Writing Motivation Archives | Now Novel Blog https://www.nownovel.com/blog/category/motivation/ Novel writing blog; Learn writing craft with writing guides, tips and videos. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:58:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 How to start writing a novel: Begin better, finish faster https://www.nownovel.com/blog/start-writing-a-novel/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/start-writing-a-novel/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:50:00 +0000 http://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=1851 How do you start writing a novel? Make time, prepare, set deadlines, find a premise that fires you up to write, and get on your way to crafting compulsive reading.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/writing-first-drafts/feed/ 18 Writing community: 10 ways to connect and share https://www.nownovel.com/blog/writing-community/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/writing-community/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:10:50 +0000 https://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=15546 The best writing communities foster growth, accountability, and provide companionship throughout the sometimes lonely writing process. Read ten ways to build community and find your own tribe.

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]]> https://www.nownovel.com/blog/writing-community/feed/ 0 How to finish a novel: 10 ways to follow through https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-finish-writing-a-book/ https://www.nownovel.com/blog/how-to-finish-writing-a-book/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:23:00 +0000 http://www.nownovel.com/blog/?p=1765 These ten tips should help you follow through and finish writing a book. Read about stacking habits, the benefits of smart goals, how many drafts published authors write and more.

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