There are many people out there who aspire to write their own novel.
While this is possible for virtually anyone, there are some things that have to be considered and some plans that have to be made.
For one thing, writing a 500 page novel is quite an undertaking and it must be approached in tiny bite sized steps.
Let us look at some things that will help you in preparing to write your own novel.
You have to understand that there must be a lot of motivation to fuel the very long process of writing a book.
While we all have desires, many of us keep our desires buried within us.
You need to realize that if you keep your desires hidden, then your motivation may be hidden as well.
It is a good idea to sit down and outline the reasons why you would like to write this novel.
You will need to be as honest and as ambitious as you would like, but you must get a handle on what drives you.
Why are you doing this? Because there will be times when you will question why you have undertaken such a large project and you will need motivation.
When this happens, you will have a written document that outlines exactly why.
Another great thing to do is to take one of your favorite novels and read it again.
As you are reading it, ask yourself why you like it so much.
Try to be as specific as you can as to what it is about that book that you love so much.
Be objective as you read it and try to identify the writing style that the author has used.
Finally, you will need to address your writing stamina.
One way to strengthen your stamina is by doing lots of timed writing exercises.
This technique is very simple, yet it is effective.
The best way to approach this is to set aside a specific time to write when you will not be interrupted.
A time slot of anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour will be fine.
Write about anything that pops into your head.
You could write about a dream you had, or you could write about an event you attended.
If you can't think of anything to write about, then write about that.