What’’s the easiest thing about being a writer? Sitting in a chair!What’’s the second easiest thing about being a writer? Putting your hands on a keyboard!What’’s the hardest thing about being a writer? Making words come out of your brain!It doesn’’t matter if you’’ve just started thinking about writing a novel or have done a dozen of them; getting started on a new project is always the hardest part. That’’s where Jumpstart Your Novel saves the day. Inside this book, you’’ll discover a technique that will help you outline an entire novel in a little under two hours. That’’s less time that it takes to sit through a movie (with previews), get across town in rush hour traffic, or vacuum your cat!Using a simple Nine Box Model, you’’ll organize your thoughts so effectively that brainstorming a novel will seem as simple as following the directions on the back of a box of cake mix. Idea stacking, plot spinning, pants wearing: all of these tools will be at your disposal as you settle into that writing chair and start your brain fire!