Hello /lit/ I decided to write a satire novel and realized that

>>9049500
One chapter at a time.
And the revise it over and over again and never be satisfied with your work then give up because you'll never be the next James Joyce

>>9049520
Thank you. And I'm not looking to be the next James Joyce. I just want to write a a coherent novel.

Start smaller than a novel. Write a few novellas and get at least a little bit of your worst writing out of the way while learning the rudiments.

>>9049500

Freewrite until you have a collection of words that doesn't sound stupid, and then build a novel around that. avoid all exposition and declarative sentences until you're 90% finished.

>>9049500
>Agonize over every sentence
>Ask myself if what I'm writing is consistent with the themes I'm trying to get across after every paragraph
>Write about the characters of my project and their histories outside of the novel in order to develop them, get some ideas
>Write dialogues between the characters that are unconnected to the story so that I can better imagine their mannerisms, try and pair the characters I have "down" with the ones I'm not confident in until they're both well-developed
I generally don't have a plot planned out while I'm writing. There may be things I intend to have happen to a character, but I allow the story to carry itself to that point; I don't push it towards the goal unless I'm sick of writing.

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First i gather ideas, the main argument, some interesting characters and scenes that i wish to write. Then i start with not much in mind and build the universe of the story while writing (or i mean, while thinking about what i wrote in bed or whatever) i make tons of notes and shit. Then i just write and write, when im pass half the story i normally have already everything sorted out. Then once i finish i do gram correction and then i leave the story rest for one or three months depending on its lenght. Then i reread and make new corrections while adding the corrections the few people who read my stuff make. Then its done and i revisit it from time to time to check if i think is shit or not. Im a mediocre writer so i just write and write, few times i pay special attention to every sentence -when i do im not that bad-, instead i try to make the "feel" of the scene be good. The result is a story that mostly i consider fun or interesting but of no quality, but its exactly what i enjoy doing so i dont particulary care. I am the McDonalds of writers i guess, that kind of stuff. Except poor and i dont want to publish.