Want More Money? Write Faster

There’s increasing pressure on writers to not only write a terrific story, but also to write multiple novels a year. In an article about large advances in British publishing, Sue Fletcher, publishing director at Hodder and Stoughton, who recently acquired author Matt Hilton said,

“At Hodder, we buy authors, not individual titles. So an author who is likely to be able to sustain their creative output is more valuable. This was a significant factor in the Dead Man’s Dust deal — that Matt had many story ideas, all featuring the same fabulous, central character, and was able to write two novels per year.”

In Matt Hilton’s case, he was given an advance of 800,000 pounds (approximately $1.5 million) for a series of five books. Good money, if you can get it. But from Fletcher’s words it sounds like Hilton will be required to write two books a year. And that’s a pace that is becoming more common in publishing.

So what do you do? How do you speed up your output while maintaining your quality? One way to write faster is to join other writers in an event designed to encourage fast writing. The free mini course “Need for Speed” details seven different programs you could join to get a first draft done fast.

What method do you use to get your first draft done fast?

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