| Novel writing is easy if you follow these few | | | | time that you sell some of your writing, you'll feel |
| simple tips. I hear writers groan all the time about | | | | like you're on top of the world. People like your |
| how difficult writing a novel is. I admit to being | | | | writing! Someone paid money for it! There's |
| one of them until I figured out a couple of | | | | nothing like that feeling to get you going on your |
| secrets. Just by changing a few of your writing | | | | next project. |
| habits, novel writing can change from difficult to | | | | 5. Surrounding yourself with positive people and |
| easy. | | | | ideas makes novel writing easy. Nothing's easy if |
| 1. Planning makes novel writing easy. The number | | | | the people you spend time with are continuously |
| one thing that you can do to make novel writing | | | | scoffing at your efforts. Feeling negative slows |
| easy is to plan your novel before you start to | | | | you down until you simply can't envision success. |
| write. Planning makes writing ten times easier. | | | | With every negative thought, with every negative |
| Writing a novel isn't easy when you're stuck. Most | | | | comment from someone around you, writing a |
| writers find writing difficult because they write | | | | novel gets more difficult. |
| part of their book and then they don't know what | | | | If you can recognize that people are negative, |
| to write next. Making a plan helps you organize | | | | you have a couple of options. The first choice is |
| your story and helps you write faster. The faster | | | | that you can remove yourself from them. Simply |
| you write, the easier it will feel. | | | | don't spend time with them. The second choice is |
| 2. Developing good writing skills makes novel | | | | to ask them to stop making negative comments |
| writing easy. You've hear the saying, "Practice | | | | about your writing. They may not be aware |
| makes perfect". I also believe that "Practice | | | | they're doing it. The third thing is to take steps to |
| makes the job easy". It doesn't matter if you're a | | | | lessen the impact of the person's negativity. You |
| plumber or a writer, the job will get easier each | | | | can do this by avoiding the subject of your |
| time you do it. It's so important to practice your | | | | writing when you're around them. You can also |
| writing every day. Try to improve each piece of | | | | repeat a positive affirmation every time they say |
| writing by making each time you write, write | | | | something negative. |
| better than the last time. | | | | Surround yourself with positive people who will |
| 3. Choosing a dedicated writing place makes novel | | | | encourage you when you're discouraged and |
| writing easy. Choose a place in your home to be | | | | share your joy when you make little successes. |
| your writing place. Keep your writing tools close: | | | | Join a writer's group or join a writers' forum online |
| pens, pencils, word processor or computer, | | | | and talk with other writers. |
| dictionary, thesaurus, and your writing plan for | | | | Fill your workspace with positive affirmations. |
| your current project. It will save the frustration of | | | | Write the positive sayings on little cards and place |
| having to stop in the middle of your writing | | | | them where you can see them. When you find |
| session to look for supplies. It also has a | | | | yourself thinking negative thoughts, read the |
| psychological effect, too. If you always write in | | | | affirmations. |
| the same place, when you sit there, your brain | | | | If you follow these tips, writing a novel will be |
| knows that it's time to write and it slips into that | | | | easier than you think and soon your novel will be |
| mode more quickly. | | | | finished and ready to be sent to the publisher. |
| 4. Success makes novel writing easy. The first | | | | |