How To Begin A New Novel
I just read a post on Nathan Brandsford's blog about the fact that he's beginning a brand new project. He's spent the last 5 years working on his JACOB WONDERBAR books and a how-to book for writers. So he knew the voice for those. But now he's writing something new and he's shitting his pants. I've recently begun a brand new project and I have NO idea where it's going or what's going to happen. So I can relate to his performance anxiety. So below please find my admittedly somewhat impulsive response posted on his blog beneath the 62 previous comments where no one except commenter 63 will ever see it. How To Begin A New Novel Just start. Anyplace, anywhere. Just start. Stop whining, stop being a little bitch, stop psyching yourself out, stop writing blog posts about how to begin. None of that matters. It's all distraction and procrastination. Like the late Elmore Leonard once said, "There is no secret. You sit down and ...