N.B. Snook
Oh, gosh. This is going to sound so unoriginal, but I completely agree with a lot of the usual advice.
1. Read a lot (or listen to audiobooks, that's what I do while cooking and cleaning).
2. Write every day. Even if it's just 10 words, you want to build that habit.
3. Don't worry about how the first draft looks. Mine is a disaster. Just get the story down and worry about making it make sense later.
4. You WILL get better and faster at writing. My first book took me seven years to write because I kept stopping and rewriting. My second book took me one year. My third took six months. My fourth and fifth took four months each.
5. Once you publish, be nice to your readers! They have thousands of authors and millions of books to choose from. Give them a reason outside of your writing to keep coming back to you.
1. Read a lot (or listen to audiobooks, that's what I do while cooking and cleaning).
2. Write every day. Even if it's just 10 words, you want to build that habit.
3. Don't worry about how the first draft looks. Mine is a disaster. Just get the story down and worry about making it make sense later.
4. You WILL get better and faster at writing. My first book took me seven years to write because I kept stopping and rewriting. My second book took me one year. My third took six months. My fourth and fifth took four months each.
5. Once you publish, be nice to your readers! They have thousands of authors and millions of books to choose from. Give them a reason outside of your writing to keep coming back to you.
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