First Draft in 30 Days
by:
Karen Wiesner (author)
Many aspiring and experienced novelists toss out hundreds of pages (and waste valuable time) before they have a workable first draft of a novel. With Karen Wiesner's book, those days are over. In this guide, readers will find:-A systematic method for completing a detailed first draft in just...
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Many aspiring and experienced novelists toss out hundreds of pages (and waste valuable time) before they have a workable first draft of a novel. With Karen Wiesner's book, those days are over. In this guide, readers will find:-A systematic method for completing a detailed first draft in just thirty days-Sure-fire methods to reduce time-intensive rewrites and avoid writing detours-Comprehensive, detailed, and interactive worksheets to make the process seem less like work and more like a gameFlexible and customizable, this revolutionary system can be modified to fit any writer's approach and style.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781582972961 (1582972966)
ASIN: 9781582972961
Publish date: 05-03-2005
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Pages no: 216
Edition language: English
This is a great writing guide, especially for writers who need a schedule to meet their writing deadlines. It breaks it down step-by-step.
Quick review for a quick read (though I actually read this earlier on than the day I'm reviewing it - I picked it up from the library among a number of other reads for writing supplements). This wasn't a bad guide for a beginning primer in plotting a story, and I'll admit this is one of the few ...
An editor once told me that if you're going to take advice on writing, take it either from name-bestselling writers or gatekeepers such as acquiring editors or agents--not necessarily anyone who writes for Writer's Digest or has taught a writing class. By those terms Karen Wiesner doesn't qualify. I...
I'm sure I'd find this a useful book if I ever committed to actually working through it.
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