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Any tips I could use in writing my novel?
« on: March 09, 2010, 03:31:44 PM »
I have had an plot, setting, and dramatis personae of the novel I want to write, but everytime I try to write an outline, I get too far into details on what I plan to be a basic synopsis. Anyone have any tips on how to mitigate this? Also, I want to create a decent amount of lore for the novel, but have no idea on how to start it.

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Re: Any tips I could use in writing my novel?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2010, 06:00:12 PM »
http://www.writingexcuses.com/

Just write it. Fix things later.
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Re: Any tips I could use in writing my novel?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 07:57:27 PM »
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Re: Any tips I could use in writing my novel?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2010, 12:45:48 AM »
http://www.writingexcuses.com/

Just write it. Fix things later.
Thats what I have been doing. I just put pencil to paper today, well, figuritivley, I amtyping it. I wrote out a very basic synopsis of the novel. satisfied with my base, started to make a more detailed outline, but still very short,nto even two pages on microsoft word. It seems a lot easier to it this way, at least to me.

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Re: Any tips I could use in writing my novel?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2010, 01:01:29 AM »
Make yourself write something every day. Inertia is your worst and best friend.
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