| I know from experience that writing is hard and | | | | worries and fear that your novel is not good |
| takes a lot of time but national writing novel | | | | enough. Once you have finished, that is the time |
| month is a totally different experience. It is 30 | | | | to look back and correct anything. No one will see |
| days of writing like mad. 1,667 words a day which | | | | your first draft unless you want them to. |
| is hard but writing each day, no matter what is | | | | 2. A brief outline |
| only for 30 days to achieve the 50,000 words | | | | This is called brief for a reason. You do not want |
| that you need to pass the finishing line and have a | | | | to 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 fear | | | | because you start to set your novel in one way |
| You might not think this is important but believe | | | | and feel it is hard to move forward in a different |
| me it is. One of the reasons why people do not | | | | way. A brief outline a week or so before you |
| put pen to paper or stare at a blank screen is | | | | start will be beneficial. Let your characters and |
| because they fear that what they write will not | | | | your 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 called | | | | The last thing is to join national novel writing |
| a draft. In fact you need to write, write and write | | | | month in October, ready for November to do |
| before you can edit anything and turn a draft into | | | | something brilliant, something wonderful for 30 |
| something brilliant, something worthy to call a | | | | days. This is where you can meet lots of |
| novel. I know from experience that you need to | | | | different people from all over the world who are |
| write and not worry about the quality of your | | | | interested in the same thing. Writing. |
| words. You need to just write freely without any | | | | |