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Write a Novel in a Year. Seriously.

Write a Novel in a Year. Seriously.

A detailed plan (because I LOVE a detailed plan)

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Lucy Ayrton
Sep 22, 2023
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Write a Novel in a Year. Seriously.
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Okay, okay. I know, it sounds extreme. Maybe ridiculous? I mean… novels are long, right? Notoriously hard to write? How can turning one out in a year be possible?

Well… it is. I think that, with a fair bit of time planning, a LOT of application, and some sympathetic support (more on that later), it’s perfectly possible to get a workable draft of a novel completed in a calendar year. It might not be absolutely publication ready. It might not be quite submission ready. But it also won’t be a messy first draft. It’ll be an edited, thought through, fully realised thing. And this is my proposal of how to get there. 

What follows is a SNEAK PEEK for paid subscribers only. But next year I’ll be running an online course that takes you through every aspect of writing a novel over the course of 50 newsletters, online write-ins and a whatsapp support group. More details and pricing will be up on my website soon, or drop me a line now to find out more. 

Okay. So let’s begin. This is how you write a novel in a year.

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