Novel Writing Prep: A 30-Day Planner That Prepares You To Write 50,000 Words in One Month

by Monica Leonelle

50,000+ words in 30 days—impossible, right? Or if it is possible, those words must be total crap—right? And even if there is some semblance of writing talent in the draft, writing that fast means the plot and characters must make no sense… right? No. Nope. Wrong! Yes, you can write 50,000 good words on your novel in as little as a month, as long as you prepare yourself. After helping thousands of authors develop the skills to hit huge word counts in a short period of time, I’ve found one thing in common across all authors, at all skill levels, from those who have never written a novel to those who publish professionally… This one thing not only helps writers get their book to make sense (and read well!) on paper, but also helps them write it faster in the first place... And it’s You must know what you are going to write before you write it. That’s it! The results? Most writers can at least double their writing speed (some can triple it), meaning they can do twice as many words in the same time period as they were doing before. Additionally, these writers encounter fewer bouts of writer’s block and are more likely to see their book in print down the line. Novel Writing Prep takes you through a simple, flexible, easy-to-implement outlining process that will give you a skeleton of ideas for completing a marathon writing month. And best of all—you can go through all 30 planning prompts in just a few minutes a day over 30 days, or you can complete a pizza-and-netflix-and-writing binge over a weekend. Doesn’t matter your skill level, your writing experience, or how you prefer to write a first draft. For plotters, pantsers, newbies, veterans, and everyone in between—let Novel Writing Prep help you plan your novel before writing it, so you can write an awesome book faster. Are you ready to go all in and say “yes!” to a fun-filled, exciting, productive adventure in writing? The world needs your book! Grab Novel Writing Prep today and make it happen.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

227 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 29, 2018

Reviews

[Daydreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is sectioned into 30 chapters, so that you can technically do one prompt/question per day for one month. You can obviously also go slower or faster, if you want.
This book has a lot of contents, from building characters and their arcs to the story and worldbuilding. Obviously one can adjust as needed, if one’s preferences are a little different (for example Notensortierung building than in here), but I think if you follow it, you’ll have a good basis for your book.
I’ve read it whole for a first time and will probably then read it chapter by chapter for a second time, when I actually work along the prompts. I just wanted to see first if I agree with the mentioned topics, before dumping so much work into it.
Only negative are some of the spelling mistakes (like their/they’re).

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so helpful and I can definitely see myself going back to it over and over again to use it for my writing. I loved getting all the little prompts and use them for my story in any which way. So yeah, amazing and I will definitely be using it for future books.

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[Cecly Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent resource for any writer to help them sort through the pre-planning process of writing a novel.

[JLNicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the way Monica writes. It's very clear and she expands on every aspect of novel prep from the initial IDEA to the specific outline. Very good book. Lots of information. This is a 30 day read and has working challenges along the way. I found the information well thought out. Great experience.

[Jamie Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Novel Planning Book

Ever considered writing a novel in a short space of time, like for NaNoWriMo? You will more likely be able to do that successfully if you have a solid writing plan already in place. This book outlines 30 days of novel-writing prompts to get you from idea to outline in 30 incremental steps. Before this 30-day plan, the author shares why she wrote this book and her personal journey as an author. If you don't want to take a full 30 days to plan your novel, several days could easily be combined into one if you have more time on certain days. As you might imagine, she starts with high-level topics at first, like your book's concept and characters before diving into story structure and finally the outline. (By the way, the author states this book isn't just for plotters, as pantsers could use it after the book has been written to make sure they have key story elements in place.) I like that each day not only had prompts to get you thinking and writing out your story elements but also had a section at the end in case you get stuck on the day's topic. If you are an author who is just at the beginning of their writing career—with no or just a few books under your belt—this could be a great book to help you understand the key elements of story so you get it right in your novel(s). Highly recommended.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

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[Jennifer Lui · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been participating in NaNoWriMo for over 15 years and have never once planned what I was going to write. With the first Camp NaNoWriMo starting in April, I thought why not give this a try? So now, for the first time, I have an actual plan of what I'm going to be working on.

This book was a thorough guide to how to get your novel ready to write in 30 days. Each day has some things to think about and things to accomplish. It's definitely helpful for those who need a bit of guidance to plan out their writing. I enjoyed going through each day and building on what I had already put together the day before. Now to just get the book written...

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[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent resource to help you plot a novel. It provides the framework you need to create an interesting plot and remarkable characters. It is very detailed and she uses examples from famous books to emphasize and explain her recommendations. She provides a step by step guide that includes 30 days of great ideas, goals, and information.

The book will definitely help you write a book if you follow her guidelines and instructions.

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[Charity Bartley Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a helpful writing resource with some good tips. It is nice to have details to work on in a 30-day planner to help with organizing thoughts, ideas, and the writing process. The writer gives examples of established works, which is helpful as well, to give more details of the steps or process. This might not be for every writer, but there are helpful elements that I can see being beneficial as a writer going through preparing a novel especially starting out.

[Chris Kora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great 30 day step by step guide to help anyone who wants to write a novel. It assists in the preparation of writing a novel and tackles many things that we need to go through and start writing our novels.

Planning to write a novel is a must and this book does a great job tackling this, and I would revommend it.

I received a free ARC copy of this book but that did not affect my review in any way.

[Elizabeth McDaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very interesting and educational in the way Monica Loenelle explained her writing prep for writing a novel. The steps are written in a easy to follow method and the the method adds to the fluidity of how your writing may become a product to be proud of. Good read. I intend to read more of her work.

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[Vicki Stephens · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great resource to teach techniques to to assist authors how to write large number word counts within a month. The techniques used in this book can be used by novice to experienced writers. This book is a great resource for writers.

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[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent resource to support and teach the technical aspects of planning your novel. I read this for some guidance (foolishly thinking I'd just read and apply what I needed to my WIP) and instead ended up with a numerous paged document with everything planned out for me. Now to get the writing done...

[Craig Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic book on studying story structure and character development. It is a good novel prep novel and an excellent resource to add to any author's toolbox. It's a great book to read prior to NaNoWriMo or writing any novel, and offers plenty of examples from well-known books and television directing plot and characterization. I recommend it.

[Jodie Cary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a helpful book to read. I only read the parts that i wanted to and i believe that they will help me in writing a story.

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[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really great day by day workbook that helped me develop my characters a lot more.

While I think other books are more useful for me in terms of plot structure, this is the best I’ve seen so far about character development.

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of many writing books I read over three months. Basically what to do before you start the writing. Interesting.