Write Your Novel Step By Step (Part 1)

In the following weeks I will be giving each andto my writing and you would be surprised at how
everyone of you a step by step series on howmuch I get done if I can only utilize those two
to write your novel. I am going to break it up intohours. But a lot of times my other job allows me
a number of series with each series having abouttime for writing and without a word of a lie some
5 steps in each one. This is entirely free to you. Idays I get 14 hours of writing time in. So be
could easily make it into an e-book but I won't forrealistic 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 lookthey 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 to3. Decisions Decisions
have a look at this as well. I am not promisingOk now the time has come for you to decide
you are going to write the all American novel butwhat you are going to write about. Now is the
you have to love writing before you can maketime to stop procrastinating and get to work. Of
money at it. It took me a long time to make anycourse you're not going to know every detail and
money at my writing and I still don't make enoughconcept that you want to put into your book but
to pay the bills but there is nothing I would ratherat least you're going to get the wheels rolling. The
be doing. Well enough with that and let's get downtime has come to quit talking about writing a
to business.book. Now the time has come to plan it and write
1. Commitmentit.
Firstly and most importantly in your endeavor to4. What Are You Going To Write About?
write your first novel it is all so important toNow you have to decide what you are going to
make a commitment. This isn't to your friends orwrite about. I suggest a topic that really gets you
family but rather to you. So what I want you togoing. My utmost favorite author in the world is
do is look in the mirror and tell yourself that noStephen King. When I pick up one of his books I
matter how rough this gets you are going tojust can't put the thing down. So of course you
carry on and get this finished. Without thishave probably figured out what my books are
commitment you may as well stop reading andbased on. Maybe you like science fiction or a good
forget you ever found this. So the commitment Imurder 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 makespassion into the story.
you a writer and writers write so that gets you5. Don't Be A Bore
through step one.I don't care what you write about. Hell it could
2. Set A Scheduleeven be needle point but you have to make sure
This is probably where most writers fail. Theyyou are not boring to your reader. The only real
procrastinate, get a good start, get bored andhard fast rule is that your stories have to be
forget they even started. All writers haveinteresting. You can have all the drama and
different schedules, but the one thing they doexcitement that you want but if you don't make
have in common is that they have a schedule. Iit interesting it's going to flop.
personally don't have a schedule written in stoneOkay this is the end of my first lesson on my
because of the work I do on my other job. Youstep by step series on how to write a novel.
can never plan your day. However this is what IRemember not everyone is going to write the
do. I commit to getting up an hour early everyperfect novel but at the end of the day if you
morning and that is for writing. Before bed Ikeep following these steps I guarantee no matter
commit to an hour of writing. So all I can commitwhat you will have something that you are proud
to in a day is 2 hours. That time is only dedicatedof.