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©2016
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287 pages ; 23 cm
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"This edition has been expanded and updated from the original Writing the novel from plot to print, first published in 1978"--Title page verso
Introduction to the expanded and updated edition -- Introduction to the 1978 edition -- Why write a novel? -- Deciding which novel to write -- Read...study...analyze -- Developing plot ideas -- Developing characters -- Outlining -- Using what you know...and what you don't know -- Getting started -- Getting it written -- Snags, dead ends and false trails -- Matters of style -- Length -- Rewriting -- Getting published -- The case for self-publishing -- The case against self-publishing -- How to be your own publisher -- Doing it again -- Now it's up to you