So
you want to write a novel?
You've
come to the "write" place!
Writing a novel
may seem like such a simple thing--sit down with pad and pen or at a computer keyboard
and start creating. Yet it can be filled with problems:
- What
do you want to write?
- How
do you write a book?
- How
do you develop plot or characters?
- How
can you get published?
- How
do you market your book?
This
website is designed to help! It
provides answers to some of these and other questions by offering simple
solutions to help you write that novel!
Perhaps
you have this great idea for a plot or maybe a character
who’s been rolling around in your head
for some time. Now you finally feel ready to start writing
the story,
but you don't know where to begin.
You've
come to the "write" place.
The Write That Novel website can help.
Have
you
already started working on your ideas but you have no idea what to do next? What about all those strange writing terms like Point of View and genre? Check out the easy steps in our getting started or basics sections. You can also watch the sidebars for suggestions on forms you can use or modify.
Have you started writing your book and you've run into a dead
end because your characters won't cooperate? Check the section on characters and character forms to help get organized.
Plotting
can seem so simple at times and yet provide such a headache. Look
for help in the plotting section or make use of the plotting
timeline forms and the scene by scene
forms that can help you keep track of key events or check
your pacing.
Where
do you start to look for an agent, an editor? Check out
the Getting Published pages. Forms
are provided to keep track of your submissions.
What
about marketing or promotion?
What about critiquing? Do you ever wonder if it can help your writing? Visit our new blog which offers critiques.
Need some writing help? We have several books about writing or developing characters in our book store. They are geared toward beginning and intermediate writers, and are avalable in ebook, Kindle, Nook or printed form. Plus we offer a card game that is guaranteed to get you thinking about your characters and plot. It's a brainstorming game that really gets the creative juices flowing.
We also teach online writing classes nearly every month and offer a bi-monthly newsletter geared to helping authors move along on their writing endeavor.
Yes, for
answers to your writing questions and other articles about writing, you have come to the "write" place!
Let's get started!
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please email us at writethatnovel@gmail.com
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