The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books by Eviatar Zerubavel
I'm a sucker for how-to-write books (even if I've never made a concentrated effort to sit down and write fiction), and I found this at the library. It seems more geared to nonfiction than fiction (not too surprising, considering the title). Contained some good common-sense advice, like: estimate how many pages you'll write for each section, and also how fast you expect to write them. Block out your writing time ahead of time, and mark it on your calendar. Write several drafts all the way through, instead of polishing a single section endlessly; that way different parts of your book can inform each other.
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