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How to begin writing a novel
Creative
writing, it can be said, is about harnessing
your imagination and dedicating it to proper
structure and form. So in essence a channeled
creativity. In order to obtain a good structure
for your ideas you will first have to know the
‘rules’ of novel writing and have an
understanding of points to follow for plot,
creating scenes, creating characters and
creating a flowing narrative.
There are various ways in which you can learn
these concepts or ‘rules’ and understand how to
apply them to the book you want to write. We
created NewNovelist novel writing software to
save you the time and effort required to
accomplish this. We designed it such that the
form and structure are given to you, so that you
can devote your energies to the creative
process.
We provide you with a number of tools to help
you develop characters and places – the
essential building blocks for any and all
successful novels.
Of course, you can still learn the theory, or
build on the basic skills that we help you
achieve. We use many examples throughout
NewNovelist, to illustrate the learning points.
We encourage you to read broadly – and to spot
the common themes and structures that become
quickly evident when you know what to look for.
Why are certain novels so popular? Do they
follow the ‘rules’ you have learnt with the
tuition system?
The third step in how to begin writing a novel
is actually doing it. This often sounds easier
than it is! Although NewNovelist removes the
nightmare of the “blank sheet of paper”, it
doesn’t remove from your responsibilities for
work, children, housework, partners,
fitness……………You may need to make a few
sacrifices if you are to allocate the time that
novel writing requires!
The way you define yourself as a writer is
that you write every time you have a free
minute. If you didn't behave that way you would
never do anything.
John Irving
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Creative writing and learning how to write a novel can be
exceptionally hard. First, you have to learn the basics, then
you have to practice….and practice…and practice. And you also
have to research what makes a successful novel. The vast
majority of novels adopt a basic formula, and we incorporate
these within NewNovelist.
Whilst throughout these additional information pages we have
provided tips and “how-to” advice, the real gold dust is in our
software program (available on CD or to download). It is based
on tuition from the leading university Creative Writing course
in England (University of East Anglia), and uses templates to
provide you with the structure you might otherwise spend years
researching. These templates can teach you the basics to writing
all different types of novel: crime, mystery, detective,
fantasy, childrens, thrillers, military and many many more. In
short, it provides you with a virtual tutor.
In addition to the template structure, there is context
sensitive help available – advising you on timing, tone and beat
– and scores of examples drawn from modern and classical
literature. For beginners this will be a revelation. For more
experienced writers it provides a welcome refresher.
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We provide a
free, complimentary gift service. Once you have bought
NewNovelist 3 you are given the option to give it to
someone as a gift. If you decide to use this option, you
can print out a gift token to give them personally or
send them on an email, we send you, with their gift
details. Simple - We even send you an email to tell you
when the person downloads it for the first time. You can buy NewNovelist 3 as a gift
and give it to someone within minutes. Please Note:
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Whatever your standard of writing, and whatever your motivation,
if you want an all-in-one writing course, advice, tutor, editor
and note taker you should buy NewNovelist today.
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