11 Keys Not Found On A Piano

1) Make sure your characters, settings, and plot ideas are written down for reference.

2) Have a set time each day where you sit down and write.

3) Reread what you have written.

4) Put yourself in a scene and ask yourself, “Would I do that?” “How would I do that?”

“Why would I do that?” “Where would I do that?” “Who do I want to be?” “What do

I want the outcome to be?” “When do I do that?” This is the basis of the who, what,

when, why and how.

5) Proofread every page you finish first before moving on to the next page.

6) Understand detail is important, but too much of it can kill a story.

7) Read other authors, and not necessarily your own favorites for sparks of ideas.

8) Ask yourself if you would buy this novel if it was written by someone else.

9) If unhappy with most of what is written, rewrite it. Often you will find things you

left out before that were integral to the story.

10) Post an excerpt and ask for opinons. Proser’s here will help you.