Chris Batey, founder of the National Novel Writing Month literary marathon, within the framework of which dozens of world bestsellers have been created, described in an easy and witty manner all the necessary stages of a writer’s creative path. The inspirational speeches and key strategies for writing a book in Batey's book address all stages of the work: the creative impulse and energy of the first week, the most important "plot flashes" of the second week, the motivation to quit everything in the third, as well as the completion of work in the fourth and the promotion of your own book. in the future. This practical guide will be useful both for the aspiring novelist who just can’t put his pen to paper, and for the result-oriented writer who would like to open his way into the publishing world.