THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL

Not only is that a challenge of sorts but it’s also the name of a wonderful little book I stumbled across this week. This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosely (Hatchette Book Group/2009) is 103 pages of honest, practical advice that every writer needs to hear.

From routine to character development, Mosley addresses the issue that every writer is forced to confront. Bottom line, no excuses, you must spend time in front of your computer, notebook, typewriter, and you must do it everyday.

With that said, I am going to return to the first chapter of my third novel. I’ve really been struggling with this– struggling with everything from the vantage point of the main character to the setting.

Then again, the first chapter is, in my opinion, the foundation of the rest of the manuscript, and it deserves my full attention. Or, as Mosley would argue, it deserves at least one and a half to three hours of my attention everyday!

Posted February 27, 2009 at 8:35 am · 1 comment · Leave a Comment