Saturday's Book Recommendation:: No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
In honor of National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as NaNoWriMo, I am going to recommend No Plot? No Problem! A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days. (I hear long titles are catchy.)
I am also writing this post as a way of avoiding writing my first line to my novel.
Yes, I am participating in the crazy NaNoWriMo contest. The 50,000 word count goal is unimaginably high for someone like me (who has already taken a bath, checked my e-mail, eaten breakfast, let the dog out twice, started laundry, checked every message board I've ever wanted to know about, had a snack, got a package ready to mail, and will soon find other household chores to do in order to avoid that first sentence.)
Once I get going, I'll be fine — until the first bathroom break. Then it will be like starting over again.
So, if you're like me, a natural-born procrastinator, you will love the book No Plot? No Problem! A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty. It helps if you have an off-beat sense of humor, too. Sarcasm is highly recommended.
I thought the book was so funny, I am prone to reading sections aloud. However, people who don't write books just look at you funny when you do that. The humor is definitely for that inner writer geek. It's for those who love the idea of writing 50,000 word books in one month. They are definitely a little "off."
I have not finished the book. After I read most of the book, about how NaNoWriMo came to be and how fun and crazy it is, and all the ways to force yourself to keep going, I got to the back of the book where there are sections for each week of NaNoWriMo. So, I just read the section about week one. It told me about the highs and lows of week one and got me pumped up to start today (hey! I have opened my Word document, and all my notes are sitting right next to me - I'll get to it!)
Next Friday, I'll read about week two. I hear week two can be quite a downer, so I'm not exactly looking forward to it. But, I refuse to peek at that part of the book.
My only negative about this book is that I checked it out from the library, so I've got to see if I can keep renewing it through the end of the month. If you live in my area, you will have to buy your own, because I am determined to hang on to this one.
I'll probably buy my own next year. I'll definitely want to re-read it.
Now, back to the "novel."
(after I blow dry my hair and take my medicine and change and make my bed and check on the kids and get the second load of laundry going . . .)
I am also writing this post as a way of avoiding writing my first line to my novel.
Yes, I am participating in the crazy NaNoWriMo contest. The 50,000 word count goal is unimaginably high for someone like me (who has already taken a bath, checked my e-mail, eaten breakfast, let the dog out twice, started laundry, checked every message board I've ever wanted to know about, had a snack, got a package ready to mail, and will soon find other household chores to do in order to avoid that first sentence.)
Once I get going, I'll be fine — until the first bathroom break. Then it will be like starting over again.
So, if you're like me, a natural-born procrastinator, you will love the book No Plot? No Problem! A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty. It helps if you have an off-beat sense of humor, too. Sarcasm is highly recommended.
I thought the book was so funny, I am prone to reading sections aloud. However, people who don't write books just look at you funny when you do that. The humor is definitely for that inner writer geek. It's for those who love the idea of writing 50,000 word books in one month. They are definitely a little "off."
I have not finished the book. After I read most of the book, about how NaNoWriMo came to be and how fun and crazy it is, and all the ways to force yourself to keep going, I got to the back of the book where there are sections for each week of NaNoWriMo. So, I just read the section about week one. It told me about the highs and lows of week one and got me pumped up to start today (hey! I have opened my Word document, and all my notes are sitting right next to me - I'll get to it!)
Next Friday, I'll read about week two. I hear week two can be quite a downer, so I'm not exactly looking forward to it. But, I refuse to peek at that part of the book.
My only negative about this book is that I checked it out from the library, so I've got to see if I can keep renewing it through the end of the month. If you live in my area, you will have to buy your own, because I am determined to hang on to this one.
I'll probably buy my own next year. I'll definitely want to re-read it.
Now, back to the "novel."
(after I blow dry my hair and take my medicine and change and make my bed and check on the kids and get the second load of laundry going . . .)
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