Tips on How to Write a Novel!

Many of us also want to become an author. Many of us have the desire of writing a novel, and will be happy to see the author name as of ours on some novel. One of the dreamy phrases through which I came during last some time is “I also want to be an author”.

For my website I News India, I almost receive at least one or two mails on daily basis, which says that we can have one more author associated with us. Although it is very tough to write as far as online world is concerned, blogging is not a cup of tea. So, I prefer to give this opportunity to a very few people only.

I even met some people out here who wanted to become an author and publish a novel as well, but the thing is that they don’t have an idea about how to write a novel. Other than how, they actually don’t even know why to write a novel.

I never thought that I will write something on how to write a novel, but due to some unwanted reasons I decided to write on this. As you can see that I News India has some great posts related to writing and reading, I decided to write on some useful tips on how to write a novel too. You can also read one of the most popular blog of our website which is on the benefits of reading.

Meanwhile returning back to the topic here are some tips which might help you to write a novel. Do let us know if you got the inspiration from us for the same.

Why to Write a Novel

One of the toughest questions which come in the mind of all of us is why to waste time in writing a novel. Do we have any reader for the same?

Frankly speaking, when I started my blog I News India, the same question arrived in my mind too, but I decided to go ahead with the concept and you all can see that it’s a big hit now.

As far as a novel writing is concerned, it’s an altogether different world. It allows you to divert your mind from the real world to an imaginary world. When you actually read any novel, you associate yourself with the same and disappear in a complete different world. Similarly, when you write on something, it brings you out from your daily routine life and you reach to an imaginary world.

Frankly speaking, we all want to conquer this world, and writing novel is something which can gave you the same feeling.

Get the Inspiration

So now you are ready to conquer the world. You also want to write a novel. Let me tell you something, be it writing blog, or writing article, or writing a novel, in any case you need an inspiration to go ahead.

Do you really want to become the writer you have always admired for?

Frankly, yes, and it brings the concept of inspiration. After all you got the inspiration after reading a famous author and that’s why you wanted to become a novelist like him.

When you decide to write a novel, just plan it first. Think as much as you can about it. A novel is not a short story; rather it’s an elaborated version of an story.

The most important term related to writing a novel is Dream. The more you can dream, the more you have the chance to become a good novel writer. After all you just need to write down your own dream and it can become a good novel.

The Beginning

We must have encountered with this phrase, all is well that ends well, but if you ask me, in case of a novel writing end is important, but not more than the beginning. For me the starting paragraph of the novel is very much important, especially the very first line of it.

It is sure that the initial paragraph of your novel is something which can attract readers, and they can become interested in reading the entire novel. The reason behind the success of any successful novelist is that the beginning of their novel was extremely strong, powerful, effluent, and was the beginning of a perfect suspense and interest.

Remembering Power

Writing a novel is not a perfect process, and it cannot go in a single run as well. Means you cannot be able to write an entire novel in a single day. You must need to sit for many times to complete the novel.

Every time when you begin writing the same, you need to remember the entire back story and then begin with the same flow too.

The problem with writing novel is that it does not move towards the forward direction all the time, you need to precede backwards and flash backs also.

Built Up a Story

This is something which is popularly known as Plot of the novel. You will have to figure out what your story is going to be about, and then only you can proceed in a much better way.

You need to be narrative, to build up the story line of the novel. It depends on your assumptions. The more narrative you can be, the more efficiently plot will be developed, and can attract the readers as well.

Build Characters

Now you have the plot ready, then you need to decide about the main leads of your story. Characters are one of the basic building blocks of any novel.

Normally, there can be some good characters, out of which one or two will be your main leads. On the other hand there might be some bad characters in the novel too, out of which I guess one will be the main negative character of your novel.

In a much typical manner they are known as protagonist and antagonist. Good guys are protagonist, while bad ones are antagonist. It is advisable then don’t introduce all the characters of your novel at the same time. Let the reader think about them and they will come into the main story slowly-slowly.

One most important tip about writing the novel is that, never make the good character of your novel as the perfect one. Although it is not mandatory, but still the general concept is that if your good character or the protagonist character will have a perfect flawless image, then it has the chance that the readers might not associate themselves with the story.

Our mind normally doesn’t expect a perfect person. Similarly when you are developing the character of the bad person, don’t make him all bad. Try to bring them up with some good human quality as well.

The reader must associate themselves with the characters, and for that you need to become real. You need to bring the real face of the characters, and more or less they should look alike the real people living around us only.

Ending of the Novel

Once I met one famous novelist and he told me that before starting the novel he uses to write the end of the same, and keeping that in the mind only he uses to proceed with the novel.

Though I won’t advice you to write the ending in advance only, but I would suggest that you must have an idea about the end of the novel as well at the time of beginning only, so that you cannot deviate from your actual storyline.

Review Your Work

Once you finished your work, review it for a few times. If you cannot do same for any reason, ask any professional proofreader or any friend of yours to do the same. It is quite common that we cannot identify the mistakes made by us only and hence we can skip the flaws of the novel, but professional proofreaders can provide you quality feedback about your work.

Thus you can be able to rectify them as well.

There are many more tips that are required in writing a novel, but the basic thing is that you just need to write down your heart for it. Do let us know how you do like this article. Weather it is that much useful for you that you become inspired to write the novel or not, I will wait for your feedback in the form of comments.