Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel From Plan to Print
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- Author：Jenna Moreci
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Summary
Writing a book can be daunting， but it doesn’t have to be。
Are you struggling to finish， or even start your novel？ Are you overwhelmed by the many steps in the writing process， drowning in endless drafts， or creatively blocked？
Shut Up and Write the Book is a step-by-step guide to crafting a novel from your first spark of an idea to the final edit。 Whether you’re brand new to writing or wanting to hone your skills， this action plan provides straightforward advice while demystifying the art of storytelling。
In Shut Up and Write the Book， you’ll learn:
- Ways to select an exciting， marketable concept that incites your passion and intrigues readers
- Techniques for creating multi-dimensional characters your audience will love （or love to hate）
- How to navigate the dreaded first draft with confidence
- Tips for writing an impactful first chapter that hooks readers
- The key to eliminating sagging middle syndrome so your story is engaging from start to finish
- The best way to craft a plot twist that wows your audience
- How to write a climax that takes your story to a new， thrilling level
- And much more
Enjoy bestselling author Jenna Moreci’s no-nonsense guidance and saucy sarcasm as she walks you through every step of the writing process。 If you want to finally hunker down and finish your novel， read Shut Up and Write the Book today。
Are you struggling to finish， or even start your novel？ Are you overwhelmed by the many steps in the writing process， drowning in endless drafts， or creatively blocked？
Shut Up and Write the Book is a step-by-step guide to crafting a novel from your first spark of an idea to the final edit。 Whether you’re brand new to writing or wanting to hone your skills， this action plan provides straightforward advice while demystifying the art of storytelling。
In Shut Up and Write the Book， you’ll learn:
- Ways to select an exciting， marketable concept that incites your passion and intrigues readers
- Techniques for creating multi-dimensional characters your audience will love （or love to hate）
- How to navigate the dreaded first draft with confidence
- Tips for writing an impactful first chapter that hooks readers
- The key to eliminating sagging middle syndrome so your story is engaging from start to finish
- The best way to craft a plot twist that wows your audience
- How to write a climax that takes your story to a new， thrilling level
- And much more
Enjoy bestselling author Jenna Moreci’s no-nonsense guidance and saucy sarcasm as she walks you through every step of the writing process。 If you want to finally hunker down and finish your novel， read Shut Up and Write the Book today。
Reviews
Jamie Fry
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If you've ever watched one of Jenna's youtube videos， then you have a pretty good idea of what you'll get with this craft book。 Shut Up And Write The Book oozes with her snarky and honest style。 I swear when she writes， "But Jenna。 。 。" You can hear her voice。 Everything I enjoy about her videos is packed into one helpful tool。 This well-written step-by-step book is full of valuable information， especially if you're a first-time writer。 Even if you're an experienced writer， it's a great book to If you've ever watched one of Jenna's youtube videos， then you have a pretty good idea of what you'll get with this craft book。 Shut Up And Write The Book oozes with her snarky and honest style。 I swear when she writes， "But Jenna。 。 。" You can hear her voice。 Everything I enjoy about her videos is packed into one helpful tool。 This well-written step-by-step book is full of valuable information， especially if you're a first-time writer。 Even if you're an experienced writer， it's a great book to keep on your reference shelf。 I want to thank the author for the advanced copy of this book。 I'm voluntarily leaving my honest thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Howard Gibbins
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I had the good fortune to be chosen to review an Advanced Reader Copy （ARC） of Ms。 Moreci's new book and found it to be absolutely full of valuable information for both first time authors and well as those who may have been around a while， but who were quite never satisfied with how their novel turned out。Ms。 Moreci takes the future author's hand from the very beginning and guides them through the process of deciding what to write， basic structure， planning， character creation， world-building， o I had the good fortune to be chosen to review an Advanced Reader Copy （ARC） of Ms。 Moreci's new book and found it to be absolutely full of valuable information for both first time authors and well as those who may have been around a while， but who were quite never satisfied with how their novel turned out。Ms。 Moreci takes the future author's hand from the very beginning and guides them through the process of deciding what to write， basic structure， planning， character creation， world-building， outlining， the various things you need to have in your novel and so much more。 