This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Laura Ziepe is the author of Essex Girls, which is out now. Laura's next book, Made in Essex, is out next January.
2. Don’t force yourself to write. It should be fun and my best writing comes out when I’m really enjoying it.
3. Coffee!
4. Get to know your characters inside and out. Make sure the reader knows them as well as you do. How do they talk/walk/smile? What do they sound like? It’s good for the reader to be able to imagine your characters and relate to them.
5. Write from the heart and don’t give up! Even if you write a little bit each day, keep going. Eventually you’ll have a finished book. :-)