There is no basic formula for how to start a novel in third person. Yet working with third person POV presents specific choices, challenges and advantages. Here are 7 tips for beginning a book in third person:
Category: How to start a book
Learn about how to start a book, from how to find novel and story ideas to how to write story exposition, intriguing first lines, paragraphs and chapters, and how to turn rough ideas into drafts.
Read examples of opening lines, beginning a novel in a specific POV, and much more to make your story’s beginning work. When you’re done reading, start writing a book in easy steps using the writing prompts in the Now Novel dashboard.
If you feel you don’t know how to start writing a novel, you don’t need a ‘how to write a novel for dummies’ book. There are several reasons why you could feel too unprepared to begin: Uncertainty about the merits of your story idea, lack of research and other preparation, or simply being new to novel-writing as a process. Here are 8 steps for starting a novel when you feel stuck: