30 Days to First Draft

This week, I'm approaching the end of a writing marathon for my 365 Adventures in Writing and Entrepreneurship... 

 

2015 is Authorpreneur Almanac 


 

Why wait for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)? There's no rule that says the only time you can try to write a novel in a month must be November.

I knew that August would be a fairly quiet month for me and I really want to get the last book in the Sheridan and Blake Adventure Series written so I set myself the challenge of completing the first draft of 'Garbriel's Game, Part 2: The Black Knight' by the end of August.

The first part of the final book in the series, 'Garbriel's Game, Part 1: The White Queen' came out a few weeks ago.

Read more on the blog on my website: 

30 Days to First Draft

I share my 9 top tips to get that first draft written in a month - Why is August a better time than November? ... a bonus extra day in August!

 As I approach the end of the month, I must confess, I am behind on my word count but I'm quietly confident that I can finish the first draft of 'Garbriel's Game, Part 2: The Black Knight' at the start of September and I'll be very happy with that!

Here are a couple of quotes from the book:

What helps you to get that first draft written? 

Please share your tips in the comments.

5 Non-monetary Reasons to Love Crowdfunding

 My latest...

Adventures in Writing and Entrepreneurship 

After successfully completing a crowdfund last year to publish Solomon's Secrets, when I was asked to join the organising committee for Bristol Festival of Literature this year and we talked about how we would finance such a monumental project to host a fantastic city wide event; crowdfunding was my first thought.

But crowdfunding is not just about money - there are plenty of other reasons to consider it to boost your business.

Here are 5 non-monetary things I love about Crowdfunding:

1. Building Community. You can mobilse the support of your fan base and give them a hook to share with their networks
2. Social Proof. It’s a very public way of showing that people support what you are trying to achieve
3. Marketing Platform. It’s a great excuse to embark on a sustained marketing campaign to raise awareness.
4. Newsworthy. A crowdfund is a newsworthy activity and makes better editorial copy than an advertisement
5. Telling Your Story. People don’t just buy people, they buy stories. A crowdfund campaign can provide a great platform to share your story and engage people

Support Bristol Festival of Literature by sharing this link to the crowdfund:

https://www.fundsurfer.com/project/bristol-festival-of-literature

Follow on Twitter: @BristolLitFest

Use the hashtag: #Unputdownable2015