Comments on: 14-Day E-book Writing Challenge

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:50:44 +0000

If you would like to download a portable e-book version of this challenge, you can do that at my business site through the following link:

http://probusinesswriter.com/downloads/ebookin14days.htm

And check back this summer, as we’ll be holding another challenge here on the blog. :)

By: Yolanda Morris

Yolanda Morris — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:01:24 +0000

I’m putting this on my list, right up there with getting into article marketing. I have a great idea for an eBook and it’s just my luck that I don’t even need to hire a ghostwriter…ahh one of the many benefits of being a freelance writer.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:15:57 +0000

Hey – would LOVE to see another challenge for this year!

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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:22:23 +0000

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Tue, 27 May 2008 13:41:00 +0000

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By: Tina Rowe

Tina Rowe — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:48:39 +0000

I’m still writing! I think I should have started the writing part sooner in the Challenge. Like many other writers likely find, I would do everything else first, then be at the end of the day trying to write, when my brain was exhausted from 14 hours of writing and training. However, I’m over half way through the book and have all the framework around it. “All” I have to do is finish it.

There is certainly something compelling about the 14 day concept, as opposed to a 21 day concept. I was following the scheduled tasks, which at first takes very little time, if those fundamental issues are not too laborious. THEN the writing days hit and I didn’t have enough time. I should have started writing on Day One, since I was ready to do so. I’ll do that next time.

As it is, I’m 25 pages closer than I would have been without the 14 Day Challenge, and I’ll be finished soon. So, I’m happy! Thank you for providing the incentive. I’ll let you know when it’s completed.

By: Anne Moss

Anne Moss — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:47:20 +0000

I did but I really was taking one platform and putting it into pdf format. So I don’t know that it counts but I used your challenge to force me to meet a deadline for doing it. And it is done!

Here’s mine:

http://webpreppro.com

There is also a free document for defining a target audience that I think would help writers here get the information they need from clients.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:43:05 +0000

Well, the challenge ends today. Did anyone stick with it?

Confession time: I didn’t follow the challenge exactly myself. I wrote the e-book for two days, edited it, prepared a few articles, and then I took several days off because I was out of town dealing with moving things (and it was tough enough finding time to do the posts). So overall, it will have taken me a little over a week… just fragmented. I’ll be setting my e-book up on E-junkie on Monday, and putting the sales letter live (on this site) with the order link then also (and taking care of launch marketing).

If you’d like to share your e-book done during the challenge (or any e-book you’ve written in less than 14 days), please leave a comment, and I’ll include them in a list next week (assuming we have at least five or so) for people to see what you can do in a short amount of time. I’ll also include those links in the free report I’ll be doing a little later on the process, so don’t include the link if you don’t want it there.

Overall, did you feel like 14 days was enough time? Too much time? How long did your e-book end up being. Did it take you the full four days of writing time, or did you get it done quicker? Did you extend your writing into other days as well? I just want to get a feel for how people did, where they struggled a bit, and where they excelled. :)

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14 Day E-book Writing Challenge - Day Fourteen : All Freelance Writing — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:34:26 +0000

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