Before You Write Your Novel
Before You Write Your Novel
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Summary
Writing a good, publishable novel is not an easy task, but this book can help you get there. Previously available as Before You Write a Word, Before You Write Your Novel addresses one of the major stumbling blocks of fiction writing: the importance of planning and structure.
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Before You Write Your Novel by James Mccreet
Previously available as "Before You Write a Word", Before You Write Your Novel sets out the essential techniques and approaches that lay the perfect foundation for writing your first novel. This concise and readable guide addresses the major stumbling blocks of fiction writing: the importance of planning and structure. This book covers the essential components of novel writing including narrative, story, plot, pace, chronology, character arc and engagement techniques, as well as research, story building, plotting and editing. Using an open and honest approach, feeding from his own experience as a published novelist and creative writing teacher, James McCreet offers a guide to the structural mechanisms of the novel, helping you plan a first draft through to a finished novel.
James McCreet has worked as a teacher, a bookseller, an editor, a copywriter, and a journalist. He teaches the MA Novel course at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138186736 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138186732 |
| Title | Before You Write Your Novel |
| Author | James Mccreet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-03-24 |
| Number of pages | 214 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |