write a novel

How I did it: I am the queen of unfinished writing projects. I have piles of documents that are ten pages, paragraphs, sentences, or words long. I have been writing since I was about 12- I was lucky to discover what makes my heart beat so young, but that does not mean that I did not need to practice. I look back at my early stuff and holy crap, it is shamefully, embarrassingly bad. But when I started writing this, I told myself first that my … Read how I did it…

How I did it: Go day by day and write a little each day.  Set a goal for the number of words you want to accomplish each day.  I used a lot of websites and bounced ideas off friends and family members.  Read how I did it…

How I did it: Persistently writing over a period of months. Little bits at a time. Writing badly is better then not writing at all. Just writing, writing, writing and then taking a break from it all for months at a time. Read how I did it…

How I did it: With the help of NaNoWriMo and some encouragement from friends...and even some strangers. The website keep track of word counts and the forums can help with plot holes and such. They send out emails of encouragement periodically throughout the month Read how I did it…

How I did it: I started when I was in 7th grade. Why? I don't know. Honestly, I drew a picture and thought: This could be a book! And I started writing in journals. All my time went into writing this book. I mean any possible chance, minute, second, whatever. I admit, I skipped homework to write these. I was that passionate.Surprisingly this passion and commitment didn't fade. I found friends that could keep up with my wild ideas. I love them very much… Read how I did it…