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This is the fifth excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall
We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.
Surprising the Reader
For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of reading a novel is being surprised. I love nothing more than to be shocked by a revelation or story development. I think most readers feel this way. Read more
This is the sixth and last excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall
We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.
Finding the time to write
Ideally, you’ll set up a regular schedule. For example, you’ll always work on your novel on the bus, or on that bench near your company’s parking lot. Read more
This is the second excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall
We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.
Beginning to define your lead
To begin developing your story idea you need a crisis to present to your story’s main character – your lead. But what constitutes a crisis depends on who it’s happening to. Read more
‘I always quote Kurt Vonnegut. He said in the early part of his career he was dismissed as a science fiction writer and that critics tend to put genre books, including sci-fi, in the bottom drawer of their desk... It's true. I get the New York Times every Sunday. In 37 novels, I've never had a stand-alone review. I'm always in the crime round-up.
A survey of 787 members of the Society of Authors (SoA) has found that a third of translators and a quarter of illustrators have lost work to generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Translators are also more likely to use AI to support their work, with 37% of respondents saying they have done so, followed by 25% of non-fiction writers.
The author Lynne Reid Banks, known for her novel The L-Shaped Room and her children's book series The Indian in the Cupboard, has died at the age of 94.
I launched my podcast Making It Up nearly three years ago with the goal of interviewing writers not for any particular work of theirs, but to talk to them about their lives. I didn't want to ask them what famous author they want to have dinner with or what their top five favorite books are ... yech. Read more
Until we have a mechanism to test for artificial intelligence, writers need a tool to maintain trust in their work. So I decided to be completely open with my readers