QUALITY not Quantity

This is a problem many writers make. They think, "when my book is made finally, I want it to be a novel not a novella." So they start adding useless, pointless information to the book, babbling on, just to make it longer. But really, whether it is a novella or a novel DOES NOT matter!

Your book could be shorter than the length of your thumbnail and it could definitely be better than a book as wide as the length of your finger! It's what is inside that counts. Just like a person. It doesn't matter that they look spectacular, with fine hair, crystal blue eyes, or that they appear in control and perfectly successful and happy with everything they do. Their personality is the core of them. What's inside defines who they are. So, having said that, your book could be the best looking book ever seen, but if it's written terribly, with little stability in the plot and characters, it will never be the best. 

Good written books, that go far, take time and patience to make. Just thought I would add this to the list of advice! :) I really hope it has helped.

Gemma Out. 

Puking Out Too Many Ideas

This is a mistake I have made recently and it's a mistake a lot of beginners make too.

When you are planning to create your first novel, you get ambushed and hypnotized by all the ideas you have - a whole creative, intelligent mindful of ideas! But all your ideas that you have fantasized about can not fit in one book. So it's best to just focus on one main idea for the book you are writing. Focusing on several ideas and writing different books or stories at the same time will just befuddle and confuse you into failing. Although I am not saying it can't be done. (There are some lucky geniuses out there who can write like they breathe). 

So it is always best to focus on one idea. Do you research, plan, plan, plan, and then write, write, write and guess what? Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. (I did not enjoy typing those three words three times but I did it to emphasize my point - for you!) And lastly, it's always best to craft afterwards so your book will become even better! It may be a tedious job but in the end, it's you who will have people criticizing your book for having simple errors you could have corrected easily. 

This is a simple tip, really. There's nothing more I can advise you on really, for this topic. 

Thank you for reading! :) 

Gemma Out.