HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL

How to Write a Novel: Getting Started

Novel Writing

Admit it….
You think you can write the next classic novel? Or at least a novel that could be bought by a major studio, written into a screenplay, star your favorite movie stars and you get to accept that Oscar for Best Screen Adaptation of a novel?

Oh and don’t forget…..the book signings, adoring letters, your own chair on the set of the movie, mingling with A-list stars and ….yes — the MONEY.

Almost everyone I have talked to about this subject has thought about writing a novel. It seems easy….but when faced with sitting down and doing it, it can seem overwhelming and the ideas and characters disappear.

I’ve been there. Trust me. My degree is in Radio-TV-Film and I had BIG aspirations at 24 to go to LA and become a gopher at a major studio. I was going to start at the bottom, learn the ropes, make connections and all the while be working on my own screenplay. Before I turned 30, I was going to be accepting MY Oscar for Best Screenplay. But….alas…I fell in love, got married, had kids and settled down. I became a local DJ on the radio — and I have NO regrets.

I guess in the back of my mind…I still feel the possibility of writing that screenplay. It takes my mind, a computer (or pen and paper) and time. What is stopping me? What is stopping you?

How To Write a Novel – Ya Gotta Start Somewhere

We complain we have no time to exercise, let alone sit and write. But if we really wanted to — couldn’t we? Or at least –couldn’t we try? Really, how to write a novel is….you guessed it, writing. That’s it.

For those of us with no real schematic training on how a novel is laid out, character building and plot — do we dare jump in and try? Are we so bold as to butt into a profession that we have absolutely no practice or publications under our belts?

I dunno? I say…YES. Why not? Whose to say you aren’t the next John Grisham or Stephen King? Not me. Look at J K Rowling….her Harry Potter series was/is a smashing hit. Do you think she had a How To Write a Novel guide she followed? Have you read how she started that series? Where she was living and her life at the time she began it all?  She begin writing it at a cafe while her daughter napped. She was unmarried and living on public assistance.

We have no excuse for not writing that book in our head and our heart. It’s waiting, patiently to escape the confines of a one person audience and wow thousands more. And even if we’re never accepting that Oscar, or rubbing elbows with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston — we CAN say that we’ve written a novel. That’s worth a lot in my (unwritten) book! This is our opportunity to let the artist within us to express itself.

How to Write a Novel Tools to help us (yes, you and me!!!)  get started:

I found this to be the most helpful and insightful tool on getting me motivated and started. You could not ask for a better mentor. Well worth looking into if you are really serious about getting started, or even if you’ve already written something, but haven’t gotten it published.

DO NOT WRITE A BOOK until you read this first. Save yourself years of aggravation and thousands of dollars with this course for authors

How to Write a Children’s Book – Not “How to Write a Novel” – but still a great read!

How to Write Your Own eBook in 7 Days

Instant Book Writing Kit – “If You’re Thinking About Creating
Your Own Money-Making Book or eBook But Aren’t Quite Sure How To
Write, Publish and Market It Online, This Tell-All Book Writing Toolkit Is
The Answer You’ve Been Waiting For…”

Write, Create and Promote a Best-Seller -  This step-by-step How To Write a Novel manual will show you:

* Where to begin writing your book
* Plotting and creating your book
* Editing and polishing your work to a professional standard
* How to make sure your reader is ‘hooked’ after the first two pages
* How to complete your first draft in 30 days
* In-depth information about how to self-publish an ebook at no cost to you – and you keep 100% of the profits!

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