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How to Write Your First Novel

How to Write Your First Novel

Revised edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Let best-selling novelist Sophie King guide you through the whole process of writing your first novel and getting it published.

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.

About the Publisher

How To Books

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9781845285524
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: How To Books
Pub date:
Edition: Revised edition
DEWEY: 808.3
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 172g
Height: 130mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 15mm