102 Ways to Write a Novel
Author(s): Alex Quick
'For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you.'
William S. Burroughs
This step-by-step guide to the art -- and the craft -- of writing fiction is a refreshing blend of the practical (how to find an agent), with the more cerebral (how to handle point of view; the importance of rhythm).
Throughout, Quick uses the hard-won experiences of his fellow novelists to give color and depth to his own advice. Did you know, for instance, that Road Dahl wrote in a shed? That Nabokov composed his masterpieces on index cards? Or -- alas -- that most writers get their best work done in the mornings?
Full of wit and lightly-worn erudition, "102 Ways to Write a Novel" is an elegant, useful and even inspiring vade mecum. It will become a classic of its kind - the book no writer of fiction should be without.
Product Information
Alex Quick is the '102 series' pseudonym of Gary Dexter, an acclaimed British author of fiction and non-fiction. His latest novel, "All the Materials for a Midnight Feast," was described by the "Sunday Telegraph" as 'a beautifully crafted work of fiction'. Reviewing Dexter's classic book about book titles, "Why not Catch-21?," the "Guardian" critic wrote: 'There are a few books that try to be funny about literature and don't ever really get it right; Dexter always does.'
General Fields
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- : Old Street Publishing
- : Old Street Publishing
- : 0.249
- : 27 August 2012
- : 198mm X 129mm X 20mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 December 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Alex Quick
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 808.3
- : 192
- : illustrations