How to write a book in 30 days
A practical step-by-step method to writing the first draft of your novel in 30 days
Live webchat: Polly Courtney
Post your questions now for the novelist Polly Courtney, who'll be offering advice on Friday 16 November from 1pm
Live webchat: Shelley Weiner advises on researching your novel
Post your questions now for the novelist Shelley Weiner, who'll be offering advice on researching your novel this Friday from 1pm
Emma Donoghue: How I write
Room author Emma Donoghue on procrastinating, and the joys of Googling Victorian baby farms
Esther Freud: How I write
Lucky Break author Esther Freud on being easily distracted, and why her best work is done in a matter of minutes
Live webchat: Tim Lott advises on your novels
Post your questions now for the novelist, who'll be answering questions about creative writing this Friday from 12pm
Tim Lott: How I write
Tim Lott, author of Under the Same Stars, on why he swapped a suit for a nice lunch and a nap
How to write the first draft of a novel in 30 days
Brainstorming your story ideas
Days 1-6: creating your preliminary outline with characters, setting and plot
Day 1: character sketches
Day 2: Setting sketches and research strategies
Days 4 and 5: the summary outline
Day 6: miscellaneous scene notes and closing scene notes
Days 7–13: researching your novel
Days 14-15: the evolution of your story
Days 16-24: Introducing the formatted outline
Day 16: How to begin organising your formatted outline
Day 17: incorporating story evolution elements
Day 18: incorporating character and setting sketches
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