Author

Publication

2007-04-03 - Little, Brown and Company

Language

English

Word Count

28,000 words, Guess

Page Count

112 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006035862
  • LibraryThing2661030
  • Goodreads219462

Classifications

  • LCCPN3355 .M68 2007

Description

No more excuses. "Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. Anyone can write a novel now, and in this essential book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Walter Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Intended as both inspiration and instruction, the book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley tells how to:- Create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs--and how to stick to it.- Determine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style.- Get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story.

Description

No more excuses! Anyone can write a novel, novelist Mosley advises, and in this book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, he promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Intended as both inspiration and instruction, the book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley tells: how to create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs--and how to stick to it; how to determine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style; and how to get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story.--From publisher description.

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  • This Year You Write Your NovelHardcoverLittle, Brown and Company2007-04-03

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