Write a Book in a Weekend

So, are you a budding writer who harbors dreams of writing and publishing your very own book? Well, I’m guessing you’re (why else would you be reading this article in the first area?). Anyway, if you happen to be a working specialist, or a self-employed individual, or a businessman (primarily , anything except a full-time author), then in most cases, the weekend would be the just time for you to sit down and pen your ideas. What that obviously means is, if you were to write a novel, or say a whole book, it would primarily need to be one weekend at a time.

Yet what if you don’t have that kind of patience? What if you wish to write a book in a weekend? (and by that, I mean writing a whole book in 1 weekend). Is it possible? Can it be done? And if it can, then how would one go about writing a book in a weekend? Well, let us see.

Can You Write a Book in a Weekend?
To be honest, I’d declare that in all probability, the only book that one could possibly write in a weekend (in its entirety), would be a number of short stories, or a joke book, or a diary of the week’s proceedings, or anything that’s not massive in terms of volume or matter. If you’re hoping to write an entire book in a weekend, then I’m sorry, I cannot help you out (and I don’t think anyone could). In that case, you would be better off reading more about how to write a novel. Anyway, now that I’ve made it clear as to what kinds of ‘books’ could be realistically written within the space of a weekend, let me now move on to the primary subject – how to write a book in a weekend.

How to Write a Book in a Weekend?
I take this opportunity to thank my favorite source , the one and only Jeffrey Archer. In a possibility of a lifetime, I happened to meet him a couple of yrs back, and all that he said that day at the fan club collecting, comes to my mind this very moment, as I pen this article on ‘write a book in a weekend’. Though Mr. Archer (to the very best of my knowledge) hasn’t yet managed to achieve the feat of writing a whole book in a weekend, he did, nonetheless, mention a lot about his every day work ethic and his systematic process of writing a book. I honestly believe that his ideas, his work ethic, and his way of working would apply to all serious book novelists, regardless of whether they would like to write a book in a weekend, in monthly , in a year, or in each two (the amount of time that he commonly takes for his books). On that note, borrowing a bit from what that brilliant storyteller said that unique Might evening, right here are a few writing hints if you wish to write a book in a weekend.

Hints on Writing a Book in a Weekend
Keep the following points in mind.
Be clear about your subject, idea or concept. Storytelling is like playing God – you generate your own planet in the pages that you pen. So if you wish to write a story, you should first have in location the general outline of the plot and the main characters. It is the core around which your literary world will be built.
Follow a systematic and disciplined work ethic. Mr Archer follows a day-to-day regimen of rising at six in the morning, writing for two hours, then taking a two hour break, followed by another 2 hour writing session, then another break, then another writing session…break, writing session, break, writing session… etc . You are free to design your own work ethic, you don’t have to blindly follow someone’s timetable. However, what matters is that you go about your writing with sincerity and utmost seriousness. Writing a book is no joke (even if it is a joke book that you are writing!).
Go with the flow. You do not always have to write a book sequentially or in chronological order (in terms of storyline). Break it down into chapters and write that chapter about which you’re feeling good or passionate at that point of time. If you get stuck in the retro ‘writer’s block’, don’t fight yourself to overcome it. Take a breather.
If it’s a short story that you’re writing, then you might consider writing it in the reverse order of events. Mr Archer, when questioned on how he goes about writing short stories, replied that he always knows what his ending is going to be, and that he appropriately molds the story to reach its destination. Probably you could try it out!
Last but not the least, be passionate about what you write. Write some thing since you feel good about it. Do not write a book because you envision yourself selling millions of copies and making hundreds of 1000s of dollars. That won’t work. Focus on your writing competencies and focus solely upon the quality of your literary piece of work. If your book is good, it will surely sell. And if it sells, it’ll certainly bring you the benefits. This was a little bit of advice (Jeffrey Archer inspired!) on howto write a book in a weekend. Here are a few more tips on how to write a book. And for those of you who think on a monthly basis is a more realistic time frame for writing a book, you can read more on howto write a book in 30 days. All of the most effective!

Georgette Adanas has been writing content articles on self publishing on kindle since 2001.