, fill in more detail about each character, and/or add more to the plot such as sub-plots. With that said, short stories are very popular too. Maybe that is your thing. You might want to consider publishing a book of short stories. There are many authors who do this. And there are many readers (like me) who love the low level commitment of reading a short story vs reading a long novel. So don't worry if your stories are short. I would also recommend seeking out a writing mentor by joining some writing groups or taking classes with many different teachers. Good luck! @R.E.G. – It might be more helpful to think of it in terms of number of words. In a novel the average would be between 80,000 and 150,000 words. For non-fiction the range is wider – 20,000 – 200,000.

Regarding lengthening out your story, you may want to add more characters, fill in more detail about each character, and/or add more to the plot such as sub-plots.

With that said, short stories are very popular too. Maybe that is your thing. You might want to consider publishing a book of short stories. There are many authors who do this. And there are many readers (like me) who love the low level commitment of reading a short story vs reading a long novel. So don’t worry if your stories are short.

I would also recommend seeking out a writing mentor by joining some writing groups or taking classes with many different teachers.

Good luck!

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140412 agentsully Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:15:33 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/21/how-to-write-a-book-in-60-days-or-less/#comment-140412 @R.E.G. -Good Luck!!!! Let us know your results! @R.E.G. -Good Luck!!!! Let us know your results!

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