Novel Writing - 16 Steps to Success
Evan Marshall
This book is basically a novel-writing formula. It provides a methodical and effective approach to planning, plotting, writing and finishing a successful novel. The content is broken down into 16 steps designed to simplify the novel-writing process. It shows how to lay the foundations for a successful novel, target a specific genre, and use basic guidelines to determine length and plot. It also advises on how to successfully market the finished novel.
£9.09* - save 30%

How to Write a Damn Good Novel
James N. Frey
The hard-hitting handbook for everyone who wants to write like a born storyteller. In this no-nonsense guide Frey offers a punchy, provocative guide to writing the kind of book that grabs a reader and doesn't let go.
£10.97^* - save 9%

How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
James N. Frey
A step-by-step no nonsense guide to the advanced techniques for dramatic storytelling. This book is practical and down-to-earth, concise, and designed to help you write a novel that will be both saleable and readable. The author explains the finer points of writing powerful fiction, including: how to make your reader identify, and not just sympathise with characters; how to go beyond the 'hook' to develop engaging story questions that sustain curiosity and suspense; how to use 'premise' to drive your stories; and how to avoid the 7 Deadly Mistakes of the inexperienced writer.
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The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
Evan Marshall
This 16-step programme is guaranteed to take you from initial idea to completed manuscript, breaking the complex novel-writing process into small steps and giving you a solid structure to build upon. This unique guide covers everything it takes to write, edit and sell a successful novel and shows you how to avoid the most common pitfalls.
£9.20^* - save 10%

Marshall Plan Workbook
Evan Marshall
Writing your novel from start to finish. A nuts-and-bolts guide to beginning and completing a novel. The author, an agent and editor, promises that his blueprint will help authors build stories that sell. He covers issues from setting a schedule for writing to selecting a genre to determining characters.
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From Pitch to Publication
Carole Blake
The insider's guide to getting published successfully. An industry professional shows how to identify your market, work with your agent, safeguard your rights, negotiate contracts, and understand how your book will actually be sold.
£11.99^* - save 20%

Novel Writing
Evan Marshall
This is an approach to planning, plotting, writing and finishing a successful novel. The book is broken down into 16 steps designed to simplify the novel-writing process. It describes how to lay the foundations for a successful novel, target a specific genre and use basic guidelines to determine length and plot. Finally, it offers suggestions on how to market a novel and target agents and publishers.
£7.99^* - save 20%

How to Write and Sell Your First Novel
Oscar Collier, Frances Spatz Leighton
Offers advice on genre selection, characters, dialogue, plot, writing habits, revision, manuscript submission, agents, contract negotiation, and publicity.
£8.79^* - save 20%

The Weekend Novelist Writes A Mystery
Robert J. Ray
Step-by-step methods for constructing a tight mystery plot with compelling and convincing characters fill every page. This book shows you the nuts and bolts of how to write a novel. Learn how to write stronger action, better dialogue and believable scenes. Each step is illustrated with examples of the authors' own novel-writing process along with those of other masters such as Agatha Christie, Martin Cruz Smith, Sue Grafton, and Raymond Chandler. This is no-nonsense book crammed with useful week-by-week projects which will lead the writer to the successful creation of a well-written, satisfying mystery.
£7.67^* - save 9%

You Can Write a Novel
James V. Smith
Veteran novelist James V. Smith helps beginners make their writing dreams come true with his writer's toolkit for building a successful novel. He begins by breaking down the complex process of novel writing into simple pieces.
£7.14^* - save 9%

