Funny story: every published novelist I know has forgotten how to write a novel at some point. Some of them (like me) forget the minute they decide to start a new novel.

I’m telling you this in case you’ve already written a novel (or several novels) and think THE NOVEL WORKBOOK FOR MESSY WRITERS isn’t suitable for you. I assure you it is. If you’ve never written a novel, but have always wanted to, this workbook is also for you. If you just decided to write a novel an hour ago, this workbook is for you too. The only criterion for the suitability of this workbook is messiness. And let’s face it, writers are usually messy.

You might not be outwardly messy—you might have quite a tidy office or writing desk for example (if you do, please share your secrets. I can’t find my phone). But inwardly, all writers need to be messy. Messiness is where the magic happens. Inner messiness allows characters to fall in love with the wrong person, hurt themselves, have misunderstandings, make enemies, and lose important objects like magic rings.

Messiness creates drama. As you go through the workbook, you’ll find many of the pages are mostly blank. That’s because it’s your job to fill them with mess. Each page will have prompts and explanations, but ultimately this is your workbook and you need to do the work.

BUT, because you’re messy, you can work on these pages in any order. You can skip pages. You can fill a page and keep going on a sheet of loose-leaf paper that you glue in.

And if you’re confused, or not sure, or need help, you can check out the explanatory videos and other tips on MessyWriters.com.

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