Before you begin this course, there is something I must mention. Although all the basic topics concerning novel writing are covered in this course, there is on thing you must do. You must actually write the book. So before you finish lesson one, set up a writing plan for yourself. Some people like to plan it all out in detail, outline it and then just plunge into the writing and follow their roadmap from Page 1 to The End.
Some people like to have the story revealed as they go.
Others are somewhere in between. You are either beginning from scratch or working on a stalled novel. In either case, there are some things you need to do right now. While I realize that there is a joy in writing and creativity and days the muse is with you and days it is not, the fact remains that it takes time. So the first thing you need to do is find 5 hours for this coming week.