Welcome to NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast aimed at helping you write the first draft of an 80,000 word novel in about a year. We’re reading THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron and THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. To join, simply listen, do the readings and complete the exercises in the assigned chapters listed in the show notes. You can expect a new episode about every two weeks. I hope you’ll join us. Good luck with your novel-in-progress!
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Welcome to NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast aimed at helping you write the first draft of an 80,000 word novel in about a year. We’re reading THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron and THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. To join, simply listen, do the readings and complete the exercises in the assigned chapters listed in the show notes. You can expect a new episode about every two weeks. I hope you’ll join us. Good luck with your novel-in-progress!
Mile 2: From initial book idea to “What if?” question
Novel Marathon
8 minutes 55 seconds
2 years ago
Mile 2: From initial book idea to “What if?” question
Dear Novelists & Novelistas,
🏃Welcome to Mile 2 of Novel Marathon – The 2023 Edition!
The basics: Novel Marathon is a self-directed class. Like you, my goal is to write a novel in a year. Let’s do it together 💪
Here are the readings and assignments to work on for the NEXT two weeks:
📚Required reading
Ch. 3&4 in The One Year Novelist
Ch. 5 in Story Genius
🌟Extra credit reading
Pgs. 7-13 in Refuse To Be Done
✏️ Your Assignment
👟Accountability
Check in with the three people you told that you’re writing a novel. Let them know how it’s going.
👟Motivation
Re-read chapter 3 in Story Genius. Write a paragraph about why you want to write a novel. What’s driving you to write a long-form work of fiction, with all the work that it requires?
👟From initial idea to “What if?”
Do the exercise on p. 50 in Story Genius. Can you transform the initial idea of your story into a powerful “What if?” question?
👟Conflict
Revisit your protagonist’s and antagonist’s (if you have one) goals. Are they directly opposed to each other? If not, what can you do to sharpen the conflict and create a formidable opponent or obstacle for your MC?
Write down 2 or 3 obstacles that would throw a significant wrench into your main character’s path.
Previous assignments can be found at novelmarathon.substack.com
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Good luck & happy writing! ✍️
Novel Marathon
Welcome to NOVEL MARATHON, a 26-episode podcast aimed at helping you write the first draft of an 80,000 word novel in about a year. We’re reading THE ONE YEAR NOVELIST by L. M. Lilly, STORY GENIUS by Lisa Cron and THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL by Walter Mosley. To join, simply listen, do the readings and complete the exercises in the assigned chapters listed in the show notes. You can expect a new episode about every two weeks. I hope you’ll join us. Good luck with your novel-in-progress!
