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    How to Write a Novel in Ten Days

    By Dean Wesley Smith

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    Even in today’s fast-paced world, the myth that writing fast equals writing badly—or, conversely, writing well equals writing slowly—persists. Now, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith aims to shatter this myth once and for all with this latest WMG Writer’s Guide.

    In a series of blog posts, Smith chronicled his process toward ghost writing a 70,000-word novel for a traditional publisher in just ten days. He wrote about his progress, his feelings about the writing, and how he approached and overcame obstacles. This book takes readers on a journey that demonstrates that writing fast, and writing well, comes from motivation and practice.

    USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith published more than a hundred novels in thirty years and hundreds and hundreds of short stories across many genres.
    He wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, they wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.
    He wrote novels under dozens of pen names in the worlds of comic books and movies, including novelizations of a dozen films, from The Final Fantasy to Steel to Rundown.
    He now writes his own original fiction under just the one name, Dean Wesley Smith. In addition to his upcoming novel releases, his monthly magazine called Smith’s Monthly premiered October 1, 2013, filled entirely with his original novels and stories.
    Dean also worked as an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books. He now plays a role as an executive editor for the original anthology series Fiction River.
    For more information go to www.deanwesleysmith.com, www.smithsmonthly.com or www.fictionriver.com.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWMG Publishing
    Release dateApr 16, 2014
    ISBN9781311710857
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    How to Write a Novel in Ten Days
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    Dean Wesley Smith

    Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA TODAY bestselling writer, Dean Wesley Smith published far over a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres. He currently produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, and the superhero series staring Poker Boy. During his career he also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds.

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    • 2/5
      Dean Smith Wesleys book called "How to Write a Novel in Ten Days" is not exactly what someone might look for when seeking help. It is a series of blog posts that are written as his goal posts over the course of his ghost writing novel contract. Nothing is ever revealed on the authors thought process on writing a book in ten days other than what he wrote as small journal entries for each day. The one thing this book does advocate well without saying anything about it is to write your heart out every day. This is sound advice but hardly worth reading an entire book to realize. If writing IS your main job then sure, this book is easy to do, just write approximately 7,000 words a day, write a blog post roughly five hundred words, digitally bind it and then call it a book.
      But, it is just a daily check off log. There was no substance here. The only information offered here is what is practically said in a passing manner, which was to right all the time. As a reader, I went into this book thinking I was going to get on a nice roller coaster ride. It may not be a new one, but it definitely looked fun. Instead, I came out feeling drenched from the kiddie pool, bitter and cold.
    • 5/5
      The lesson is clear. You absolutely can write more than 7k words a day, and when you read his other book about writing into the dark, you know he's cycling around the book as he goes. He's having fun. You need time, enthusiasm, and knowledge. Well, he knows how to sit down and write, how to cycle, and how to explore a cave. It is entirely possible to do this, and for me, that's a big help in itself.

      How do you write a novel in 10 days? Take breaks, cycle around, and take care of business.

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