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Position:Home>Books & Authors> Tips on how to plan a novel?Question: Tips on how to plan a novel!? I do character bio but I never plan!. I list all my ideas in random order and pick out the ones I want to use and when!.
However it always just fizzles out (sorry I cant think of any other ways to explain it) What do you to to keep your writing on track!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Any planning method that works for you is fine!. Common ones include note cards, a detailed synopsis, the outline, or adherence to a plotting formula with details of the rising action, turning points, etc!. Writing without knowing where you're going accounts for the vast majority of unfinished novels!. Until you know for sure you can finish novels (say, three or four), I recommend you not begin until you have a complete and detailed plan!. If you get a great idea while you're writing, use it--after you've rewritten your plan to include it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com "How Did You Write A Book!?" The question isn't hard to answer!. First, find an idea that excites you!. One that will be hold its own until the end of the story!. Ask a few questions!. Will this idea allow me to write a book length work!? Is it interesting to me, others!? What is the plot!? Plot is how you solve a problem in the novel!. Long fiction requires more than one problem!. What kind of characters will populate the story!? Male or female!? A mixture of both!? How do your characters look!? Quirks!? Make profiles for your characters!. Where will the story take place!? What time of year!? Start the problem on page one!. Show who your characters are, and what or whom they are struggling against!. Write a page or two a day!. Don't put unnecessary pressure on yourself!. Some days you'll write more than two pages!. There will be a day when nothing is written!. That's all right!. Sometimes, you come back more refreshed when a break is taken!. Simply, keep writing!. Writing a novel is fun, rewarding, and you can do it!. Start today!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Note cards!. Bios, Locations, Major Conflicts, Minor Conflicts and Scenes!. I then arrange them in order!. I take another card and place it between two finished cards!. I then write what has to happen on that card to connect them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |