I've got some that might help, but do remember that these aren't hard fixed rules, they're just things I learned on my journey and they don't have to work for everyone. 1. First things first, set out a track before you start aka if you're writing a novel, you should figure out your beginning, central point, and end first. If it's a collection of essays, figure out the topics you're gonna write about, and the same thing goes for poetry. 2. Be consistent. Let writing into your daily schedule or make it a firm habit to write either every night before going to bed or wake up an hour early every morning to write. 3. Set out a daily word count goal. Now, this is not that important but it serves to encourage you to write and estimate when your first draft will be complete. 4. The more precise the chapters' outline is, the better. It just makes the writing process easier and more focused. 5. Connect with the writer and reader community, ask questions, and share your experience. It'll help you on the long run. 6. The only two ways to get better at writing are: i) to read, read, and then read some more. ii) to write no matter what. 7. Believe in yourself, believe in yourself, believe in yourself. 8. Don't think about publishing and editing while you're still writing the first draft, it's only going to slow you down. So just ignore them, their time will come the second you type "The End". 9. Never ever give up, 'cause that book you're writing is meant to come out and someone is gonna thank you for it. And that's it, I guess, I hope they're helpful. P.s if you got any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Frankly speaking, the first time writing made an entrance into my life, I was 11 or 12 years old, and I'd write those short stories and illustrate them with cute drawings. But I never shared those with anyone, not to this day even, 'cause they're so poorly written (and illustrated) so I just kept them in my drawer more for the sake of the good ol' times than to measure my progress over the years. It wasn't until December 11th, 2015 that I realised my intense passion for writing in general. I'd write 500 words each night and update a new chapter every Thursday up until 7 months later when the first draft was complete. Besides being too excited to edit and publish the book, I couldn't stop writing until I get it all set with TROAC which is exactly why I started writing a second novel while I was editing TROAC and looking for publishers. The thing is, for me, writing is more than just producing novels and publishing them, I live for the process, for putting words into scenes, into chapters, for creating worlds and characters that are all parts of me, and you. I don't write for profit or fame, I write because, simply enough, I love it, and if there's anything I'd learned to keep as a principle, that'd be "If you love it, that's an enough reason to do it, more than enough even to fight for it."