{"id":318,"date":"2020-11-20T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?p=318"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:52:16","slug":"how-to-finish-a-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-finish-a-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Schedule For Writing A Novel Start-To-Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How to finish writing a book and schedule your writing time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the hardest things about finishing a novel \u2013 before you think about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/writing-a-book-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ideas<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">characters<\/a>, or<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/how-to-write-seven-basic-plots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;plotting<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 is finding time and confidence with all those words to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe writing a novel seems like a mammoth task, a distant dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for tips in writing productivity, how to get organised with your writing, and how to finish your book draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A massive spoiler: you can do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-To-Schedule-Your-Writing-Time-By-The-Hour\">How To Schedule Your Writing Time (By The Hour)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-2f9b3c68-eea1-43fb-82bd-a7ad2a97e821\">How can you be sure to finish a novel you start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a20de19c-f9a9-4232-8cc8-28417e132390\">Lots of writers prefer spontaneity to planning out writing times. If vagueness hasn\u2019t been helping, though, setting goals could help make a novel seem less imposing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-73e9c812-e587-471b-8480-b4c8c19f019c\">Goals may adapt as you go on, too (perhaps by the day, if you\u2019ve written something one day that negates what you were planning to do the next day, and so on). This shouldn\u2019t be an inflexible process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-cb20c2d8-a507-4961-89d0-3fe3d27c47b8\">Just decide on your writing days per week, how much time you know you\u2019ll roughly have to dedicate to writing on each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d7203c72-c677-40d8-9e87-33dd8dd293aa\">Some days, you may have an hour or two. On others, you know you may just have twenty minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-2471a8d3-ea2e-4dd3-9f6a-716f048c673e\">Twenty minutes can still count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e1cd4f4c-2832-43f3-a4ca-b96fd20699f2\">If you want your novel written, you\u2019ll need determination \u2013 and Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope even paid someone to get him up and bring coffee, so he could write in the few hours before he went to work. Even if your designated writing times aren\u2019t every day, they should still be fixed (as much as you can make them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-602e2f71-9305-4c89-8266-9e9a7fa155cb\">Show up for your writing, keep it habitual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-569d8506-b699-4591-bd2f-06413a072fdc\">If you\u2019ve been struggling to make time for writing on a more fluid basis, see if actively planning your writing like this makes a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-To-Set-Your-Writing-Goals-And-Achieve-Them\">How To Set Your Writing Goals (And Achieve Them)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b9bf48a9-f4b5-46d5-8ba0-f25242186fba\">Let\u2019s explore this idea of hours more, how you\u2019ll make the time productive, once you\u2019ve scheduled it into your day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a1105a56-22e4-4ecf-a6e6-1daee6b18a4a\">Perhaps you\u2019ll allot in your diary (or mobile calendar) an hour of each weekday to writing your novel. List its ideal outcome. Does Chapter 1 need starting? If you\u2019re further on than that, does a scene need revising? Does a \u2018filler\u2019 or \u2018bridge\u2019 section need getting down on paper, before you go back and figure out how to make it better later?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-402e5121-fc65-4f4a-a255-41a85e4809a2\">Maybe there\u2019s a weeknight you know you\u2019ll have limited time, so take out just twenty minutes for research, making an outline, editing, or mind-mapping ideas for a scene. Maybe there\u2019s a weekend you know you\u2019ll have lots more time, so set yourself a bigger task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-2e8d21cd-0f03-477f-8a77-97e3b8598aa2\">Try giving one ideal outcome to each time you write, to help turn your novel into a manageable project (so if you do more than that, wonderful).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-ba28a6dd-4f6d-43b5-9e09-b0967d2adb77\">Few people can find long stints of time to write as they\u2019d like. The only agreed solution (between the \u2018planners\u2019 and the \u2018pantsters\u2019) is to carve writing hours into a schedule, then stick to them, making them useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-49d5bc6b-be50-4e36-8301-c8c706cd3bf0\">You can always break up your writing time with something called the Pomodoro technique, too \u2013 25 minutes of work, then 5 minutes to break \u2013 rewarding yourself as you go. Or think of a time of day when you feel most creative- such as early afternoon- and schedule some time then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-16aad4ee-ea17-47b0-b303-561a10c5762b\">Bring your close family and friends along, too. Your desire to write is a part of you, so having support and understanding from others will help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"block-9ed89e41-444e-473e-ba40-6091c40e1578\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tulip-macarons.