Eleven Ways To Get Going Right Now

1: Sound out those close to you who share your love of reading and/or writing and call a meeting

2: Agree on a genre

3: Pick a touchstone novel

4: Be clear about expectations, responsibilities and deadlines

5: Reiterate that there is no leader

6: Discuss what each of you believe you can bring to the process and your strengths and weaknesses

7: Discuss process: How will you work this? Where will you meet? How often? What about deadlines? Deadlocks? In what format should scenes/chapters be presented?

8: Appoint a Keeper of the Word

9: Discuss and draw up an Authorship Agreement and a Code of Conduct

10: Throw around some ideas. Open a bottle of wine and plot; write opening sentences, write down the things you love reading about.

11: Appoint someone to write the first scene – you are on you way and let us know when we can read what you have written!