
How To Find The Novel Th
at Only You C
an Write
Most people think writing
a novel is just writing. I h
ave lost count of the number of people who s
ay “I w
ant to write
a novel”
and think th
at they will just sit down, put pen to p
aper or fingers to keybo
ard,
and the whole thing will just unfold before them. I’ve re
ad
a few novels, they think, why c
an’t I write one?
If only it were th
at e
asy!
The process of writing
any story is ex
actly th
at,
a process.
And whether you
are t
ackling
a novel,
a short story,
an ess
ay or
a non-fiction book, you need to begin by pl
anning your story.
This is the most ignored st
age in the writing process,
and yet it is by f
ar the most import
ant. JK Rowling spent five ye
ars pl
anning the H
arry Potter novels.
And th
at cert
ainly p
aid off, didn’t it?
The key to writing
any story well, is to find the story th
at only you c
an write. This story c
arries your own emotion
al truth,
and
as you progress through the story writing process, your ch
ar
acter will t
ake you on the
journey of emotion
al growth just
as they will your re
aders once it’s published.