Day16: Build Your Writing Muscle (90-Day Novel Challenge)

In these early day of writing, it’s more important to build a healthy, sustainable writing routine than it is to achieve a particular word count.
Just like exercise, if you jump in too fast and do too much, you’ll burn out and kill your potential before you even really have a chance to begin.
If you’re new to narrative writing, take 2-3 weeks to start small and build up to an hour of writing.
Want to meet some other writers doing the 90-Day Novel Challenge? Join us on the 90-Day Novel Challenge Facebook group: / 90daynovel
If you’d like daily updates and reminders from the 90-Day Novel Challenge, sign up here: writers.company/90daynovel
ASSIGNMENT: Build up to one hour of writing.
If you’re new to writing, start with 15 minutes of writing, then use the remainder of your hour productively in other ways (like continuing to flesh out your Novel Matrix plan and reading fun books). Every three days, increase the length of your writing session by 15 minutes until you can work up to that hour.
FOR FURTHER STUDY: For a deeper dive on this topic, see “How to develop a sustainable writing routine” at BradPauquette.com: bradpauquette.com/2023/11/how...
Continue to build your knowledge of story structure with The Novel Matrix book at novelmatrix.com/, or the Novel Matrix classes at writers.company/

[@supporting.character6727]

Thank you, it was really helpful! I like the muscle analogy:)

[@bradpauquette]

Excellent! You may also enjoy the “How to Build a Writing Routine” article at BradPauquette.com, which goes deeper on this topic.

[@LuvCritters]

The classics are my fun reading!

[@bradpauquette]

In that case, go for it! 🙂

[@LuvCritters]

@@bradpauquette I got into my historical research through the Bronte sisters (Jane Eyre)

[@LuvCritters]

@@bradpauquette I got into my historical research through the Bronte sisters.