Novel Writing Blueprint

Download or read book Novel Writing Blueprint written by Jill Harris and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The keys to novel writing explained by a published author and former Open University creative writing teacher. Let's face it, writing a novel is hard. What if there was a system that could take the drudgery out of it? Novel Writing Blueprint is just that book. It will help you to take the grunt work out of the equation, and learn to love the process without dampening your creative spirit or detracting from your voice. This blueprint provides the framework your book needs. It will support and strengthen your writing process and will help you make your writing dreams come true. No matter if you're working on your first book or you've been publishing for years, this book will help you navigate from writing the first line to writing 'The End'. Inside, you'll learn everything you need to know about: Prewriting - preparation and approach Research - how much and how long? Story Goals - the difference between goals and hooks Character Development - personality types and how to work with them Settings - how to make them more interesting Outlining - a different method of outlining your book quick and easily Premise - the core of your story Outlining overview - the general shape of your book Initial outline sketch - start simple Four-Act Structure with the 3 main thresholds - Initiation, Decisions, Response, Realisation, Battle, Friend, Sacrifice Focused freewriting - tackling your first draft, writing fast, writing smart Editing - 3 main sweeps and working with a professional Publishing - brief notes on bringing out your book And more! If you're ready to level up your novel writing process, try the blueprint for yourself.