How to Write a Book in 30 Days or Less by Fred Gleeck

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Fred Gleeck (Author)
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How to Write a Book in 30 Days or Less

There are many reason to write a book, a burning desire, expertise, money, satisfaction…writing a book could be an excellent opportunity in so many ways. As Gleeck, states, don’t let perfectionism stand in your way of writing a book . Some first tips: Use your motivation, and find a place to work (it could be a comfortable place or it could be a place you hate, forcing you to get the job done!).

Get organized! Gleeck suggests brainstoring on your topic, and then “brain-dumping” the topics, using index cards. That’s right, index cards! It is a simple and useful method.

Place your ideas on index cards, probably many, many index cards. Then, collect similar ideas in piles (that will become chapters), and weed out repetitive ideas. Put the similar ideas,on your index cards, in logical order. Then pick up a card in a pile and start writing “whatever is necessary to explain the concept fully and completely” (Gleeck, How to Write a Book…).

You may have ten piles, or more (Gleeck gives an example of ten piles), and then Gleeck suggests three additional piles.., the intro., the conclusion, and the resources piles. Gleeck mentions some really great websites. He also shares thoughts about using a “ghostwriter” to write your book (if you have more money than time), self-publishing, and even creating a book cover, at the beginning of the writing process, to keep you focused and inspired. Writing website suggestions include, websites to market your information, to mentor you in the writing process, to assist you with your writing if you’ve reached impasse, and a website where one can “spy” on your “competition”, to see …”what they are doing”, and use it to your advantage. Gleck’s clear vision of writing is commendable in this guide. It is a good short read, concise and focused, with some great resource suggestions. – GoodbooksToday.com Reviews

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How to Write a Book in 30 Days or Less
Fred Gleeck (Author)
ISBN: B0072IW9RA

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The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)

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Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) (Author)
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A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel’s suicide.
After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office.

Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.

You may think you know detectives, but you’ve never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you’ve never seen them under an investigation like this.
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Robert Galbraith (Author)
ISBN: 978-0316206846

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Hello! A Modern Love Story by Ev Journey

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Ev Journey (Author)

There are few stories that capture the raw emotions of a true and powerful love. The desire and yearning to be with that special person your heart has chosen can be all-consuming and unrelenting.

“Hello! A Modern Love Story” portrays just that. You can just feel the longing the main character Greg has for young Elise at the beginning of this romance. It is love at first sight when he sees her in a news photo – even though he has no ideas who she is, he is deeply drawn to her and the aura she projects.

The two star-crossed lovers finally meet through Elise’s father, an economics professor. They continue to encounter one another at social events and share dinners at her parent’s home where she appears distant and unapproachable. Their unexpected coming together is tender and spontaneous and their lives after this first union are never quite the same. Unfortunately, Greg is engaged to be married. Within just a few days of his wedding, he must make a decision whether to follow the desires of his heart or stick to the familiar path that has been laid out for him. This romantic tale moves the two lovers close to each other and then pulls them apart over and over again.

Will love conquer all at the end of this romantic quest for love?? Few authors can capture the deep feelings an individual forms for that person who is destined for him. This may be possible because few have truly found that special person that they cannot live without. It can probably be assumed from this “fictional” account that the author is one of those rare and fortunate individuals who knows exactly how it feels and what it is like to instantly be attracted to a person and be truly consumed with passion and desire for this individual on a deep intellectual and personal level. It is only through living this once-in-a-lifetime experience that a writer can so aptly, perfectly and knowledgeably write of this type of relationship.

This romance novel almost, but not quite, becomes a thriller when Elise is involved in a hit-and-run accident. The person behind the accident remains a mystery almost to the end of the story. The unexpected surprises and emotional encounters of this novel keeps the reader enthralled until the very last page. What makes this story so effective is that the reader is transported into the minds of both characters. This two-dimensional look into the thoughts, insecurities, fears, and longings of this couple gives insight as to the complexities and destinies of two people whose lives are intertwined – an excellent read for one who doubts the power of love at first sight.

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Ev Journey (Author)
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The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks

The Longest Ride
Nicholas Sparks (Author)
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Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together – how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.

A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior’s life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward — even life and death – loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans — a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he’s keeping doesn’t destroy it first.

Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.

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Nicholas Sparks (Author)
ISBN: 978-1455520640

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