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The thought of writing a novel can feel a bit like the old saying about the right way to eat an elephant. It’s a journey of a thousand miles — or a million words — that begins with a single step. Here’s what these two tasks have in common — more than you might think. Start small and take it slow If you wouldn’t sit down to eat an elephant all in one sitting — you shouldn’t try to write your novel in a day. Both demand patience, persistence and a willingness to begin small. Start small, with an outline or a one-scene idea, just like taking a small bite. Give yourself time to appreciate each…

Imagine walking along a trail and Bigfoot crossed your path but all you had was an axe and no way to take a picture with! You can try to explain what you saw, but the moment when everything came into focus has already gone. How many of you have this experience — you get hit by a great idea but you are not writing, and later you cannot remember the great idea? Most writers will confess that this happens all the time. That’s why having some way to jot down notes, and then reference them conveniently when it’s time to write, is so critical. By always having a note-taking tool available for you…

I noticed that a kid was doing some working out a puzzle, but he had lost some of the pieces, and he was replacing them with pieces she was cutting out of some cardboard. Writing a novel is the same as putting together a puzzle, only the author must first manufacture every piece of the puzzle before starting to put the puzzle together. This metaphor aptly describes at once the complexity, creativity inherent in writing a novel. You can’t simply walk into a nearby drug store and pick up your own completed manuscript from the shelf. If it was that simple, people would just be doing that! But let…

In the world of novel writing, there are traditionally two camps: plotters and pantsers. But the creative process is never as black and white as the paper on which a novel is printed and many writers end up somewhere in-between. The post analyzes how to write a novel, contrasting the types and nuances that make every writer’s style stand apart from the other and how plotters and pantsers combine them in a way that best fits their need. Plotters: Weavers of the bonny word Definition of plots: plotters are writers who outline their stories before writing. They carefully plot characters, plot…

Write a blog post? So, some good news to give courage to other authors? Why? What is the point? In the random and chaotic fabric of reality, past the veil of indifference and meaninglessness, there is this one man, this one solitary soul that is given the burden of creation. That figure is me, a depressed nihilist, locked in the agonizing self indiligible effort that is writing, and staring at a blank page. They say writing is a means of expression, a way through which thoughts, feelings become their own independent entities. But what thoughts can I think, and what feelings can I feel, in a…

Today we are lucky and thrilled to get OUR FIRST guest writer to grace the pixels that is the Word Weaver Pro blog section! Follow this truly inspiring author and his work on X and the web . Greetings, lesser beings with feeble pens and even feebler minds. I trust you’re here because you finally realized that in order to become acquainted with true literary genius, you must read the words of the one writer who transcends all boundaries of talent—me. Of course, if you haven’t already recognized my greatness, that’s simply a reflection on your stunning lack of discerning taste. You see, I’m not…