Description
Book SynopsisHow do you write a novel?
Practising novelists and teachers of creative writing reveal their working methods and offer practical advice. Subjects covered range from magic realism to characterisation, surrealism to historical fiction, via perspective, plot twists and avoiding being boring, among many others.
This book is for
creative writing students
writers and readers of novels
teachers of creative writing
With contributions from Leone Ross, Tom Bromley, Jenn Ashworth, AJ Dalton, Nikesh Shukla, Stella Duffy, Mark Morris, Alison Moore, Nicholas Royle, Alice Thompson, Kerry Hudson, Toby Litt, Livi Michael, Joe Stretch, James Miller, Sarah Butler, Will Wiles, Graeme Shimmin
Featuring
Eighteen specially commissioned essays
Creative writing exercises
Top tips
Lists of recommended novels
Trade ReviewSome pairings can be relied upon – literature and life, Steptoe and Son, Lennon and McCartney, Nicholas Royle and a good anthology.
-- Andrew O’Hagan
Royle’s (excellent) taste means that little explosions of weirdness or transcendence often erupt amid much well-observed everyday life.
-- Boyd Tonkin * The Independent *
The tips are all good, the exercises useful, and the recommended books will give you quite a reading list!
-- Graeme Shimmin