It is a step-by-step guide from the very beginning to the completion of the manuscript。For those of you who follow her YouTube channel her funny， and at times sarcastic wit is replicated in this book。 Her no-nonsense way of telling the future writer how things really work is， In my opinion， something that is sorely needed。 Most people have no concept of how much work needs to into a novel as this is not something that is routinely taught。 There are so many potential authors out there that want to tell their stories， but are unable to do so， as they never learned the basics。 This book should， I hope， solve this dilemma for them。It is hoped that she will consider writing a sequel to this book which deals with the next multitude of steps in getting the manuscript published。Highly recommended。 。。。more
K。 Hutchison
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Thanks for the ARC， Jenna！ I really enjoyed it。Shut up and Write the Book was so funny and definitely did its job—by the third chapter， I was practically itching to pull out my laptop and start on a brand new story。 The style is so unique and distinct （just like watching Jenna’s videos）， and it was very entertaining。 This book was comprehensive and covered pretty much everything。 It was a great read and very motivational。 I was especially a fan of the worldbuilding and character building section Thanks for the ARC， Jenna！ I really enjoyed it。Shut up and Write the Book was so funny and definitely did its job—by the third chapter， I was practically itching to pull out my laptop and start on a brand new story。 The style is so unique and distinct （just like watching Jenna’s videos）， and it was very entertaining。 This book was comprehensive and covered pretty much everything。 It was a great read and very motivational。 I was especially a fan of the worldbuilding and character building sections。 。。。more
Year Author
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I plan on reading and reviewing this。
Holly Davis
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An excellent， comprehensive guide to writing a book， from generating ideas to the final edits before publication， this book explains it all！ With the snark and wit we've come to know and love， Jenna guides us through the big picture and small details of the book writing process without added fluff。 She even shares her own templates that she uses to write her novels！ Definitely a must read for aspiring authors。 An excellent， comprehensive guide to writing a book， from generating ideas to the final edits before publication， this book explains it all！ With the snark and wit we've come to know and love， Jenna guides us through the big picture and small details of the book writing process without added fluff。 She even shares her own templates that she uses to write her novels！ Definitely a must read for aspiring authors。 。。。more
Cass Cutting
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First， I wanted to thank Jenna for giving me an E-ARC in return for an honest review。 That being said， all thoughts and comments below are my honest opinions and I stand by them。If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would。 If you are a fan of Jenna's YouTube videos where she shares her thoughts and opinions on different writing topics with her own brand of snarky humor then you will love this book， if you are in the market for a nonfiction book about the writing process that is。I have re First， I wanted to thank Jenna for giving me an E-ARC in return for an honest review。 That being said， all thoughts and comments below are my honest opinions and I stand by them。If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would。 If you are a fan of Jenna's YouTube videos where she shares her thoughts and opinions on different writing topics with her own brand of snarky humor then you will love this book， if you are in the market for a nonfiction book about the writing process that is。I have read many writing craft books over the years。 Everything from Save the Cat and Save the Cat Writes a Novel to books like The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes and How To Avoid them， and Shut Up and Write the Book is by far the best at explaining its message of the writing process。 Shut Up and Write the Book succeeds where other books of the genre fail， by simplifying an already overwhelming process by explaining things in a more conversational manner。 I found with books like Save the Cat and its spiritual successors; the authors take a more academic or clinical approach when explaining the process。 Jenna takes what can be a difficult and very overwhelming process and makes it easily digestible。 I don't know about you， but for me back when I was in school like 100 years ago， I had a hard time understanding the "rules" of any course when they were explained academically。 A lot of times it took the teacher breaking it down conversationally for me to grasp the concept at hand。 That being said， I have a learning disability that affects the way I learn， even to this day。