Novel Notes: 30 Days ~ 30 Chapters

30-Day Novel Series ~ Book One

Words have the power to magically appear on your laptop screen and turn into 50,000-word novels written in 30 days. The words just need a little help and direction from their writers.

That’s where this book comes in. It invites you into the magic inside your mind and shows you how to make the writing magic happen. It encourages you to bring forth and listen to all your totally wonderful novel notes and ideas your muse whispers inside your mind and your imagination.

With this workbook as your writing companion and reference guide, you’ll watch your words magically come alive in your mind and dance on your laptop screen. Inside this 30-day guide to writing your novel, you’ll find:

Premise, promise, and purpose of your novel;
Story seeds—shaping and setting up your novel;
Three-act structure, the hero’s journey, and beat sheets;
Setting, world-building, and staging your story;
Creating your characters and making them come alive;
Capturing your plot bunnies and random thoughts;
How to create a compelling inciting incident;
How to develop your plot, subplots, and story line;
How to weave drama and conflict throughout your story;
Playing the “what if?” game—situations and scenarios;
How to create a powerful hook and add drama; and
Foreshadowing, flashbacks, and back story.

This book invites you to scribble all your wonderful, magnificent novel ideas and notes, and write your novel your way.