The math breakdown and word counts listed in The 12-Month Manuscript allow you to adjust your writing goals to finish a manuscript of any size in a year or less. If you've been struggling to finish the first draft of your work, The 12-Month Manuscript can be pivotal in you getting done sooner rather than later. 

Write a book this week? Yep.

Memoir done by summer? Yes.

Romance written in a month? You bet!

Praise for The 12-Month Manuscript

"Curtis gives writers the perfect starting-from-zero introduction to their craft." 

— Aaron Bentzel, Flower Box Books

"Tenesha L. Curtis's new writing manual, The 12-Month Manuscript, expertly targets the procrastination parasite that sucks the life out of so many writing dreams. The book spells out how writers can put a match to the little critters until they loosen their nasty little perfectionist-inducing, despair-producing mandibles. Once the pests curl up and fall to the ground, those writers can write as they should – with smiles on their faces and gleams in their eyes." 

— Dennis Goodwin, author of the Ten-minute Tales series. 

"Many people, especially those who say that they know they could write if (insert excuse here) consider writing a mystical experience. They think that they can light some aromatic candles and wait for the Muse to show up. Tenesha Curtis knows better. I know better. And I would imagine that anybody who has written successfully knows better. It’s work. The great thing about Ms. Curtis’s slim book is that it provides a road map for actually getting writing done, for—as the title says—completing a manuscript in 12 months. What you end up with at the end of the year is not a polished, edited masterpiece, but the required first step to get to that: a first draft. The book is easy to read, easy to understand, and the ideas are presented with a good deal of pertinent wit. For those who have been walking around with an idea and excuse not to write it, The 12-Month Manuscript may be just the thing to get them off the dime." 

— Chuck Holmes, author of The Sing, More Than Just Cellular, and Small Stories

"The beauty of The 12-Month Manuscript is that it cuts through the crap of excuses us writers like spewing about writer's block, busy schedules, blah, blah, blah, and offers a direct, foolproof approach to completing a manuscript in 12 months or less.
Call me “Exhibit A” when it comes to procrastination. If you're like me, then one of your favorite past times is formulating elaborate reasons about why it's been taking you so long to churn out the first draft of the novel you've been talking about for years. It's all too common for writers to trip up on the belief that they don't have what it takes to write a novel — whether that be due to time, talent, resources, or a combination of all three. The 12 Month Manuscript identifies the real culprit behind why we haven't finished our novel — we simply haven't put enough words down on the page. This book provides a very basic and realistic game plan that anyone with a pulse can follow to write a complete manuscript. This clear-cut approach to writing is a tremendous tool to have for navigating past all the mental roadblocks we put up to convince ourselves it can't be done. I can't recommend this book enough to anyone currently out there struggling to find the right strategy and the right mentality to finish their book." 

—Mary Beecroft, Writer

"Writing is both the easiest and the hardest thing I've ever done. If you've ever heard yourself saying that you'd love to write but just can't find the time, The 12-Month Manuscript by Tenesha L. Curtis is one of those books that you'll keep in your arsenal with tips and tricks to work through scheduling your time to write in a reasonable and attainable manner without disrupting your entire life." 

— Amber Hansford, Author