The Ten Day Draft: A Writer's Guide to Finishing a Novel in Ten Days (The Ten Day Novelist Book 2)

helping you focus on the task at hand and leave editing until later—where it belongs.

write in a new location.

this book tasks you with writing a novel in ten days, but it doesn’t stop there. It’ll walk you through everything from how to prepare yourself to write a novel to how to set realistic goals, manage your mindset, handle burnout, develop a routine, tell others about your project, and organize your story.

No matter how you throw your protagonist’s life into disarray, you should strike directly at the heart of their plans and their mind. Think carefully about how you can up the ante and change the rules of the game in a way that’s new and frightening.

If they have concerns, remember that they probably mean well. Do your best to comfort them, but don’t let any negativity they express deter you from completing this challenge.

Learning the Rules:

In reality, the opening line doesn’t matter that much—at least not at this stage. Just like everything else you write throughout this challenge, you'll tweak and perfect your opening line later. Today, your opening line only matters in that it’s one more hurdle between you and the start of your draft. Starting your novel is all about building and m

Brainstorm a new series of goals for your cast, this time building towards your Climax. Foreshadow the Third Plot Point, which we’ll begin writing tomorrow. Highlight the stakes of your story’s conflict as a reminder for both your reader and protagonist. Specifically hint at the inner struggle your protagonist still needs to face before completing

Anakin’s fear of loss slowly ate away at him over the course of his story. His fear of leaving behind his mother and of losing Padme, though justified by past experiences, morphed into a desperate obsession with control. Instead of learning to trust and heal after these traumatic experiences, Anakin learned to crave power above all else. This need