Write Fast, Beat Procrastination - Mile-High Word-Count & Writing Productivity: 5000+ Words-a-Day, Every Day

by Rick Smith, Self Publishing Masterclass (Series Editor)

Write Fast, Write More, Beat Procrastination and Finish Your Book. Nobody can buy your book until you finish writing it. Nothing happens until you publish. If you’re struggling to get it done, maybe you need a System! Perhaps you’re already an Author, but you need a competitive edge. You need to write more books, and that takes time. Whatever the case, maybe you’re holding yourself In ‘Mile-High Word-Count’ , the latest Self-Publishing Masterclass from Bestselling Author Rick Smith, you’ll discover proven systems and techniques that will supercharge your writing You’ll also learn the Secret Weapons that will double or treble your Productivity when you’re writing a book. You could spend months or years trying to write faster, or you could learn all you need to know in a weekend in “Mile High Word-Count” . The book business is booming, but it’s also highly competitive. Join the Winners; Leave Nothing to Chance. If YOU feel the Need for Speed, click on 'Look Inside' and Read Chapter One Completely FREE.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

186 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2014

Reviews

[John Hennessy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having read the Createspace and Kindle Masterclass, some of that book's content made it into this one. That's okay - the advice is solid and makes you really think that you should cut the BS out - no facebook, twitter etc until you have done your word count.

That said, 5000 words a day remains a huge target to achieve. I for one have written 4500 in one day, but that was one time only. I tend to average 1800 -2000 per day, and that puts me in Stephen King territory, if not in sales volume and creative brilliance, at least in a reasonable amount of words completed!

This book is focussed on non-fiction writing for the most part. Even if one knows their subject, as I feel I do with martial arts, I would argue that non-fiction takes longer to write, it needs a lot more thought, whereas with fiction, you can have strongly drawn characters with a strong outline of your story. But the story evolves as you write. I found with non-fiction, the stage really has already been set. Maybe when I write more non-fiction, this view will change.

However, this book would be a four or five star rating from me, if I had not read the other book. Both are great in their own way. I don't think you'll regret picking either one up. Just choose the one you think is right for you.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's fine. The suggested plan to up your word count could probably work & I will be giving it a try later. But most of the book is focused on non-fiction self-publishing (Smith's personal preference is obviously Amazon, he talks up their self-pub platform every few pages) and marketing. A book on word count spends way too much time discussing marketing.

[Mark Speed · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good guide for people who are just starting out in writing. I found out that I'm already 'there' in terms of my writing discipline. I'd strongly recommend it for people who are simply not writing enough, or finding it difficult - hence four stars. Slightly annoyed by the randomness of the editing.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some good tips in this book. Geared more for writers of 'info' and 'how to' non-fiction. Describes methods of organization and planning to increase daily word count and, hence, productivity.

Some sections will likely be unhelpful for some readers. For example, the author has a section on computer keyboards and later a section on how to stay healthy to maximize productivity. The most helpful parts for me were the sections on fitting in the actual typing within everything else going on in one's life.

The paperback version on Amazon goes for $16.75 at the time of this writing, a bit on the pricey side.

The page length is listed as 186 pages. The first 8 pages are the title page, table of contents, and advertisements. 4 pages are summaries of the chapters..basically a recap of the table of contents. 7 pages are low content pages, pages with about 5 or fewer lines. A more accurate length of the content of the book would be, in my opinion, be about 160 to 165 pages.

I'd give this a 3.5 if this was an option. Let's see..

Heads: 4
Tails: 3

Heads. Okay, probability dictates it gets a 4...

[Steven Atwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great techniques

Rick showed several techniques to increase your daily word count. Unlike other books on this subject, this one takes a holistic approach.

[Shelly Wyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great time o s

Loved this book! I believe the techniques in this book will greatly improve my word count. So excited to put theory to work