How To Start Writing A Novel For Beginners: 5 Tips For Starting Your Story

Nicolas Cole
6 min readMar 19, 2024

You’ve got a story inside of you.

And today I want to break down exactly how you can put your imagination on paper and get started writing your first novel so you can finally bring your story to life.

Let’s dive in.

Can You Really Learn How to Write a Novel With No Experience?

Your first novel (probably) won’t be your best novel.

So, don’t overthink it. Your first novel is more about learning “how to write your first novel” than it is about writing a best-seller.

Remember kindergarten, when you learned how to write? What did the teacher make you do? Trace each letter. Then you had to write the letter on your own. Next, you combined the letters to make a word (still tracing). Then finally, you wrote an entire word all on your own, And off you went.

You can’t learn how to write a novel if you don’t start writing a novel.

Time to (trace) learn.

The Benefits of Learning How To Start Writing A Novel For Beginners

Writing is a powerful tool for personal growth for any type of writing: fiction, non-fiction, essays, tweets, etc.

It’s an act of self-reflection and self-expression, which allows you to clarify your thoughts, build confidence in your ideas, and…

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Nicolas Cole

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