Watch, also for sentences that seem to go on forever. See if they can be changed into two or more sentences. Work on one chapter at a time, and don t go onto another chapter until you finish the current one to the best of you ability. For this stage of the novel writing process, there is no time limit. This is where the major work of the novel is being done, so expect it to take months at least.
Most novels take nearly a year to complete.
Just keep working at it until you finally fell like you ve finished the whole thing and its ready to be published. When you ve reached this stage, then put your novel aside for another week or two and go do something else get completely away from it. After you ve achieved enough distance, then come back, take your manuscript out again, and get read to start the final draft. Then read this article for practical advice on finishing the second draft. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site.