3 Tips on How to Write a Novel in 30 Days

I know from experience that writing is hard andworries and fear that your novel is not good
takes a lot of time but national writing novelenough. Once you have finished, that is the time
month is a totally different experience. It is 30to look back and correct anything. No one will see
days of writing like mad. 1,667 words a day whichyour first draft unless you want them to.
is hard but writing each day, no matter what is2. A brief outline
only for 30 days to achieve the 50,000 wordsThis is called brief for a reason. You do not want
that you need to pass the finishing line and have ato write a lot. They say that if you spend too
draft novel.long thinking about what you are going to write
My 3 tips are this.and planning it can be hard to write freely
1. Have no fearbecause you start to set your novel in one way
You might not think this is important but believeand feel it is hard to move forward in a different
me it is. One of the reasons why people do notway. A brief outline a week or so before you
put pen to paper or stare at a blank screen isstart will be beneficial. Let your characters and
because they fear that what they write will notyour mind freely wonder as you write.
be good enough.3. Join the writing group
To be honest, it will not and that is why it is calledThe last thing is to join national novel writing
a draft. In fact you need to write, write and writemonth in October, ready for November to do
before you can edit anything and turn a draft intosomething brilliant, something wonderful for 30
something brilliant, something worthy to call adays. This is where you can meet lots of
novel. I know from experience that you need todifferent people from all over the world who are
write and not worry about the quality of yourinterested in the same thing. Writing.
words. You need to just write freely without any