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How to Write a Book in Forty Days and Get It Published!

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As a writer who has bought and read dozens of how to write books, taken more courses than I can remember and paid hundreds of dollars for the priviledge I have to say How to Write a Book in 40 Days was most refreshing.
This modest appearing little booklet contains all the important information any writer needs to get started in the trade.
The informantion is given in a concise, easy to access way.
I have two courses that present the same information (they have a different number of days to write your book); one cost me hundreds of dollars and the other nearly a hundred. The writers did a lot of padding but didn't offer one bit more information than is available in this book.
I recently gave this book to a young writer who asked for help and she is now well into her first book. I highly recommend it to anyone who seriously wants to become a published writer.

This author delivered as promised. The book is well written, short, and very helpful. The insights about the discipline of writing were exactly what I needed to help me move forward. This was one of two "how to" books I bought on writing. The other one was a waste of time; this one was right on point. And for you skeptics out there, no, I don't know, nor am I in any way related to the author. Thanks David Melton, I am going to follow your advice and "start writing!"

2009 review update. I left the above original review back in 2002, Since then, I have written and professionally published 4 books. No kidding. You are on Amazon, go look for yourself - My name is Richard T. Williamson.

I don't really know how much this book helped me, but I know it was part of the process. So, once again, thanks David Melton.

There are so many books on getting published, so many on writing outlines and proposals and plans for writing. And so many other books that empathize with writers about how hard it is to write.

This book does not empathize about anything. This book offers some feedback about planning and about publishing. But the true priceless value of this book is the way in which it makes it possible to write a book in 40 days. Just write it, usuing the process in this book, and revise it later. With the help of this book, my writing goals (which are numerous) are being realized. Seriously, this book is a gem. Just be prepared for the plastic binding.

I'm not at all bothered by the spiral binding--it's what's inside that counts. And what's inside is written in an upbeat, sparkling, conversational, encouraging way. However, it's for beginners. There's little here I haven't been told by many other teachers, so I feel the littlest bit bamboozled. I was hoping for insider tips on how to turn into Agatha Christie and write my book in 40 days. Melton's answer is meat & potatoes: sit down and grind it out. Don't stop for meals or Sunday school. If you live in a cabin in primitive Alaska, you can do this. If you have a household to run, disabled husband, fulltime job, 6 llamas, 4 grandchildren, and bill collectors at the door, it's trickier. I will look further and somewhat more skeptically...

I ordered this book as a Christmas present for a budding novelist, and I also ordered a copy for myself. When the "book" I had ordered for myself arrived and I found that it looked like a photocpy from Kikos, I was incredibly embarrassed to have given it as a Christmas present. For the price I would have expected it to be bound or have stated otherwise in the descripion. I cannot believe I received this quality of product. There is nothing that could be said in the content to compensate for this and I will never buy anything from this author again. It is hard to believe anything he says when he can't really get his own book "published".

Swift shipping. For all the hype I was surprised at the "Kinko's" type of publishing. Bargain basement for what I was led on online marketing ploy. That said, The content is excellent. Follow the professor's bluepront and getting published looks more likely. I'll "buy that." hmmmm, I did, didn't I? It was worth it.

Don't judge this book by the cover. It is a good, motivational booklet that is worth the price. The content within these pages will lead you to the successful completion of a novel if you follow the advice written by the author.

Amazon should be ashamed to be selling this. It looks like someone ran it through a photocopier. NOT WORTH THE MONEY. A total waste of time and cash. Your money would be better spent elsewhere. I gave it one star because I was required to....there was nothing less.

How To Write A Book And Get It Published.....print a 1000 copies at kinkos and sell them for waaaay too much money and dupe the public.

Oh my god seven hundred ninety nine and ninety seven cents are you out of your mind? And for a used book online, the book is at least 20 dollars if not less.

I was not impressed with this book and would not recommend it. It did not help me or steer me in the right direction.