What books could help me to get experience in novel writing?
Posted on October 28th, 2009 by admin
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I mean there are some non-fiction books that could help to know when to write something and when not to write another and how to begin the novel.
There is a wonderful novel called The Novelist by Angela Hunt. In it, a famous author teaches a class in a local college on writing. During the class, she goes through all the phases of her craft and actually writes a book for them that helps to heal her own family. In addition to a wonderful novel, it teaches you a great deal about the craft of writing.
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They’re, Their, There – Three Different Words.
Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.
Pax – C
On Writing by Stephen King is a good one. But the best advice, in my opinion, is to just get the story down. Don’t get hung up on language and don’t edit as you go. Just get the first draft down, then edit and rewrite later. In the words of Hemingway, "The first draft of anything is s**t."
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I cogigate that Stephen king would be good idea
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There is a wonderful novel called The Novelist by Angela Hunt. In it, a famous author teaches a class in a local college on writing. During the class, she goes through all the phases of her craft and actually writes a book for them that helps to heal her own family. In addition to a wonderful novel, it teaches you a great deal about the craft of writing.
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They’re, Their, There – Three Different Words.
Careful or you may wind up in my next novel.
Pax – C
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Go to Amazon and type in ‘How to Write’ in the book section. Almost all of them are good.
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I second the advice above: Stephen King’s "On Writing" is excellent, and it’s a fun read.
You can also try "The Art of Fiction," by David Lodge. It’s a collection of articles that Lodge originally wrote for newspapers, so it’s very neatly categorized and it’s easy to look up the specific techniques that might interest you. The first chapter is all about how to begin a novel.
My personal favorite is "The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers", by Betsy Lerner. Lerner has had a long career as both an editor and a literary agent, so who better to ask? It’s less technical than Lodge’s book, but it is funny, helpful, and very readable.
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