As I Lay Dying in a period of six weeks, with no edits. The reason that's so famous is because it's so rare!This is great direction, @amritadeva. I think writing a novel really does take that kind of orchestration. Evidently Faulkner wrote

I found the Jane Brody resource you mentioned - How to Outline Your Novel with the Save the Cat Beat Sheet. Thanks for sharing that info! What a gem!