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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi there and welcome along to more tips and advice for writers here on writers life my name's Peter and today struggling to finish your novel try these strategies finishing your novel is no mean feat and in fact most people that attempt to write one never get to the end if you are struggling to finish your novel don't let it defeat you for there's nothing quite as satisfying as getting it done try these practical strategies to help you first silence your inner critic the most common reason writers don't finish is because they end up self sabotaging their own work they start off feeling yourself they aren't good enough and no matter how much they edit their story or try to change parts of it they just seem to be making it worse eventually giving you're up on it altogether feeling defeated and beating themselves up because they don't feel they've got what it takes silencing the voice that tells you you're not good enough is paramount to your success how do you do this well find encouragement from outside sources have a positive mantra that you repeats yourself every day and take a break from your manuscript and come back when you've got a fresh mindset find solace in the knowledge that pretty much every writer at some point feels the same about their work become logical and reasonable and don't expect perfection of yourself there are many ways to silence your inner critic paying attention and making sure you do will help give you the momentum you need to get to the end and next stop procrastinating another hugely common reason for a person not to finish their book is because of distraction people get caught up in all the other things they have to do with their lives taking care of their families their day job checking social media save that picture they posted of their dog in a jumper gets lots of likes whatever it is that keeps you from writing you need to find ways to stop letting it take over have a dedicated writing time when your family aren't allowed to disturb you get into a writing routine where you get up an hour earlier so you can write before you go to work turn off all your devices before you sit down to write whatever it takes to eliminate procrastination do it otherwise you'll never finish your book gets clarity even if you manage to silence your inner critic and stop procrastinating you still might face another big problem that can kill at your story before you get it to the end and that's simply becoming confused if you start to get muddled and write but don't really know where your story is going it's easy to run out of ideas and out of steam properly prepare for writing a novel before you start have your entire story mapped out do your research sketch out chapter outlines get to know your characters the more planning you do the less likely that confusion will be a problem and the more determination you'll have to finish your book be brave the final reason that a writer might stop writing is fear this is different to the inner critic because it's not necessarily about thinking your work isn't good enough it's just fear of the unknown and making yourself appear vulnerable of sharing your thoughts and feelings with the world writing isn't for cowards but remembering what motivates you to write and that having the courage of your convictions to do so will pay off in the end finishing your book is a considerable challenge but the rewards for doing so is immense so if you're struggling to end your novel use the strategies that we've mentioned today to help you push over the finish line and don't forget if you're struggling to write and finish your book why not try our free writers toolkit it will certainly help you with it you'll find out how to overcome procrastination get organized stay motivated and find time to write to get access to it now simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit   that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter this has been writers life and I'll be back with more tips and advice for writers soon I'll see you then bye for now