Venkat asked Deborah Chester:

How much time do we need to take for planning a Fantasy novel as a beginning writer realistically? I have tried in the past to just get on writing or pantsing which never worked out.

Deborah Chester Apologies for not responding sooner! Planning a fantasy novel should take at least a month if not longer. You need to allow plenty of time for world building and making sure all those details are plausible and consistent. You need additional time to work through the plot from start to finish and to design your cast of essential characters, especially the protagonist and antagonist plus their most valuable side characters.

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