Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Five tips for literary greatness. rosie grammar i think writing a bad book first is a bad idea, it will just get u in to bad habits if u need to finish a novel write a shorter 1 to boost ur confedence not a bad 1. Rosie xoxo http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=19228#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=19228#Comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:45:35 GMT Gor Bismori grammar Guess what, I have written one, and people who've read it said it was good enough to be published. (No negatives were remarked, in either case.) No. 2: I never had to spend money writing, either, just hours in front of my PC. Punchline: IT CAN BE DONE! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=19177#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=19177#Comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:41:37 GMT KW grammar I really like the idea, but I am not sure that I could spend so much time on writing a novel knowing that it's basically pointless. If anyone has used this technique, how long was your "bad" novel? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16980#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16980#Comments Thu, 14 May 2009 22:32:01 GMT ssabara grammar i want send a novel for online reader http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16777#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16777#Comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:28:25 GMT melvin wilson grammar Im writing a book but im using some one elses work and i dont want to be accused of plagerisum,But i had to start some where because i needed an idea to get me started.But since ive read your page ill try doing it another way i won't take out all the text that ive used but ill make some ajustments. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16747#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16747#Comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:39:54 GMT Rachel grammar "Are you really that bad of a writer? Yes, you are. " Way to inspire. Haha. I'm trying this out though. Thanks. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16467#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=16467#Comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:13:17 GMT Brent grammar Very inspiring, now I want to write a book for real instead of just mess around. Very, very, very inspirational. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15367#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15367#Comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:18:06 GMT Brent grammar I have always wanted to learn how to write novel. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15366#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15366#Comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:06:25 GMT Grammar Girl grammar Hi, Al. We'll have another episode from Scott in a week or two that will answer your question! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15201#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15201#Comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:21:42 GMT Oliver Bouchard grammar Very inspiring episode! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15199#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx?commentid=15199#Comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:15:25 GMT Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:45:35 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/how-to-write-a-novel.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us