There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork Misstep by misstep,How Not to Write a Novel shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that your characters are unpleasant,dimensionless versions of yourself; that your plot is digressive,tedious and unconvincing; and that your style is reliant on mangled clichés and sesquipedalian malapropisms. Alternatively,you can use it to identify the most common mistakes,avoid them and actually write a book that works.Guardian Award shortlisted novelist Sandra Newman and veteran editor Howard Mittelmark have distilled 30 years of teaching,editing,writing and reviewing fiction into a hilarious and liberating guide that is the perfect read for anyone who's ever laughed at a badly written piece of prose and for anyone who's ever penned one - and doesn't want to do it again.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141038544Number of pages: 272Weight: 202 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
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This writing how-to should carry a warning: it's the kind of book one reads at the expense of all other responsibilities.A great resource and a fun read with a lot of solid advice for would-be novelists.
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