#startinganovel

[authorletourneau]

3 Ways to Start Your Novel

Here are my own personal 3 ways of starting a novel:

1. Start with location or time period

Study and learn as much as you possibly can about a location or time period, and the story will come to you. The deeper you get into it, the more you will find that you can use.

2. Start with narrative

Free write about your ideas for a story or narrative, and the plot will unfold to you. From there, you can figure out all your details, characters, locations, and time period.

3. Start with the character(s)

Build a strong character or characters, and naturally the personality traits and habits of that character will get them involved in a narrative story and inspire the type of locations or time period they would be found in.