Have you ever written a novel, you start strong, get through the first quarter of the draft and then hit a brick wall?
Well, you are not alone. Every writer experiences a writer's high when they start a book only to slow down in the middle section and then get excited as they approach the end of the book.
The first thing you should know is that every writer experiences this, regardless of what subject or genre they write in.
Here is one of the other factors that helps with this writer's block. It will sound strange, but I do not plan my novels in-depth. I have a start, middle and end plotted, but these are bullet points.
Sometimes, I write the last chapter first, but I only have some moves and chapters plotted in tiny details, just a few points. This helps you have the energy to keep writing when you get to the middle part.
Try it with your next novel. Have a rough plan, but do not plan every move and character development and see if the book is easier to keep going on. Let me know your thoughts.
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Until next week stay safe
Sam 😊
Weekly Three
This week I did something different and threw my recommendation list open to my followers, the last two are directly from them.
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens - This was one of my classic reads this year, and I loved it. Like David Copperfield, it is written in the first person and details Pip's journey through life. It is one of Dicken's best.
James Garside - I'm a published indie author who hasn't written a book yet. My Substack is only of interest to people who like listening to me ramble about whatever.
JC Gemmell - Hi. I have a collection of sci-fi short stories coming out in two weeks. A man reborn in his owner’s image.
A warrior disrupting a millennium of stability.
A beloved partner purges his recollections.
And a viral conspiracy, a marauding creature and two unlikely lovers.### Quote of the week
Quote of the Week
Our deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are. - Middlemarch, George Eliot