World Famous Comics: How to Write a Book in Forty Days and Get It Published!
How to Write a Book in Forty Days and Get It Published!
By: David Melton Publisher: Landmark Editions Average Rating: Binding: Spiral-bound Label: Landmark Editions Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 57 Publication Date: February 01, 2001
Withholding udgement Swift shipping. For all the hype I was surprised at the "Kinko's" type of publishing. Bargain basement for what I was led on online marketing ploy. That said, The content is excellent. Follow the professor's bluepront and getting published looks more likely. I'll "buy that." hmmmm, I did, didn't I? It was worth it.
dis-a-POINT-ed I'm not at all bothered by the spiral binding--it's what's inside that counts. And what's inside is written in an upbeat, sparkling, conversational, encouraging way. However, it's for beginners. There's little here I haven't been told by many other teachers, so I feel the littlest bit bamboozled. I was hoping for insider tips on how to turn into Agatha Christie and write my book in 40 days. Melton's answer is meat & potatoes: sit down and grind it out. Don't stop for meals or Sunday school. If you live in a cabin in primitive Alaska, you can do this. If you have a household to run, disabled husband, fulltime job, 6 llamas, 4 grandchildren, and bill collectors at the door, it's trickier. I will look further and somewhat more skeptically...
both simple and brilliant There are so many books on getting published, so many on writing outlines and proposals and plans for writing. And so many other books that empathize with writers about how hard it is to write.
This book does not empathize about anything. This book offers some feedback about planning and about publishing. But the true priceless value of this book is the way in which it makes it possible to write a book in 40 days. Just write it, usuing the process in this book, and revise it later. With the help of this book, my writing goals (which are numerous) are being realized. Seriously, this book is a gem. Just be prepared for the plastic binding.
Don't judge a Book by its cover. As a writer who has bought and read dozens of how to write books, taken more courses than I can remember and paid hundreds of dollars for the priviledge I have to say How to Write a Book in 40 Days was most refreshing. This modest appearing little booklet contains all the important information any writer needs to get started in the trade. The informantion is given in a concise, easy to access way. I have two courses that present the same information (they have a different number of days to write your book); one cost me hundreds of dollars and the other nearly a hundred. The writers did a lot of padding but didn't offer one bit more information than is available in this book. I recently gave this book to a young writer who asked for help and she is now well into her first book. I highly recommend it to anyone who seriously wants to become a published writer.
Ohhhh please..... Amazon should be ashamed to be selling this. It looks like someone ran it through a photocopier. NOT WORTH THE MONEY. A total waste of time and cash. Your money would be better spent elsewhere. I gave it one star because I was required to....there was nothing less.
How To Write A Book And Get It Published.....print a 1000 copies at kinkos and sell them for waaaay too much money and dupe the public.
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