

Now Baty puts pen to paper himself to share the secrets of success. Every fall, thousands of people sign up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which Baty founded, determined to (a) write that novel or (b) finish that novel in - kid you not - 30 days. WEEK THREE: Clearing Skies, Warmer Weather, and a Jetpack on Your BackĨ.Chris Baty, motivator extraordinaire and instigator of a wildly successful writing revolution, spells out the secrets of writing - and finishing - a novel. WEEK TWO: Storm Clouds, Plot Flashes, and the Return of Realityħ. WEEK ONE: Trumpets Blaring, Angels Singing, and Triumph on the WindĦ. Section Two: Write Here! Write Now! A Frantic, Fantastic Week-by-Week Overview to Bashing out Your Bookĥ. Cruising for Characters, Panning for Plots, and the First Exciting Glimpses of the Book Within Noveling Nests, Magical Tools, and a Growing Stockpile of Delicious IncentivesĤ. Time-Finding, News-Breaking, and a Step-by-Step Guide to Transforming Loved Ones into Effective Agents of Guilt and Terrorģ. Secret Weapons, Exuberant Imperfections, and the End of the "One Day" NovelistĢ.

Section One: A Round-Trip Ticket to Novel-land: Gearing up for Your Writing Adventure!ġ. The last chapter concerns post-noveling life and how (and when) to begin the editing process. Each chapter is devoted to a week of the month and the challenges that week faces. The second section is filled with tips for each week of the writing journey and is designed to be read during that week. One part of this process includes writing two Magna Cartas that give the writers ideas of what to include and what not to include in a book.

The first section deals with planning for the monthlong noveling adventure, including gathering ideas for the story, deciding how to tell family and friends, finding time to write, and stocking up on writing tools.
