Staying motivated

  • Re-read your favorite books
  • Talk to someone about your story
  • Take breaks
  • Remember that you don’t have to be “perfect” when writing
  • Make some coffee or tea when writing
  • Create a playlist of songs that remind you of your book
  • Imagine going into a bookstore and seeing your books on the shelf
  • Imagine going to a signing where YOU are the author everyone is coming to see


Writing

  • Finish draft before editing
  • outline before you start
  • come up with the basis of your plot before starting
  • It is helpful to write on a computer if there is one available to you
  • Use a dictionary and thesaurus
  • Write relatable characters
  • Make sure your characters are not “Perfect”
  • If you leave out specific details of you main villain it may create the illusion that the character is scarier
  • Add real life problems (It makes it more realistic) 
  • Do your research 
  •  Make sure you do a lot of world building