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Courtesy of Joe Bunting.
thewritepractice.com
1. Get a great idea
2. Write your idea as a premise
3. Set a deadline
4. Set smaller deadlines building to the final deadline
5. Create a consequence
6. Strive for “good enough” and embrace imperfection
7. Figure out what kind of story you’re trying to tell
8. Read novels and watch films that are similar to yours
9. Structure, structure, structure!
10. Find the climactic moment in your novel
11. Consider the conventions
12. Set your intention
13. Picture your reader
14. Build your team
15. Plan the publishing process
16. Write (with low expectations)
17. Trust the process and don’t quit
118. Keep going, even when it hurts
19. Finish Draft One . . . then onward to the next
20. Draft 2, 3, 4, 5
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thewritepractice.com
1. Get a great idea
2. Write your idea as a premise
3. Set a deadline
4. Set smaller deadlines building to the final deadline
5. Create a consequence
6. Strive for “good enough” and embrace imperfection
7. Figure out what kind of story you’re trying to tell
8. Read novels and watch films that are similar to yours
9. Structure, structure, structure!
10. Find the climactic moment in your novel
11. Consider the conventions
12. Set your intention
13. Picture your reader
14. Build your team
15. Plan the publishing process
16. Write (with low expectations)
17. Trust the process and don’t quit
118. Keep going, even when it hurts
19. Finish Draft One . . . then onward to the next
20. Draft 2, 3, 4, 5
Writers’ Best Tips on How to Write a Novel
FAQ
