There are many aspects of writing novels, in particular, and on this page, I outline some of them, as well as listing some interviews that might help on your author journey. Just click on the links for more.
You can also check out the recommended books for writers here.
Getting Started
How to Write Fiction: 7 Steps to Write Your Novel
Productivity for Writers: 5 Ways to Become More Productive
Writing Tips: How to Find and Capture Ideas for Your Novel
How to Research a Novel … And When to Stop
Writing in a London cafe
How To Write More And Create A Daily Writing Habit
Scrivener: The best software to write your novel. I've written over 30 books with it!
How to Write the First Draft of your Novel
How to Use Dictation to Write Faster and Become a Healthier Writer
Self-doubt and Imposter Syndrome
Writer's block and more mindset issues
On Writing And The Fear Of Judgment
What is your Definition of Success as a Writer?
Using Different Author Names or a Pseudonym as a Writer
Writing A Series: 7 Continuation Issues To Avoid
5 Lessons Learned From Writing 10 Novels
What Are You Writing? Word Count. Standalone, Series or Serial
Editing
Editing, revisions and proofreading: What happens after the first draft?
Editing a Novel: How I Do My First Round of Self-Edits
How to Self-Edit Your Novel. Interview with Kris Spisak
How to Find and Work With a Professional Editor
Tutorial: How to Use ProWritingAid to Improve your Writing and Edit Your Book
Tutorial: How to Improve your Writing with Grammarly
My list of recommended editors
Tips for Editing your Book with Natasa Lekic from NY Book Editors
Useful interviews on writing fiction from The Creative Penn Podcast
How to Write Emotion and Depth of Character with Becca Puglisi
How to Write Dialogue with James Scott Bell
How to Make Money Writing Short Fiction with Douglas Smith
Stop Worrying, Start Writing. How to Overcome Fear and Self-Doubt with Sarah Painter
How to Write a Mystery with Rebecca Cantrell
Use your own life story to bring depth to your writing with Steven Pressfield
Story Genius: How to use brain science to write a riveting novel with Lisa Cron
Writing Authentic Settings and Keeping a Series Fresh with Toby Neal
How to write memorable characters with Jen Blood
How to find your author voice with Roz Morris
How to banish writer's block with K.M.Weiland
Writing Tips: Outlining for genre and literary fiction with Libbie Hawker
How to write faster and never get writer's block with Michaelbrent Collings
Need more help?
If you'd like some more help on your author journey, check out:
- My Books for Authors
- My Courses for Authors, including How to Write a Novel and How to Write Non-Fiction
- The Creative Penn Podcast, interviews, inspiration and information on writing, publishing, book marketing and creative entrepreneurship every Monday
- My videos at YouTube.com/thecreativepenn
