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How To Write Your First Novel
How To Write Your First Novel | Sophie King
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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.
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SharonAlger
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Mehso-so

I have a love/hate relationship with this book. It has excellent advice on finding story ideas, prepping your manuscript, what publishers want, and so on. The things I disliked was its old-fashioned, ableist, transphobic, non-inclusive in general, tone.

That said, I‘m going to keep it so I can refer to the parts of the book that are useful, because I think I can get lots of use out of the exercises Sophie King provides.

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SharonAlger
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This is what I‘m reading at this very moment. So much inspiration ❤️🤘I can tell this will be a useful and important book to turn to during writer‘s block. #writing

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laurieluna
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Another reason I have been quiet this weekend is this. My partner randomly mentioned one thing he expects to happen in the future, and I am now pouring out words for a dystopian novel. What the?! I've written bits of poetry before but I have never been this inspired.
'I scramble around in the debris of decades, of centuries. This is our history and it is dank, and dark, and dirty.'

Cathythoughts Great stuff 👍💫💫 7y
TrishB Go for it 👍 7y
quietlycuriouskate Exciting! 7y
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laurieluna @Cathythoughts @TrishB thanks! I know theres a book in me somewhere, just need to find it! 😁 7y
TricksyTails 👏😁👍 7y
Kaylamburson Amazing!! And gorgeous notebook!! 7y
laurieluna @Kaylamburson thank you! It was a birthday gift from a friend, I'm quite fond of Steampunk 😄 7y
Kaylamburson Such a beautiful gift! I feel so much more inspired to write something good in a nice notebook, lol. I can't ruin a beautiful notebook with scribbles lol 7y
laurieluna @Kaylamburson same! This one is in sections though and I have used the other ones for christmas lists, birthdays etc so I'm going to have to get myself a really nice notebook to carry on writing in. It's was the closest thing to hand when the ideas came to me! 7y
Kaylamburson Perhaps you'll get another nice gift for the holidays!! @miralunasbooknook 7y
Ms_T Good for you! 7y
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