: Re: How difficult will writing a novel be for someone without formal training? I almost asked the question "Can someone without formal training write a novel?", but the answer of course is yes.

@Alves689

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I jumped into writing my first novel after a few flash fiction pieces and a comic book script.

It won't be easy, but it's not easy for anyone. ~90,000 is a lot of words. You have to learn to enjoy the process. A 1000 words a day gets your first draft finished in three months. 250 words a day gets you done in a year.

That's the hard part, physically. Revising, workshopping, submitting that's the hard part, emotionally.

But I would recommend writing a few short stories first, to learn the craft. I think I would have been better off if I had.

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