Writing is not a Talent to be coveted, It is a Skill to be cultivated.

‘Writing is not a Talent to be coveted, It is a Skill to be cultivated.’ Dr Adam grant

Yesterday I read an interesting book written by Meghana pant on, ‘How to get Published in India.’ The book is really informative and is useful to a new writer like me.

On writing, Meghana is clear, writer should be disciplined and persevering. By disciplined she meant, the writer should fix a certain number of words (say 1000) which she will be writing in a day, no matter what. With great disciplined the writer, will write her pre determined number of words on that day, on next day, a day after and after, for everyday. That’s the kind of discipline required if you want to be a writer.

Writing is an arduous job. It requires lots of perseverance. Meaning, no matter what, you should sit down in front of your computer and start typing. You should follow this routine of writing 1000 words daily with Grit. Each day 1000 words, no matter what.

So, if you follow this 1000 words a day routine, you can finish a 60,000 words first draft of your novel in just 2 months. Isn’t that interesting! 60,000 words book you can write in 2 months, provided you follow the writing with discipline and grit.

An interesting and very useful advice Meghana gave in her book, she said before you begin writing your actual novel, write down synopsis for each chapters. Now, that’s a really interesting and effective advice. She said, if you have synopsis with you it will act as your road map, kind of GPS, it will take your story to the required direction.

So, I have understood this, writing is a skill which can certainly be Cultivated. And I will write 1000 words daily, sincerely and with discipline for next 2 months and will finish my first novel before Jan-2020. Also before beginning for actual novel, I will write down the synopsis for my chapters and will stick to those synopsis for writing my novel.

Meghana also suggested that the chapters should be between 2000-3000 words. Now that is a workable target. I can certainly write chapters with 2000-3000 words.

So, before anything else, I need to put down the synopsis for my novel. I need to think about what story I want to tell and what is the plot of my story.

I am feeling fresh, enthusiastic and energetic right now. I am full of enthusiasm to write my first novel. I want to sustain this enthusiasm for next 2 months, daily. I need to find a strong motive to write my book, it will give me power and push, to finish the novel.