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is tulip-macarons.jpg\" style=\"width:833px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-To-Protect-Your-Writing-Space-And-Headspace\">How To Protect Your Writing Space (And Headspace)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8952a0ab-c26b-4a2e-a416-8bb919a6a9c6\">Whilst it\u2019s possible to write anywhere, your headspace and surrounding environment can help you keep up a writing discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-863d2395-44af-4ec1-9166-4be90a82356f\">Surround yourself with writerly comforts. Some need black coffee, others need green tea. Some need quiet, others need jazzy playlists. Some need cushions, others need a wrist support. Some need scattered notes, others need filing systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a0744776-4f99-435b-a5ce-8ec8065548ef\">Make your writing spot a place you\u2019ll literally love coming to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f48cb1e8-7a0a-49e0-a582-f93eace1e8c8\">If it\u2019s just not possible to create a makeshift writing space at home, settle yourself where you\u2019ll feel comfortable, even if it\u2019s just in bed with a laptop. (And why not?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b089b5c9-0a2a-4b0c-a0f7-fc852f944765\">Respecting your physical space, the bustle of a caf\u00e9 could be less taxing than the bustle of home in terms of productivity. If you need to remove yourself from home distractions for a bit, why not take yourself to a coffee or lunch? Treat yourself to whatever feeds your writer\u2019s brain. Perhaps during a lunch break at work, you\u2019ll be able to take yourself and your laptop to a caf\u00e9 somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b036a847-51ef-4b4f-ae89-35d46cef0da9\">Also, any space (and anyone\u2019s headspace) nowadays is easy to infiltrate with wi-fi. Protect focus by turning off the wi-fi. (You can always \u2018reward\u2019 yourself with the Internet later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-93c47dba-2043-4919-b55e-634694d20b29\">Keep things fun, just keep yourself to task, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"How-To-Keep-Going-And-Finish-Your-Novel\">How To Keep Going And Finish Your Novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-6a3224da-a074-4153-8c13-bda1ef08ff95\"><strong>First, Start Now.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7c5826d6-b0d4-453e-af1d-b2dd9a3dc22e\">There\u2019s never going to be a time when you\u2019re readier to write than the present. Start writing, then keep it habitual, even between projects. Carry a notebook and pen with you. Try jotting ideas on the go. If you\u2019re a first time writer, try checking out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/writing-a-book-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this page<\/a>&nbsp;for extra advice and inspiration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-8fded33a-27f2-4bb4-a124-02483854e45d\"><strong>Second, Release Some Pressure.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-ca9f0adc-e448-4587-99ed-b942f9f4e493\">Allow yourself to be carried along, to enjoy and let loose. Allow your first draft to be imperfect because otherwise it can\u2019t get written. You\u2019ll have time to edit once it\u2019s out on a page, but you can\u2019t edit from nothing (editing, by the by,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/our-services\/jericho-editors-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we can help with<\/a>&nbsp;once you\u2019re ready).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-e3080cce-1188-4fd9-94f5-1cb5299f781b\"><strong>Third, You Can Do It.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-86e8523a-2492-45f9-b905-3dec793ad62b\">If you\u2019ve set yourself a word count of 10,000 words every month (as an example, aiming for between 2,000-3,000 words per weekend), you could have a first working draft in less than a year before all your structural editing and revisions go in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-dd68fecc-f276-4c32-a587-a63ac1447ff6\"><strong>Fourth, Remind Yourself How Much You Want This.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-cd257d13-b36a-407f-862a-bbcd626ddfbf\">If you want to be published, you\u2019ll need to be resilient, as well as kind to yourself. Getting a first draft out is hard, and a first draft is allowed to be flawed before you go back and edit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-30529568-c3cf-45c7-b235-782c10b2475a\"><strong>Oh, And Fifth?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-bd9d0850-b0dc-4865-9e59-b853f0c314b4\">Get some damn help! Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/our-services\/jericho-editors-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">editorial services<\/a>\u00a0are there for your assistance, as well as an incredible\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/creative-writing-courses\/self-editing-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-editing course<\/a>\u00a0that will help you on your way to finishing your novel. Most importantly, hang around in a supportive writing <a href=\"https:\/\/community.jerichowriters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community<\/a>, crammed with expert resources, that will help you achieve what you want to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to finish writing a book and schedule your writing time. One of the hardest things about finishing a novel \u2013 before you think about&nbsp;ideas,&nbsp;characters, or&nbsp;plotting&nbsp;\u2013 is finding time and confidence with all those words to write. Maybe writing a novel seems like a mammoth task, a distant dream. 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