This year I decided to stop putting off my goal of finishing a novel and I couldn’t be more grateful to have found this podcast. Alex takes us through 3 books (all immensely helpful) and shares writing exercises and chapters from each to guide us through our next two weeks of work. It’s a great model and two weeks is the perfect amount of time. She keeps the episodes short and sweet (and funny!) to ensure us writers don’t spend too much time procrastinating on getting started. Not to mention she has the most lovely podcast voice! Highly recommend for any writer who wants structure and guidance while they plan and write their novel.

This year, I decided to finally attempt to write the novel I’d been dreaming of writing since my youth. Luckily, I found Novel Marathon. So far, the podcast has made the prospect of achieving this goal much less daunting. The Undercover Novelist breaks downs the process of writing a novel into clearly defined, manageable stages. I’m confident I’ve found the perfect partner on my journey towards writing a 80,000-word first draft!