#Jenna Moreci

[thatwritergirlsblog]

"Shut Up and Write the Book" by Jenna Moreci | BOOK REVIEW"

[the960writers]

10 BEST Tips for Writing FIRST DRAFTS

Writing with Jenna Moreci

[author-a-holmes]

A good guide for baby writers...

Shut up and write the book is a comprehensive breakdown on how to write a book. It covers everything from how to come up with ideas, worldbuilding, and character creation, through a full breakdown of the common story beats, and even how to approach self and professional edits.

It covers choosing tense and point of view, it addresses subplots and pacing, and all of it is written in Jenna's familiar and sassy tone that anyone who has seen her youtube videos would be familiar with.

And yet, I was left feeling… just a little despondent.

With the caveat that I don't read many non-fiction books, those I do pick up tend to be related to writing. I just don't know what I expected from this except… more.

And maybe this is on me. Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe I was expecting some hidden secrets into the mind and world of a "bestselling author"...

Maybe I simply know more about how to write a book than I thought I did and need more confidence in my own skills, but while I found the book's voice clever and entertaining, its substance left me feeling like I'd read it all before with only a half decent internet search.

It left me feeling like this would be a great book for first-time writers. It gathers all the basic information together in one place and keeps it concise and easy to parse. The ARC copy I received had 216 pages of content covering twenty-six chapters, and every chapter came with a summary at the end, like a helpful reference sheet reminding you of what that chapter had just gone over.

It's short, and sweet, and would be a fantastic reference book for a writer just starting out on their journey.

Or one who doesn't want to do the research and reading required to figure out their craft.

This book puts all the basics together for you, it's a fantastic beginners' guide, but if you've been writing for a while, if you have a handful of years under your belt or know how to do your own research, then don't think that the accolade of 'bestselling author' means this book is going to give you any fresh, new insights.

Shut Up and Write The Book is available for Preorder

[stephaniemayauthor]

SHUT UP AND WRITE THE BOOK - an honest review

G’day book lovers, I hope 2023 has been kind to you so far. It has for me. I’d love to give a huge shout-out to Jenna Moreci, bestselling dark fantasy author. After reading an ARC of SHUT UP AND WRITE THE BOOK, I was raring to go with my next novel. If anyone out there is looking to brush up their skills, or if you’re a novice trying to navigate your way through the indie writing world, then this book is for you.

As usual, Jenna injects her sarcasm and wit to bring about an easy to digest book that details everything from the planning stage, all the way up to the moment you send off your book baby to an editor.

I’ve read many how-to books in the past, but this was a comprehensive look with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.

For that, I rate this book 5/5 stars, and I employ you to do your first book (or next; it’s never too late to learn something new) a favour by giving it a go. There is nothing you will not find in this book, and I’d like to thank Jenna for giving us an honest look at what it takes to sit down and write a compelling story.

The world needs more people like Jenna. So if you’re on the fence, then consider this a push in the right direction to turn your dreams into reality and create something truly remarkable.

https://books2read.com/b/suawtb 

[mari-mistletoe]

started reading "Shut Up And Write The Book" by Jenna Moreci and so far it's really been helping me "visualize" how I should go about writing Dragonswarm.

I may not be aiming to get it published, but I am still somewhat of a beginner writer who has no clue how to go about writing a long-form story, so I'll take the help I can get :)

[georgi-girl]

This is the first dark fantasy novel I ever enjoyed reading. Big props Miss Jenna Moreci.

[matthewarnoldstern]

Shut Up and Write the Book: Does it work?

My review of Shut Up and Write the Book, the writing guide by @jennamoreci, boils down to a single question: Does it work?

If you’re a writer, you probably have at least one shelf full of books about writing. You probably have a copy of Strunk & White, Stephen King’s On Writing, Writer’s Market, The Chicago Manual of Style, and a dictionary and thesaurus you haven’t opened for years because you now look up words online. You might also have guidebooks for writing your specific genre and format. When I was…

[thomasedmund]

Weekly Writing Roundup: End of Jan 2023

Cue an entire year of saying “wow is it already X-month??” Jenna Moreci released her On-Writing debut “Shut up and Write that Book” (specific post on the book coming soon) Jenna is a great resource on all things writing and sass about tropes – the book is highly recommended for writers, its a pretty accessible read and a lot of fun. Are adverbs in writing actually always a bad thing? from…

[danganronpafakes]

Junko: You toy with me? A woman above you? A queen?

