The Weekend Novelist: A Dynamic 52-week Programme to Help You Produce a Finished Novel .........One Weekend at a Time

The Weekend Novelist: A Dynamic 52-week Programme to Help You Produce a Finished Novel .........One Weekend at a Time

by Bret Norris (Author), Robert J. Ray (Author)

Synopsis

This step-by-step book shows you how to organise your writing around weekends. There is a programme for each weekend in the year, taking you through every stage from the basics of character, scene and plot, to the construction of the novel in scenes and chapters. There is also advice on: * How to make your writing time sacred. * Which books to have on your bookshelf. * How to think like a writer. * Why other writers quit after the first chapter ...but you won't. * How to start your book in the first four weekends ...and how just one month will change your life.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 30 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 0713671432
ISBN 13: 9780713671438
Book Overview: Clear, logical step-by-step approach. Contains exercises to develop each level of skill Includes examples from published authors Also contains advice on how to market your novel and target agents and publishers

Media Reviews
'With full advice on technique, it sets out an action programme for each weekend which, by the end of the year, takes you to your completed first draft.' Writing Magazine (September 2007)
Author Bio
Robert J. Ray is the author of eight novels, including the acclaimed Matt Murdock Mystery series, and has also written several practical writing guides. Bret Norris is an experienced writer and successful literary agent.