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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Don't just sit down and start writing chapter one.
Create a full plot outline from start to finish first, build up character profiles and story concepts and then start writing.
I used a book called The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing and it is very good.
Alos try and be as disciplined as possible - set realistic targets for writing each week and try and do a little every day. Also be prepared for lots of rejections and take criticism on the chin and learn from it - be prepared to rewrite massive chunks of you novel, even if you think they are perfect.
It has taken me two years to get something published and that was only two short stories in an anthology. It's hard work but rewarding to see your work in print.
rekstout is absolutely right, first you should make out a story plan, it could take some years for just that (look at some of the best authors, Tolkien took 14 years to plan and right LOTR!) Also make sure that sme of your charatcers lose their "edge" fr instance like having a cruel character being kind. Be ready since a lot of publishers expect a lot out of authors and only want the best!
It took everyone about the same time to READ lotr!
Let me know your idea, the story, the contents of all the chapters and the ending. Then I can write it for you!
terry pratchett writes a little storyboard, kinda like a spider diagram with beginning middle and end, and then how you transit between each is the most creative part.