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BOOK REVIEW:
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish
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by Joseph Bates
ABOUT THE BOOK (from Amazon):
Equip yourself for the novel-writing journey!
Starting a novel is exciting, but finishing it–that’s the real challenge. The journey from beginning to end is rife with forks in the road and dead ends that lead many writers off course. With Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish: A Guidebook for the Journey, you’ll navigate the intricacies of crafting a complex work of fiction and complete the journey with confidence and precision.
To maximize your creativity and forward momentum, each chapter offers:
- Techniques to break down the elements of the novel–from character-building to plotting and pacing
- Mile Markers to anticipate and overcome roadblocks like ineffective dialogue and “the unchanged protagonist”
- Guidelines for Going Deeper to explore and implement more nuanced aspects of storytelling, such as finding your voice and the role of theme
- Try-It-Out Exercises and 27 interactive worksheets that help elevate your writing.
No matter your level of experience or where you are in your project, Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish provides the instruction, inspiration, and guidance you need to complete your journey successfully.
MY REVIEW:I am surprised by the reviews for this book. As of the date of this post there are only two reviews on Amazon and both of them are only 3 stars. I feel like there must be some sort of secret about this book that I don’t happen to be in on. (If you know what that secret might be, please comment on this post and fill me in!) Personally, I thought this book was excellent!
If you have ever tried to write a novel (or have that on your bucket list for “some day”), this book is a must-read! I think Bates does a wonderful job of walking the reader through everything you need to know in order to put together a story that people will want to read. It may all seem pretty obvious, but having attempted to write three novels myself over the last few years, I found the information in this book eye-opening. If I participate in NaNoWriMo again in the future, I will definitely read through this book again before I begin and the worksheets in the back will be a fantastic resource.
I highly recommend this book if you write fiction and/or want to write a novel someday.
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