A three-book series by Joanna Booth

220 Words
a Day

Write 220 words a day for a year and you'll have a full draft of a novel. This series takes you from the first idea to a finished, revised book.

The idea

Small enough to do today.
Big enough to finish a book.

220 words is shorter than a page of most paperbacks. You can write it before work, on a lunch break or last thing at night. Here's what it adds up to.

220words today
1,540words by the end of the week
6,600words by the end of the month
80,300words by the end of the year: a full-length novel

Miss a day and you've lost 220 words. That's easy to make up later in the week.

The series

Three books,
one novel

Read them in order. Each book picks up where the last one ends.

Cover of 220 Words a Day, Book 1: Beginnings, by Joanna Booth
Book 1

Beginnings

Write your novel in one year

For you if you haven't started yet

Start here. Set up the daily habit, find your story and write your first words.

Cover of 220 Words a Day, Book 2: The Year, by Joanna Booth
Book 2

The Year

Your first draft, week by week

For you if you're writing the draft

A companion for the drafting year. Each week gives you a focus, so the draft keeps moving.

Which book do I need?

Start where
you are

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