Makoto: A queen who wagers on human life. Who treats men as dogs. No queen like that is above me. That queen is low.

Source: Jenna Moreci (“The Savior’s Champion”)

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[tupayapsina]

Ruby: I just come here when I want to be alone

Weiss: Then why did you bring me here?

Ruby: I want to be alone with you

[bythenineshards]

I kinda want to rant about Jenna Moreci. I have grievances.

[incorrect-idolmastersidem-quotes]

[Italian class in the office...]

Natsuki: (writes the text on the whiteboard that says 'Allor si mosse, e io li tenni dietro.')

Jun: Translate this.

Hayato: I cannot.

Jun: (retrieves a barbed wire baseball bat) You dare to defy me?

Hayato: I dare to admit I cannot read Italian.

[writingquestionsanswered]

what do you think about Abbie Emmons? do you think she gives good advice? I'm wanting to become a writer and I don't want to listen to someone if they are giving wrong advice haha-

AuthorTubes to Watch

As with all writing advice, "good" is in the eye of the beholder. I haven't watched all of Abbie's videos, but I've enjoyed what I've seen and find her advice to be pretty solid. I think she does a great job of distilling things down so they're easy to understand, and I appreciate that she tackles things from a more technical/scientific perspective.

I do think it's a good idea to branch out, however, and not just take one person's writing advice. By getting different perspectives on the same thing, you can get a feel for what advice does/doesn't work for you, what you agree with and what you don't, etc. Other "Author Tubers" I think are worth checking out:

The Creative Penn Merphy Napier (Dear Author) Ellen Brock Alexa Donne Lindsay Puckett Shaelin Writes Alyssa Matesic Liselle Sambury Natalia Leigh Hannah Lee Kidder Jenna Moreci Heart Breathings Terrible Writing Advice Bethany Atazadeh Jane Kalmes Lynn D. Jung Kate Cavanaugh Writes Kristen Martin Mandi Lynn iWriterly

Again... it's all about trying some different channels and seeing whose advice works for you. ♥

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My favourite quotes from Jenna Moreci's Shut Up and Write the Book

I was sent an e-ARC of Shut Up and Write the Book by @jennamoreci in exchange for an honest review, and I was absolutely blown away by how good this writing craft book is!

Watch my full video review here.

Now, without further ado, here are some of my favourite quotes from the book:

"You experience enough pressure on the daily. Writing should be an escape, not a burden."

"That’s the crux of imagination: It’s play."

"Congratulations, you’re officially a businessperson, and it behooves you to study the industry you’re entering."

"It’s a lot easier to ride out the difficult parts of the writing process when you deeply care about the material and genuinely believe in its message."

"That’s the beauty of being a writer; we have the power to destroy and create however we please."

"Experience is one of the biggest assets to your writing."

"Allow your audience to experience the world as the characters journey through the story."

"If your world-building is lacking variety, it’s lacking realism."

"Present tense is easier to write, and past tense is easier to read. But you can make either tense work in your favour."

"Accept the suckage."

"Once you go back to edit your first chapter, you’ll be doing so as a stronger, more competent creator."

"The first chapter of your novel is designed to make your readers care."

"Chapters allow your reader to find natural pauses within the story."

"The key to keeping your reader engaged isn’t necessarily to make the story itself unpredictable, but to make the emotional tone unpredictable… The easiest way to do this is to employ the Roller-Coaster Method – starting and ending each chapter with a different emotion."

"A great chapter will answer enough questions to move the plot forward while creating even more questions to keep people reading."

"Let go of the need to have everyone interpret your setting in the exact manner you see it."

"Your novel should be a series of low and high points as well as slow and fast points weaving in and out of one another."

"You don’t just want to surprise the reader – you want to answer a question the readers may not have had in the first place."

"Readers tend to prefer protagonists who work hard for what they desire."

"Think of the climax as the explosion and the resolution as the dust settling."

"Don’t just recount the events of the story. Too much telling will destroy the ability of the reader to immerse themselves in the novel."

"The more I write, the less I see my bad habits popping up, which means my first drafts become cleaner and cleaner as I grow."

"Your title is a marketing tool designed to attract the right audience."

"The book is finished because you say so."

If you write genre fiction novels, this book is for you! So, get your copy now.