Review: Great little primer for the newbie
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2014
Established writers and authors will know that it’s not actually possible to complete a non-fiction book in 30 days. First of all the research, then the thinking, next the writing and finally the editing – all before we get any where near considering publishing. Each of these steps takes time, how much time it takes is governed by many different factors, not all of them within the control of the author. However, there is one core component, which must be completed before anything else can happen – that’s the manuscript; the basic working document from which everything else evolves and that’s where Joel’s book comes in.It doesn’t claim to be a 30 day journey to publishing and financial freedom, what it does do well though is get you to the point where you have a completed manuscript. After that other forces come into play.It is of particular use to the new writer because it breaks down the steps into nice, easy segments. It also helps you to overcome many of the fears which undermine confidence and ability encouraging you to ‘just write’ because you can edit later. I’d agree that the most important thing is to get your thoughts down on paper – once there you can re-order, re-write or re-evaluate to your hearts content. In all, it’s a great primer that can get you started.