Know the Novel – Part One: Introduce Your WIP // A Writer’s Tag

Happy October! We have entered the season where we writers THRIVE, and with lots of writing challenges on the horizon, many of us are putting on our plotting hats as we prep for a fall of story-making. And that’s where Know the Novel comes in!

There is nothing quite like building up the excitement of a story with the support of your friends behind you or taking some quiet time to reflect on your WIP and gather your thoughts. So if you’re looking for a fun way to share the writing process with your followers OR simply need some questions to get your creative juices flowing, you’ve come to the right place!

Introducing…

KNOW THE NOVEL

What is Know the Novel?

Know the Novel is a 3-part tag for writers, one for each of these last three months of the year. Each part features ten questions you can answer on your own blog, in your newsletter, on your social media, or just for yourself! The questions focus on different parts of your novel and how the writing is progressing.

The tags go as follows:

OCTOBER

Part One: Introduce Your WIP – This month’s questions are all about introducing your novel! The plot, the characters, the setting, what excites you most about it—let’s dig into all the good stuff!

NOVEMBER

Part Two: Within the WIP – For part two we’re focusing on the writing process itself. The highs and lows, favorite bits and fun snippets, struggles and victories. It’s a great chance to pull back the curtain and give us readers a glimpse into a day in the life of your writing.

DECEMBER

Part Three: Words Written – Usually by December, progress has been made, and it’s a great time for reflecting. This set of questions looks at the end result, how you feel about your accomplishment, and what comes next!

In Summary…

For each month, I’ll throw ten writing-related questions your way, you can take the questions and answer them on your social media platform of choice, and then share your link in the linkup attached below so others can read about your awesome WIP. Easy and fun for all!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This linkup is open to any WIPs you have. Whether you’re doing a writing challenge or writing within your own time, it matters not! The point here is to have fun, get the creativity flowing, and share your ideas with others. And you definitely do not have to do all three of the tags. There are basically no rules here but to have fun!

KNOW THE NOVEL
PART ONE: INTRODUCE YOUR WIP

I’d be honored if you used this graphic for your posts, but it’s certainly not required!

THE QUESTIONS

1. What first sparked the idea for this novel?

2. Share a blurb (or just an overall summary)!

3. Where does the story take place? What are some of your favorite aspects of the setting?

4. Tell us about your protagonist(s).

5. Who (or what) is the antagonist?

6. What excites you the most about this novel?

7. Is this going to be a series? standalone? something else?

8. Are you plotting? pantsing? plansting?

9. Name a few unique elements in this story.

10. Share some fun “extras” of the story (a song or full playlist, some aesthetics, a collage, a Pinterest board, a map you’ve made, a special theme you’re going to incorporate, ANYTHING you want to share!).

SHARE YOUR LINK

Now the extra fun bit: SHARING YOUR LINK!

Once your post is published, share the URL in the linkup widget below (if you so desire) so we can all read about your WIP!

Part 1 of the linkup ends at midnight on October 31st. Part 2 will go live Saturday, November 1st!

We are 8 years running for Know the Novel, and it’s a joy every single year to see the immense amount of creativity overflowing. Thank you to everyone who participates and reads along and shares in the excitement of Story. It is a beautiful thing and fills me up every time.

Cheering you all on!

Here’s to a season of creativity. 💛