In addition to breaking down the outlining process there are other helpful hints and tips throughout the book。 Jenna breaks down the editing process， which is more prudent for those who are going the indie route。 There's a whole chapter devoted to critique partners， beta readers， and sensitivity readers。 A chapter all about titleing your book and so much more。I am outlining （truly for the first time） my next book and Shut Up and Write the Book has already streamlined what I found to be an extremely daunting process。 Besides that， at this moment in time， I am querying a book and some of the feedback has planted a seed that was fully sprouted by reading this book。 So I am going to make those changes and then re-query my manuscript to see if that makes any difference for me。If you are on the fence about yet another craft book thinking， you won't get anything new from it。 I feel you should give it a read for yourself before passing your judgment。 I found this book 100 times more helpful than most of the craft books I've read， including those more popular titles。You can preorder Shut Up and Write the Book in ebook， paperback， and hardcover here。 books2read。com/suawtb Your preorder comes with a free workbook。 。。。more
Colum Coleman
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Moreci maintains her characteristic biting and aggressive wit while managing to cover almost every part of novel writing， including many processes that are often overlooked by new writers。 And she does it all without getting dull or repetitive even after more than twenty chapters。
Victoria Walker
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I just finished reading this not an hour ago。 I enjoyed every minute of it and when I get my paperback copy to highlight and make notes in， it will be worth every penny spent。 Jenna， it was an honor to be chosen as an ARC reader for your book and it's already saved the novel I've been working on。 I knew something was off about it， but I didn't realize how big of a problem it had until I started reading your book and discovered that mine didn't have any subplots。 I just finished reading this not an hour ago。 I enjoyed every minute of it and when I get my paperback copy to highlight and make notes in， it will be worth every penny spent。 Jenna， it was an honor to be chosen as an ARC reader for your book and it's already saved the novel I've been working on。 I knew something was off about it， but I didn't realize how big of a problem it had until I started reading your book and discovered that mine didn't have any subplots。 。。。more
B。R。 Carroll
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If you follow Jenna Moreci on YouTube， you will get the same vibe from her words in this book as you do in her videos。 If you don't know her， well， hopefully the title here will give you a bit of fair warning about the snarky and sometimes vulgar ways of the 'cyborg'。。。 though she does warn you in the book too。This book isn't the first craft book I've read， nor is it the most comprehensive。 But it is one of the most entertaining。 I'd already learned writing is hard， （which Jenna mentions in the If you follow Jenna Moreci on YouTube， you will get the same vibe from her words in this book as you do in her videos。 If you don't know her， well， hopefully the title here will give you a bit of fair warning about the snarky and sometimes vulgar ways of the 'cyborg'。。。 though she does warn you in the book too。This book isn't the first craft book I've read， nor is it the most comprehensive。 But it is one of the most entertaining。 I'd already learned writing is hard， （which Jenna mentions in the first lines of the book） writing well at least。 In fact， I knew a lot of what was brought up in this book beforehand。 However， there are still things I found to be useful going forward in my writerly journey。 I really liked the way Jenna broke things down。 She tackled the idea/planning stage， outlining （which is something I resisted early on and now regret）， all the way through the big story beats， and beyond。 Plus tips and examples along the way。 The way Jenna explained all this even made a few points click better for me， despite hearing/reading about it elsewhere。At the time of this review， I still have a long way to go before I get to the final stages of edits and polishing my own WIP。 But the last few chapters here where Jenna goes over those very things is going to be helpful when I do get there for sure。 I already made lots of notes and will likely reference the book again。 So， would I recommend this book？ Yes。 I plan to buy a finished copy to send to a writer friend too。{Note: I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。} 。。。more
Lizabeth
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（Disclaimer: I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review。）As straightforward and sarcastic as the author herself， this book is just what you need to get your novel idea out of your head and onto the page without having to wade through mountains of author-ly jargon。 It cuts right to the chase， as writing should。
Sacha Black
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