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1989. Escritora, redactora, guionista, poeta y pintora. Licenciada en Ciencias de la Educación, mención Lengua y Literatura Hispanoamericana y Española.
How to write a novel
Jun 11, 2018 Chapter 1
Writing a novel is a complex narrative work, it is a literary work that alludes to reality and in most of the time, transcends it. The novels offer the opportunity to its readers to find a different world, manufactured and interesting.
The most common types of novels are: literary novel, romantic, costumbrista, dramatic, science fiction, war, horror, humor, police, fantasy or erotic. Regardless of the type of novel you want to write, you must use all your creativity, energy and determination enough to finish the job.
Taking into account the complexity of this type of genre, not all people dare to write a novel without first developing in the world of literary art. In the next post, I will tell you how to write your own novel without failing in the attempt.
Before starting you must prepare specific cards for each character, based on their biographies, lives, related characters, occupations, tastes and more. Elaborate the universe and the environment where these characters unfold. The more complex it is, the easier it will be to create focus and attention thanks to the depth of the plot.
It is my greatest advice to all people who wish to write a novel. Planning is based on preparing certain important aspects of the novel in advance.
It is not about having everything prepared, because leaving a margin of improvisation always brings good results. The more planning you have, the easier it will be to reach the climax of the story.
Main idea: in one or two phases you must determine what your novel will be about. This is the starting point of the work.
Creates subplots: in the novel there is a main plot and other secondary plots that serve to consolidate the first. Get secondary plots that are useful to create a more interesting, complete and attractive fiction universe.
Summary brief and characteristics: it is necessary to have a brief summary of the idea, as well as the place where it develops, the environment, the tone, the time and others. This is where your field research begins to complete the work.
Summary of the main plot: this may take a little more time. It is necessary to draw up a list of events in chronological order, to determine both the principle and possible endings. And then, from that list, start creating the summary.
Documentation: once you have the story, you must begin to give base with the meticulous investigation.
Structure: with the definitive history and its previous investigation, it begins to write step by step a list of the chapters and the scenes, creating summaries of what happens in each one of them. It should not be extensive, in this phase define what is left in the novel and what you should eliminate. This structure is a starting point to guide future drafting.
First draft: with all the planning material finished, once you are sure of your characters, structure, documentation and others, start writing the first draft from scratch. What happens from this moment, depends on you as a writer and your story.
Writing a novel is a way to leave a legacy about you and your creativity. Be determined and you will see that with effort you can create an incredible universe in the form of a novel.
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