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# How to write a novel in 180 days
- URL: https://keithhayden.net/how-to-write-a-novel-in-180-days/
- Published: 2024-11-26T02:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-26T02:06:00.000Z
- Description: my fuckups and first class lessons
- Author: Keith Hayden
- Tags: gatesofokinawa

Well here we are.

After 2 weeks of neglecting food, rest, and other conveniences of the modern world there were:

- 15+ hours of finished audiobook
- 4 dozen social media posts
- Over 35K+ words written
- One paperback book
- One ebook

Delivered within an hour of the deadline.

### Are you a fan of Japanese folklore, anime style action, and a creepy contemplative story of transformation in many forms?

Then my latest supernatural thriller *Gates of Okinawa* belongs at the top of your to read pile.

Find it [here](https://a.co/d/fkoeQEh?ref=keithhayden.net).

I'm wiped out. Time to throttle back as the year comes to a close.

But before I do, I've downloaded the major takeaways from the last 6 months of novel writing in this latest episode of "Digital Novelist Podcast."

Planning on writing your first novel in 2025?

This episode will help you strategize when you take on the challenge.

[Watch or listen to the episode](https://youtu.be/tar93ZCc%5FXk?ref=keithhayden.net)