"Amateurs sit there and wait for the muse. The rest of us get up and go to work."
Call to Action:
Now look at your week and make a "date" with your book. Where can you free up an hour in your schedule? Treat this hour like any other commitment and don't let anything take it away from you. Make an appointment with your novel.
Step 3: Don’t start the novel with Chapter 1
Warning: Do not start with chapter one.
Who starts putting up walls algeria telegram screening without first drawing a floor plan?
No matter how great your idea is, it's still too abstract. You have to write it down first.
It's about being clear about your premise, roughly sketching out characters and plot, and at least designing variations on a theme.
John Grisham said:
“Never write the first scene until you have finished the last scene.”
In other words: begin with the end.
You need to know where the whole journey is going – unless you want to experience a painful and endless odyssey through the world of writing.