A Novel in a Year - by Louise Doughty (Paperback)

About the Book

"First published in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2007"--T.p. verso.

From the Back Cover

An essential guide for every aspiring novelist!

The thought of writing a full-length novel can be daunting. But in A Novel in a Year, Louise Doughty makes a seemingly vast and unconquerable task manageable by walking aspiring authors through the different aspects of writing technique in eminently accessible bite-size chunks. Here are fifty-two chapters offering useful advice on all the facets of writing and exercises designed to help writers of all levels develop confidence and style. Read a chapter a week, and by year's end, you will have accomplished your goal and made it to "the End."

Review Quotes

"Simple, practical, encouraging." - Financial Times
"Practical and generous-spirited, Louise Doughty sets about demystifying her own craft." - Daily Telegraph (London)
"A breathtakingly honest and down-to-earth guide to writing a novel, encouraging and inspirational." - Victoria Hislop, author of The Island