How to write…cut down on blogging

How to write a book in 30 days… Yes, 30 days! THIRTY DAYS. Had to shout it to myself a third time just to make sure I committed to doing it. 30 days, though.

Can it be done? It’s a method, with a schedule and lovely headings that say things like “Downtime”. Unfortunately, that didn’t mean stop writing and start partying … And plot sketches. Well, the plot is a bit sketchy. And subplot threads. Yep, the subplot is threadbare … Do I need subplots?

Ha! 30 days…Why not make it 15? Or 5? Or 3…months? Years? Oh go on, rub it in, why don’t you?

The “How to…” was another supplement from the Guardian newspaper. Rather well timed, seeing as I’m about to embark on my second play and frankly feel like I need all the help I can get.

Still, I thought it might be fun – yes FUN – to give it a go. Perhaps it would be more fun to just get drunk. But then that could be dangerous if I mixed alcohol and blogging.

Anyway, if I’m going to give this a go, I will probably need to reduce the blogging to once a week – to make writing time, engaging with you time, too, but not spending me time down the pub.

Have you written a book in 30 days? Or tried a writing method to help you stick to a schedule? Did it work? Or did you give up? Or do you have your own tips on how to stick at it?