Here's my strategy for writing a novel in one week:
The book will consist of four parts. Each part will contain four chapters. Each chapter will average 4000 words. 16x4k=64k, a short novel by modern standards, but an average length for the pulp novels that I'm drawing my inspiration from.
Part One: Villians on the Rampage!
Part Two: The Heroes Strike Back!
Part Three: Sanctuary!
Part Four: All Fall Down!
A stack of note cards:
A dead nun. A new continent made of garbage. Chimps with bulldozers. The Beast of Bladensboro. Bank robbery in the buff. An unlucky hunter. An open-source hero. A manual typewriter. A place where nothing rots. A mysterious ray-gun. Memories torn apart by shrapnel. A bright light in the sky on a lonely stretch of highway. A city on fire. Learning to fly. Diplomatic immunity. All out war, etc., etc.
I start writing in 15 hours, more or less.
Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!
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