After following Phil's thread about why you are not published yet, I realized how many of my fellow Fantasy writers here in Mythic Scribes have not finished their stories... That was quite a surprise, and so I decided to start another thread to give my advice about how to actually finish what you started to write.
I have been writing seriously my own stories since 2003, and after these nine years of work I have finished three novels in my first Fantasy series (now I want to expand it to seven) two novels of my Joan of England trilogy and last April 16th I finished my second series composed by five short novels, which took me loads of hard work after I started it back in 2007.
So, how have I achieved all of these novels?? We all can finish what we start to write, and my first advice to those who feel that they cannot finish a novel is this: You have to feel a true love for your stories, your characters and your worlds, you need to really be happy and proud with your creations...
Without that, you are not going anywhere!!
When I joined Mythic Scribes in November 2011, the first thing that I started to talk about was the discipline that it takes to keep writing and finish a novel- Without a good writing discipline you cannot finish a novel, you must always keep that in mind and practice, practice and practice even more to be a dedicated writer fueled by your love for your creations.
1- You have to really love what you are creating.
2- Believe in your own writing talent.
3- Practice to build up your writing discipline.
4- When that voice tells you that you are not good enough, shut it up.
5- Keep writing, even in those days when you feel sad, tired or not creative at all.
6- Celebrate when you finish every chapter.
7- Give yourself rewards for finishing a chapter or some important part of your story.
8- Keep writing!!
9- Keep advancing!! A great reward is waiting for you when you finish your novel.
10- I don't care if you don't feel in the mood to write today, sit down and write!!
11- When you feel that you cannot write anymore, think that your characters are waiting for you to finish their adventure.
12- Finish your novel at last, and celebrate... celebrate big time =)
To those of you who have never finished the novel that you started, let me tell you that it brings a great feeling of success and euphoria that you must experience someday... for me, writing a novel is just like climbing a huge and steep mountain full of challenges and surprises- Keep climbing, and eventually you will reach that summit so high and you will start to cry of happiness and pride.
Everything in this guide works well for me, and I wish that it will work for you as well... good luck!!
I have been writing seriously my own stories since 2003, and after these nine years of work I have finished three novels in my first Fantasy series (now I want to expand it to seven) two novels of my Joan of England trilogy and last April 16th I finished my second series composed by five short novels, which took me loads of hard work after I started it back in 2007.
So, how have I achieved all of these novels?? We all can finish what we start to write, and my first advice to those who feel that they cannot finish a novel is this: You have to feel a true love for your stories, your characters and your worlds, you need to really be happy and proud with your creations...
Without that, you are not going anywhere!!
When I joined Mythic Scribes in November 2011, the first thing that I started to talk about was the discipline that it takes to keep writing and finish a novel- Without a good writing discipline you cannot finish a novel, you must always keep that in mind and practice, practice and practice even more to be a dedicated writer fueled by your love for your creations.
1- You have to really love what you are creating.
2- Believe in your own writing talent.
3- Practice to build up your writing discipline.
4- When that voice tells you that you are not good enough, shut it up.
5- Keep writing, even in those days when you feel sad, tired or not creative at all.
6- Celebrate when you finish every chapter.
7- Give yourself rewards for finishing a chapter or some important part of your story.
8- Keep writing!!
9- Keep advancing!! A great reward is waiting for you when you finish your novel.
10- I don't care if you don't feel in the mood to write today, sit down and write!!
11- When you feel that you cannot write anymore, think that your characters are waiting for you to finish their adventure.
12- Finish your novel at last, and celebrate... celebrate big time =)
To those of you who have never finished the novel that you started, let me tell you that it brings a great feeling of success and euphoria that you must experience someday... for me, writing a novel is just like climbing a huge and steep mountain full of challenges and surprises- Keep climbing, and eventually you will reach that summit so high and you will start to cry of happiness and pride.
Everything in this guide works well for me, and I wish that it will work for you as well... good luck!!
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