This is great for though who are Plotters. If you’re a panster…go with the flow 🙂
5 Tips to Starting Your Novel!
Follow these easy steps to starting your novel and be ready for all upcoming Writing Contests and Opportunities such as Pitch Wars (Re-Opening for submissions in September)!!
5 Tips/5 Steps
- Decide on a plot
- Choose a settingÂ
- Determine and Distinguish characters
- Work out timelines & major details by outline your story by acts
- Work out all smaller details with a Chapter-by-Chapter Outline
The Breakdown ~
♦ Deciding on a plot includes:
Determining your book’s genre and sub-genre(s) (Thriller, YA, NA, Contemporary, Horror,  Romance, Period, etc.)
Age group (NA, YA, MG, etc.)
Story length (Novel, Novelette, Short Story, etc.)
♦ Choosing a setting includes:
World building (Is this a fantasy realm? Is it a place that exists? Where is it? What are it landmarks? What is its culture/demographics? What does it sound like what does it smell like? How do your main characters…
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