| In the following weeks I will be giving each and | | | | to my writing and you would be surprised at how |
| everyone of you a step by step series on how | | | | much I get done if I can only utilize those two |
| to write your novel. I am going to break it up into | | | | hours. But a lot of times my other job allows me |
| a number of series with each series having about | | | | time for writing and without a word of a lie some |
| 5 steps in each one. This is entirely free to you. I | | | | days I get 14 hours of writing time in. So be |
| could easily make it into an e-book but I won't for | | | | realistic in setting your schedule and understand |
| a couple of reasons. Firstly my passion is writing. | | | | that sometimes you may have to sway from it |
| There is nothing more I like to do than write. | | | | but also remember a lot of writers fail because |
| Secondly in return I just ask that you have a look | | | | they set their schedule and then they don't follow |
| at my websites that will be listed at the bottom. | | | | through with it. |
| Feel free to direct your friends and family to | | | | 3. Decisions Decisions |
| have a look at this as well. I am not promising | | | | Ok now the time has come for you to decide |
| you are going to write the all American novel but | | | | what you are going to write about. Now is the |
| you have to love writing before you can make | | | | time to stop procrastinating and get to work. Of |
| money at it. It took me a long time to make any | | | | course you're not going to know every detail and |
| money at my writing and I still don't make enough | | | | concept that you want to put into your book but |
| to pay the bills but there is nothing I would rather | | | | at least you're going to get the wheels rolling. The |
| be doing. Well enough with that and let's get down | | | | time has come to quit talking about writing a |
| to business. | | | | book. Now the time has come to plan it and write |
| 1. Commitment | | | | it. |
| Firstly and most importantly in your endeavor to | | | | 4. What Are You Going To Write About? |
| write your first novel it is all so important to | | | | Now you have to decide what you are going to |
| make a commitment. This isn't to your friends or | | | | write about. I suggest a topic that really gets you |
| family but rather to you. So what I want you to | | | | going. My utmost favorite author in the world is |
| do is look in the mirror and tell yourself that no | | | | Stephen King. When I pick up one of his books I |
| matter how rough this gets you are going to | | | | just can't put the thing down. So of course you |
| carry on and get this finished. Without this | | | | have probably figured out what my books are |
| commitment you may as well stop reading and | | | | based on. Maybe you like science fiction or a good |
| forget you ever found this. So the commitment I | | | | murder mystery. It doesn't matter what you |
| want you to make is that you are going to write. | | | | write about but it makes it easier if you can put |
| You're writing your first novel and that makes | | | | passion into the story. |
| you a writer and writers write so that gets you | | | | 5. Don't Be A Bore |
| through step one. | | | | I don't care what you write about. Hell it could |
| 2. Set A Schedule | | | | even be needle point but you have to make sure |
| This is probably where most writers fail. They | | | | you are not boring to your reader. The only real |
| procrastinate, get a good start, get bored and | | | | hard fast rule is that your stories have to be |
| forget they even started. All writers have | | | | interesting. You can have all the drama and |
| different schedules, but the one thing they do | | | | excitement that you want but if you don't make |
| have in common is that they have a schedule. I | | | | it interesting it's going to flop. |
| personally don't have a schedule written in stone | | | | Okay this is the end of my first lesson on my |
| because of the work I do on my other job. You | | | | step by step series on how to write a novel. |
| can never plan your day. However this is what I | | | | Remember not everyone is going to write the |
| do. I commit to getting up an hour early every | | | | perfect novel but at the end of the day if you |
| morning and that is for writing. Before bed I | | | | keep following these steps I guarantee no matter |
| commit to an hour of writing. So all I can commit | | | | what you will have something that you are proud |
| to in a day is 2 hours. That time is only dedicated | | | | of. |