A Process for Writing a Novel

Your Novel Project Plan

Writing a novel is a big project with many phases, from developing the story idea to writing and editing to publishing and marketing. It’s easy to get lost in the creative process and be unsure what to do next.

Sign up below for a free four-page document that outlines seven phases to writing and publishing a novel. Get tips and time estimates for each phase of the process.

New writers can get a sense of what the process of writing a novel is, what’s involved. Writers who have been doing this for a long time can identify where they are at with their current work in process and use the tips to move forward.

Why look at the entire process like this? To create goals for yourself and complete them, you need to know what the steps to the project are. This process will allow you to create deadlines and milestones for yourself as you work on completing your novel.