I think each of us has dreamed of being a well-known writer, spending our days typing up exciting novels, then publishing them for our eager fans.
(If you're of my generation, you might even picture yourself sitting in front of an old-school manual typewriter, yanking each finished page off and adding it to the pile as you crank out your chapters!)
Anyway ... if this were your life, what would your days look like? And where would you go (since you could work from anywhere)?
Whether you'd escape to your writing nook at home for a few hours every day, live a life of delicious solitude in a snowy mountain village, or plot your novels at a seaside coffee shop in Spain, the life of a published author is full of possibilities.
Many have experienced this kind of life, and you can, too.
However ... before that happens, you have to write your first novel.
Step one is to START!
The best way to get started is to join us in the 21-Day Novel Jumpstart.
In this free online workshop, you'll get a new lesson every day on how to write a first chapter that really rocks.
Consider this: your first chapter needs to engage readers and make them want to keep reading.
Past the first paragraph, past the first page, and straight into Chapter 2.
That's why your first chapter is extremely important.
And as an author who's not known (yet), your first chapter is even more important.
Why? See if you can relate to this ...
Say your favorite author released a book with a boring first chapter. What would you do? You'd probably plow through anyway, knowing the story will likely get better since you've enjoyed so many other books by that author.
But not so for an author that readers don't know. If the first chapter doesn't wow them, they'll just put the book back on the shelf and try to find a more exciting one to read.
So when it comes to your first chapter ... you really want to nail it.
When you sign up for the 21-Day Novel Jumpstart, you'll learn what you need to do to fine-tune your first chapter to perfection.
Our first day is June 21st, but you're invited to join our private Facebook group starting now.
Private Facebook group?? Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you ...
Here's what we'll do in this FREE workshop:
- Learn the ins and outs of writing a gripping first chapter
- Help each other come up with even more ideas for later chapters
- Meet each other in a Facebook group and share feedback on what we're writing
- Connect with more readers using our brand-new book discovery platform, Discover This!
If you've never written a novel before, keep this in mind ...
Your first novel is the hardest. That's the one where you have to take great care to make sure everything is just right.
You also want to make sure you're doing everything by the book (so to speak).
You see, as writers, we want to be different and stand out in the crowd. Our impulse is to be as creative as possible when writing our stories.
But here's the thing: you don't want to stray too far off the beaten path—the tried-and-true formula for writing a story—because it could turn readers off.
Readers, whether they know it or not, have expectations, and if a first chapter doesn't meet those expectations, then you can expect them to say Sayonara, sucker! And they may never come back.
That's why a major feature of this 21-day workshop is our Facebook chat group, where we read and give feedback on each other's chapters.
You're invited to be a part of it.
Ready to see if you have what it takes?
Great! Sign up here. At the end of 21 days, you'll have ...
- A solid, "reader-approved" first chapter
- An outline for the rest of your novel
- A chance to jump right into our 90-day writing challenge, where you'll write the rest!
- A growing audience on our book discovery platform
- Your first Dream Token (these are credits you can redeem to cover self-publishing costs)
Our site is brand-new, but as it grows, expect to build your audience ... people who want to read more of what you're writing.
We'll let them know every time you post a new chapter. You're on your way up!
All of this starts on June 21st.
It's the 21-Day Novel Jumpstart. Join us today! Here's the signup link
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