Bestseller
Secrets of Successful Writing
Celia Brayfield
In this ambitious and fascinating book, the author unravels the mysteries of the popular novel. She analyses the use of myth and storytelling in various cultures, and constructs methods of story shaping, research, narrative techniques and style.
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How to Grow a Novel
Sol Stein
The most common mistakes writers make and how to overcome them. Sol The author is one of the most popular writing instructors in the world, teaching through well-attended workshops, featured appearances at writers' conferences, software for writers, on-line columns, and ongoing sales of his first guide, Stein On Writing. This book is a workshop in book form. With examples, anecdotes, and a rolled-up sleeves approach, he reveals the secrets of technique and craft every novelist must master. Topics include: delivering what readers really want, creating true characters, mastering dialogue, creating conflict, and making the most of revisions. Key issues of publishing are also covered, including list positioning, publicity and where writers get help.
£14.26^* - save 10%

Writing the Novel from Plot to Print
Lawrence Block
This book offers aspiring novelists guidelines for developing plot ideas, characters, and the storyline as well as rewriting the manuscript, finding a literary agent, and getting works published. According to the author there is no 'wrong' way to write a novel. Writers each come into the business with their own habits, quirks and methods and the trick is to find the best one for each of them - and the easiest way to get the job done. A tremendously encouraging and insightful book.
£8.24^* - save 9%

How to Write a Million
Orson Scott Card, Lewis Turco, Ansen Dibell
Revealing the secrets of successful authorship - plot, characterisation and dialogue - this guide contains everything the aspiring author needs to get started. It explains how to build short stories and novels that don't fizzle out, how to invent characters and how to revise drafts.
£7.99^* - save 20%

Plotting the Novel
Michael Legat
A clear, well presented guide on how to approach the development of a plot. The task is broken down in a logical way and presented in a friendly and informative tone. A very readable book, packed with the kind of information a budding writer needs.
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Creative Novel Writing
Roselle Angwin
This book is unique amongst how-to books in that it addresses not only style and structure, but also the imagination and the creation of the conditions in which 'factor x' may occur. The book is thoroughly practical, based on the author's highly successful 'A Novel in Two Terms' course. Sections include 'hunting and gathering', 'pain and passion', 'memories, dreams, reflections' and 'where do ideas come from?' as well as 'viewpoint', plot', 'character', and 'dialogue'.
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Writing the Breakout Novel
Donald Maass
A breakout novel is one that rises out of its category - such as romance, mystery or thriller - and hits the bestseller lists. All aspiring novelists dream of achieving this success as do many published novelists who remain stuck in what the author calls 'midlist hell'. The author explains the elements that all breakout novels share and shows readers how to use these elements to write a novel that has a good chance of succeeding within the crowded marketplace. From creating a high-stakes premise to building larger-than-life characters to sustaining a high degree of conflict and tension, he covers all the key ingredients of this type of novel. Using several of his clients, including best-selling novelist Anne Perry, as case studies, he provides real-life, insider examples to show how this type of novel can generate agent and publisher interest, creating or enhancing a novelist's career. This is not a book for beginners.
£12.74^* - save 15%

Your Novel Proposal
From Creation to Contract
Blythe Camenson, Marshall I. Cook
The complete guide to writing query letters, synopses and proposals for agents and editors. Offers a step-by-step guide to the publishing process, including examples of synopses and queries.
£10.44^* - save 10%

Structuring Your Novel
From Basic Idea to Finished Manuscript
Robert C. Meredith, John D. Fitzgerald
Discusses how to develop and use conflict, plot, point of view, theme, characterisation, and other elements in the traditional novel, using examples from major works from the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
£7.69^* - save 10%

Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes
Raymond Obstfeld
The core dramatic unit of any novel is the scene. Writers use scenes to contain the novel's action and explore its characters. In this book, novelist and writing instructor Raymond Obstfeld vibrantly explains every aspect of constructing these vital elements and shows how to apply those techniques to create specific types - action scenes, comic scenes, sex scenes and more. He then reveals how to link these scenes to form powerful novels. He delivers advice acquired from years of writing and teaching experience in a fresh, witty voice perfectly suited to today's busy reader. Writers of any type of fiction will find quick remedies to their prose woes with his unique exercises and examples from contemporary novels and films. Accessible to beginning writers, yet also appealing to more seasoned authors.
£8.24^* - save 9%