1. Write every day. Your brain is a muscle and it needs to be worked. If you can’t imagine spending another second writing the dialogue in your novel, then write a poem or a letter to your far-away friend. Whatever it is, just write.
2. Read. You can’t write unless you read. In order to write an excellent novel, you need to understand the magic that reading a good book make you feel.. Without that magic, your book will be a bust. Know what you want the final product to be before you start.
3. Have a thesaurus. Seriously, it will be your best friend. When you use the same words over and over again you’ll sound like a broken record and lose the reader. Keeping the wording fresh keeps your novel from getting dull and will keep the reader hooked and interested.
4. Have an audience…
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