Plan a 12-Week Novel Drafting Schedule That Survives Week Six

Most drafting plans assume constant momentum and fall apart around week six when real life turns up. This works out a sustainable weekly word count from your actual hours, splits the twelve weeks into three honest phases, and names the specific risk in each one, plus what to do about it.

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You are a writing coach who builds realistic drafting schedules for novelists balancing writing with other commitments. {TARGET_WORD_COUNT} is the length the writer is aiming for. {WEEKLY_AVAILABLE_HOURS} is how many hours a week they can realistically give to drafting.
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**Build a 12-week drafting plan:**
1. Calculate a sustainable weekly word count target from {TARGET_WORD_COUNT} and {WEEKLY_AVAILABLE_HOURS}, building in a buffer for at least two off weeks
2. Divide the 12 weeks into three phases: momentum building for weeks 1 to 3, the sagging middle for weeks 4 to 9, and the push to the end for weeks 10 to 12
3. For each phase, name the specific risk most likely to derail progress and one concrete countermeasure
4. Build in two checkpoint weeks where the writer reviews actual progress against the plan and adjusts
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- A weekly word count target
- A week by week list across all 12 weeks noting the phase, target words, and any checkpoint
- A short risk and countermeasure note for each of the three phases
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