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Tips For Writing by christainslove: 5:56pm On Mar 07, 2017
Tips for writing
-Pray over the novel .Satan will tempt you to doubt that God will help you. Resist Satan with prayer and word of God-That God will bless the work of your hands.

-Everybody has a novel in them. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.
-Dream, then plan the novel-Like John Grishan wrote a page an hour daily when he started. You can do it too. Little drops of water make a mighty ocean. A page a day can give you a novel in 3 months.
-Read novels to improve your mind.
-You must enjoy reading the novel you write yourself. You shouldn’t cook soup (book) that no one wants to eat
-Plan the ending of the novel before you start the novel.
- Visualize an interesting novel.Imagine each scene before you start. Use your imagination. Don’t cook a meal you can’t eat, meaning don’t write a novel you yourself don’t enjoy reading
-Use the five Scenes- Describe what the character senses-touch, sound, sight, smell and touch
-Create each character looks personalities-whether brave and timid.
- Show not tell (Actions speak louder than words)
The trick in writing is Action speak louder than words.eg if a character is unhappy, show her crying, don’t just stay she is unhappy
- Use your imagination
-A good time to describe the setting is as the character enters the place
-Pray and say the word of God to push you to work diligently
- Write a page a day, two chapters a week, and a short novel in 3 months, four novels a year.
- Be careful to remove any unnecessary words
- Write in your own voice. Read your work aloud
- A writer is one who writes. Just write.
Satan would try to discourage you from writing. Resist with-Persistence leads to success. Don’t give up.
-There should be conflict. Life isn’t easy
- Carry your phone to note down ideas when they come
-. Use twelve point Times New Roman in black type only. Courier and Arial fonts may also be acceptable. Lines should be double spaced with no extra spaces between paragraphs. Single space between sentences after periods.

- Don’t panic. Just move forward. Slow and steady wins the race.
- The names of the characters should fit the era the book is set in.
-. When you rewrite, It might be easier to write it afresh on a new page
- Focus your writing on the story and characters behavior and not the setting
-Build each character personalities-like a timid character should be timid consistently unless something changes her.
- If you write a great novel, you can become famous like Charles Dickson or Jane Austin and rich too.

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