How to Write and Publish a Novel

I’m excited to announce the arrival of my first finished novel! Four years of plotting, writing, and character building has lead to this moment. I can’t believe it! For a lot of people however, it may seem like a dream to write and publish a novel. An impossibility even. But I’m here to show you exactly how I wrote and published my first novel. If you’re interested in purchasing my book, click here.

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Where to Start

To write and publish a novel, or any book for that matter, it’s important to know where to start. Many people say you need to have a solid beginning. Others swear by having a complete and finished character. However, to me, the starting point of your novel is a lot easier to find.

When you think of your story idea, whats the first thing you think of? Is it your character? Maybe a simple plot? Or even a single scene? Wherever your mind goes to first in your story, start there. Your story and writing will only feel natural if you let your ideas flow naturally. So think of the strongest idea in your mind, then run with it. Your story will build itself over time and your characters will begin to inhabit and live in this new world you have created.

Breaking Your Story in

Breaking your story in is a critical part of your idea becoming a novel. Now what exactly is breaking your idea in you may ask. Well, simply put, editing, adjusting, and experimenting.

Editing your story, allows readers to fall into your newly created world without being brought back to real life by an odd sentence or spelling mistake. Adjusting your story is simply moving a few ideas or plot points around for the overall flow of your idea. Basically, what you need to do to break in your story, is make sure people are able to put themselves in your world. Whether they put themselves in the hero’s shoes, or they feel they are simply in the same room with your main character. Help the readers to feel comfortable in your world.

Getting Published

Now that you’ve written your personal masterpiece, how will you get it published? That is where I have a secret weapon. Unlike traditional publishing agencies that take time to contact, and can be a hassle to work with, I have self published my book with an amazing site called blurb.

I absolutely love blurb! Their site is easy to follow, you can create amazing books, and newbie publishers are welcome! My aunt used this for her book, then surprised me by using blurb to publish my first book, and now I have used it for my very first novel.

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Now What?

Thanks to blurb, publishing my novel was made easy. Now all that’s left is to let the world know about it! Thank you to all who have read this post, and thank you to my family who helped me on this amazing writing journey! My hope is that I can keep writing, and sharing my ideas with the world! So you can be sure I have many more book ideas up my sleeve.

Thanks again for joining me! If you’re interested in reading my other book Paradox, you can click here. I post every other week, and hope you come again to read about my adventures and mishaps while I explore the world one step at a time!