Beverly and I started our 18 day project today. We have pledged to use Nick Daws' book "How To Write A Book In 28 Days or Less" and write a book in the month of February...i.e. 28 days.
This was Day 1. I read through Module One and decided to write a book based on the communication skills class I have taught at Oklahoma Christian University for the last 15 years. It is designed to help very talented young people get a job and turn it into a career. The head of the department has really encouraged me to put the ideas that I have used in that class, into a workable format for the students of the future.
So, I am trying.
Today I sat down and started writing ideas from my class that I want to cover in the book. I came up with 147 different "thoughts." Tomorrow I will start trying to put them in some semblance of order.
This was Day 1. I read through Module One and decided to write a book based on the communication skills class I have taught at Oklahoma Christian University for the last 15 years. It is designed to help very talented young people get a job and turn it into a career. The head of the department has really encouraged me to put the ideas that I have used in that class, into a workable format for the students of the future.
So, I am trying.
Today I sat down and started writing ideas from my class that I want to cover in the book. I came up with 147 different "thoughts." Tomorrow I will start trying to put them in some semblance of order.
I have a working title: "How To Get and Keep A Job"
Subtitle: ____ Steps to Turn Your Job Into A Career
Daws' book said to brainstorm for 15 minute...when I looked up it had been almost an hour! Wow!! It was fun and amazing...just the way I have taught all these years and yet never though about applying it to writing...one bite at a time. "You can even eat an elephant, if you will eat it one bite at a time."
Tomorrow should be interesting too. Check back each day and I will keep you posted.
Tomorrow should be interesting too. Check back each day and I will keep you posted.
2 comments:
Good luck, Donna. Delighted to hear you're using my 'Write Any Book in Under 28 Days' guide to help write your book. Any queries, just give me a shout!
Nick Daws
www.mywritingblog.com
Yay Donna! I can't wait to read your work!
I have my title and chapters, I will work some more on them today. As you know by now we spent all evening at the ER with little Zoe Grace. I got home at 2 a.m. They are trying to get her in to the Ortho office today. Pray for little Zoe Grace.
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