{"id":23593,"date":"2020-10-30T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=23593"},"modified":"2020-11-05T20:58:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T04:58:18","slug":"ready-to-write-your-first-novel-during-nanowrimo-by-beth-barany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/30\/ready-to-write-your-first-novel-during-nanowrimo-by-beth-barany\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to Write Your First Novel During Nanowrimo? by Beth Barany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ready<\/a>If you want to get ready to write your first novel during Nanowrimo<\/a><\/strong>, (or anytime, really!) then check out our resources — courses and books and articles.<\/p>\n

That way you can start the writing process clear-eyed, clear-headed, and feel like you’re not wasting your time as you write your first draft.<\/p>\n

You can write your first novel!<\/h3>\n

We use these tools to write our novels<\/a>, Ezra<\/a> and I, and have written and published over a 14 books in 4 genres; we’re award winning novelists, and find these tools help us save time and make the writing fun.<\/p>\n

Remember<\/em>: Your first draft doesn’t have to be great; it just has to be done. In fact, we tell our students their job is to write a crappy first draft.<\/p>\n

A Crappy First Draft is Awesome!<\/h2>\n

We celebrate first drafts around here.<\/p>\n

That means you did the hard work of getting your ideas on the page.<\/p>\n

That means you get to do the next thing — edit your novel<\/a>. But more about that in another post.<\/p>\n

Let’s focus on what can help you gain confidence, so you can sit down and write that first draft.<\/p>\n

Some call it an exploratory draft. Some call it Clara. You can call it whatever you want.<\/p>\n

What matters is that you write your story down. Start with notes, brainstorms, and random thoughts.<\/p>\n

Put them in a structure. Trust your creative soul.<\/p>\n

Write…<\/p>\n

Tools to Help You Plan So Your Can Write Your First Novel (or Fifth!)<\/h2>\n

Here are some tools that can help you.<\/p>\n

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\n7 Essential Keys to Planning Your Novel: Story Preparation for Pantsers<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This book is great if you want the bare minimum to get you started and comes with a fun and useful Bonus Pack that includes a checklist, videos, the “How to Come Up with Your Story” webinar\u2029 and companion “10 Ways to Generate Ideas” e-book\u2029.<\/p>\n

\"PLAN<\/a><\/p>\n

Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This book is great if you want extensive story planning tools (over 30 lessons) to help you develop your idea seedling in a fully-fledged story outline, so you can write your story with confidence and clarity. The book comes with a Bonus workbook and a 50% off coupon to the online course.<\/p>\n

\"Plan<\/a><\/p>\n

Plan Your Novel: The course<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jump right into the course at Barany School of Fiction. This course comes with teacher support.<\/p>\n

One student said:<\/p>\n

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“This course helped me get out of my writing rut. I am not one to outline or get to know my characters before writing. By taking this course I learned that plotting and characterization can be fun. Now I find writing to be fun again. Thanks. “<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Kay LaLone,\u00a0<\/strong>YA Paranormal Mystery Author<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BONUSES, BECAUSE THEY’RE AWESOME<\/h2>\n

When you sign up for the bonuses that come with the first 2 books or you sign up for the class, you also get access to our community, Fellowship of the Pen<\/strong>, and the support we provide:<\/p>\n