Why I want to consume "First Draft In 30 Days: A Novel Writer's System for Building a Complete and Cohesive Manuscript" — 2 years ago
I’m reading this book as part of my “preparation” for the 2007 NaNoWriMo. In 2004 and 2005 when November 1st came around my mind went totally blank and I couldn’t type a thing. In 2006 I didn’t even try. So this year I’m determined to at least try to finish the 50,000 words even if I never go on to edit the book (that can be a future goal!). Along with this book I registered on storyright.com (this was recommended by a fellow 43thing’er). The two go surprisingly well together. The storyright.com format is not exactly like the forms that come with the book but they are very close.
I’m about half way through the book and it’s excellent so far. My plan is to go back after I’m done reading it and actually follow the process to create an outline. I’m considering using a book that I have read enough times to have it almost memorized just to see the process of creating the outline.
This book recommends leaving the outline “on the shelf” for two months before starting to write. So that means that I would have to finish the “real” outline by the end of August to be ready to start writing on November 1st. So I figure I can play around with outlining until the beginning of July and then start outlining the story that I want to write for NaNoWriMo.
Anyway, excellent resource for left brain writers!
