| Writing a novel is a tantalizing daydream, but it | | | | If you spend some money to set yourself up, it |
| you have get a firm grip on the reality of the | | | | will feel a little more professional. It might even |
| task, before you get started. A novel is going to | | | | motivate you to produce pages out of slight |
| require more than a half-hearted effort-and that | | | | guilt-to justify the various items you bought to |
| is just to get started. | | | | get started. |
| Create a work space. In order to get going on a | | | | Give yourself a deadline. Do not be vague about |
| novel, you have to disrupt your routine. One of | | | | when you will begin. If you wait for the perfect |
| the best ways to do this is to literally disrupt your | | | | rainy afternoon or if you wait for the house to be |
| surroundings. Writing a novel will often require you | | | | perfectly quiet or you wait for all your |
| to work in a variety of inconvenient situations, but | | | | responsibilities to ease up, then all you will |
| if you have even a small area dedicated to your | | | | accomplish is a lot of waiting. And your novel will |
| novel, it can often serve as a reminder that you | | | | become one of those quaint dreams you once |
| are serious about getting it done. A work space | | | | had. Set a date. Be there. Get to work. |
| will also provide a safe haven for your novel, so it | | | | Writing a novel is not easy. One of the most |
| does not end up getting lost in the paper | | | | difficult challenges about it is sitting down and |
| commotion of everyday business. | | | | starting. A good work area, some good paper and |
| Indulge yourself. You do not have to get a | | | | a definite starting point can get you moving. At |
| state-of-the-art laptop or an antique desk, but use | | | | the very least, by doing this, you can call yourself |
| a few extra dollars to invest in a good pen or an | | | | a novelist-instead of someone who always |
| eye-catching notebook or a brand new flash-drive. | | | | wanted to be one. |