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.
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!
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Yay Donna! I can't wait to read your work!
ReplyDeleteI 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.