Writing and finishing a novel takes a lot of time. Believe me, I know. I have several novels going, and my comfort is that, when one reaches completion, I'll have several others near it. And no, it's not a trilogy.
That I work on several at once doesn't mean none get done. I have finished my first novel and the first draft of the second. Others have neared the first draft's end before I realized that my lack of planning made things a bit… messy. I personally have two main problems: a love for complicated plots, and an extremely concise writing style.
In other words, I'm one of those rare writers whose second draft stage is more work than their first draft, since I have to revise and expand my work. I only recently began planning my works and shy away from touching my first writings, written spur-of-the-moment. They're tied into such knots that I'd rather finish one of these that actually has a plot rather than figure out what my plot was going to be to begin with for one of the other ones.
That is why you want to learn different methods for how to plan out your novel. No one method works for everyone. Learning the different methods will help you isolate what works (and doesn't work) for you in writing your novel.
And learning that will save you days. At least.
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