A Writers View

I am happy to report that the first draft for that new novel I was working on is COMPLETE!!

I can’t believe it!

It took me a total of 10 days. 😲

It just goes to show what good planning and dedicated writing time can achieve. 🙂

So, Writing Tip PRO:

DO plan out your entire book, from beginning to end.

DO write out the synopsis first thing.

DO set aside dedicated writing time. (At least a good 4 to 5 hour chunk at the same time every day!)

DO decide on your goal finish date and word count total. Then, figure out what that daily word count total is – and work your darndest to achieve and or surpass that daily goal every day.

DO say ‘F*** it!’ to that little voice in your head that says ‘should we really write that?’ and just write whatever you want! (It’s the first draft after all, so the most important thing is just getting those words on the paper/screen.)

DO write The End when you FEEL that it’s the end, even if you haven’t reached the ‘complete book’ word count goal you’d set for yourself at the beginning. This first draft is the skeleton of your book, during edits you can go back through and add things like flesh, hair, and clothes. 🙂

Happy Writing everyone! 😀