How to Write a Novel

 

 

 

Learn how to write a novel from editors, publishers, and multi-published authors. Hundreds of free articles and tutorials help with every aspect of novel writing from character development, plot creation, and novel elements to editing and proofreading. Learn how to write a novel and get published. Novel writing is one of the great social endeavors of our time--”for first drafts.

Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know. The trick to novel writing is maintaining faith in yourself as a writer and of the importance of what you are doing. Like I said, novel writing is tough work. The problem with novel writing is that you have to put a significant amount of work into each of your projects. If one pushes the definition far enough, most historical novel writing is to some degree fantasy, because you're making a lot up. The questions are: Can I write a novel that will be published? Do publishers really accept manuscripts from new authors? Can I become a full time author? The answer to all of these is 'yes' - and 'no.'

Yes, because people do these things every day. Hundreds of new authors, all ages, all education levels, and all countries, are published on a daily basis. Yes, because thousands of people, just like you, are making a full time living as a writer. No, because writing is not about artistic expression and the author fulfilling their emotional needs. It is about the reader. I plan to help you understand how to write to satisfy 'genre promises' and 'reader demands' - and help you write a 'marketable novel' - it isn't hard, after all, "I did it."

This section will teahc you how to avoid common mistakes when writing, how to add depth to your characters, how to write a novel that will impress publishers, and more..

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