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This revised edition takes aspiring novelists through the steps of writing a novel, from finding that initial idea, to keeping the plot going and crafting the perfect ending. With helpful exercises in each chapter you will learn how to: - Develop a brilliant idea for your first novel - Create characters that will make your novel come alive - Plot your novel so that your readers simply have to turn the page - Unravel the mysteries of viewpoint - Create realistic dialogue and settings so your readers feel they are there - Find your own voice. - Most importantly, the book includes tips and advice on how to get published. This new edition also includes a ten step guide to revision so that you can polish your novel to be the best it can be.
List of contents
- 0: Preface
- 1: Are You Ready to Commit?
- 2: A Novel Idea?
- 3: Finding Your Own Voice
- 4: The Killer First Sentence
- 5: It's All in the Plot: Part One
- 6: It's All in the Plot: Part Two
- 7: Who Are You? How to Create Convincing Characters
- 8: Viewpoint
- 9: De-mystifying Dialogue
- 10: Setting
- 11: How to Show and Not Tell
- 12: Sense and Sensibility
- 13: Humour
- 14: Different Genres
- 15: How to Keep a Timeline
- 16: The Art of Revision
- 17: Synopsis
- 18: The Title
- 19: Revealing All!
- 20: How to Get Published
- 21: Writing the Next Novel
- 22: Don't Skip This! It Might Help ...
- 0: Index
About the author
Sophie King is author of such novels as
The School Run, The Supper Club and
The Wedding Party for Hodder
. She also writes under the name of Janey Fraser for Random House. Her other How To Books are
How To Write Short Stories for Magazine, How To Write Your First Novel and
How to Write Your Life Story in Ten Easy Steps. Sophie is an active creative writing tutor and attends many of the annual writing conferences as a speaker.
Summary
Let best-selling novelist Sophie King guide you through the whole process of writing your first novel and getting it published.
