Do National Novel Writing Month. You write a 50,000 word novel entirely in the month of November. The goal is quantity, not quality.
Then you can tell people you're working on your SECOND novel, which sounds way cooler.
Then you can tell people you're working on your SECOND novel, which sounds way cooler.
Makes you crunch out quantity, which is good for aspiring authors. Learning how to say "it doesn't matter" until you start to edit. Meaning, just get it done.