Or better know as Book-In-A-Month.

Have you tried this? There are online ways to participate–one that starts in a few short days.  Essentially, you write as much, as fast as you can in one month, pretty simple formula, really. Or actual books to follow (several varieties).

I have participated in the online version 4 years in a row. Once, I wrote a book full-out beginning to end. Once, I picked something up a couple of chapters into it and got huge chunk done. The other two times… it just wasn’t flowing for me. The books, I purchased a couple recently and have been thumbing through them–you know how it is excuses and life getting in the way.

The other day, I saw a workshop (I am in RWA, as I may have mentioned before, and various chapters hold online and in-person workshops to raise money). This workshop was to help refine you BIAM before submitting because (it said) of the influx of slush the editors get in November. Okay sometimes I can pick up on tiny minuscule clues and whatnot, but it never occured to me that folks did the BIAM in October and sent their stuff out IMMEDIATELY in November.

Sure, I have submitted my BIAM books, but um, many MANY months later. After really pouring through it and tweaking, editing and revising. There was no way, even in December of edits was the book ready to go out. I can’t imagine writng non-stop for a month to meet the 50K goal of the online BIAM and it having clear concise flow or focus.

Things like this confound me. And don’t (always) consider myself a simpleton, but just because it’s done doesn’t mean it’s ready.

I am curious as what y’alls thoughts to BIAM… and the subsequent slush pill rising.

tell me, tell me, tell me   :wave: