How NOT to Write a Novel: 200 Mistakes to avoid at All Costs if You Ever Want to

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There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork? This title shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that your characters are unpleasant, dimensionless versions of yourself; and that your plot is digressive, tedious and unconvincing.

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'Heavens, what a joy this book is ... extremely funny' Lynne Truss, Sunday TimesThere are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork? Misstep by misstep, How Not to Write a Novel shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that your characters are unpleasant, dimensionless versions of yourself; that your plot is digressive, tedious and unconvincing; and that your style is reliant on mangled cliches and sesquipedalian malapropisms. Alternatively, you can use it to identify the most common mistakes, avoid them and actually write a book that works.Guardian Award shortlisted novelist Sandra Newman and veteran editor Howard Mittelmark have distilled 30 years of teaching, editing, writing and reviewing fiction into a hilarious and liberating guide that is the perfect read for anyone who's ever laughed at a badly written piece of prose and for anyone who's ever penned one - and doesn't want to do it again.

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Teaches how to identify the most common mistakes and how to avoid them to write a book that will sell.

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If you want to write, you need this book. There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork? Misstep by misstep, How Not to Write a Novel shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that your characters are unpleasant, dimensionless versions of yourself; that your plot is digressive, tedious and unconvincing; and that your style is reliant on mangled clichs and sesquipedalian malapropisms. Alternatively, you can use it to identify the most common mistakes, avoid them and actually write a book that works. Guardian Award shortlisted novelist Sandra Newman and veteran editor Howard Mittlemark have distilled 30 years of teaching, editing, writing and reviewing fiction into a hilarious and liberating guide that is the perfect read for anyone who's ever laughed at a badly written piece of prose and for anyone who's ever penned one - and doesn't want to do it again.

Author Biography

Howard Mittelmark is the author of Age of Consent. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post and other publications.Sandra Newman is the author of the novels Cake and The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done. Her writing has appeared in Harper's and Granta, amongst others.

Review

This writing how-to should carry a warning: it's the kind of book one reads at the expense of all other responsibilities. * Library Journal *A great resource and a fun read with a lot of solid advice for would-be novelists. * Publishers Weekly *

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This writing how-to should carry a warning: it's the kind of book one reads at the expense of all other responsibilities.

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'This writing how-to should carry a warning: it's the kind of book one reads at the expense of all other responsibilities.' Library Journal'A great resource and a fun read with a lot of solid advice for would-be novelists.' Publishers Weekly'Heavens, what a joy this book is ... extremely funny' - Lynne Truss, Sunday Times

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'Heavens, what a joy this book is ... extremely funny' Lynne Truss, Sunday Times

Details ISBN0141038543 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2009 ISBN-10 0141038543 ISBN-13 9780141038544 Format Paperback Publication Date 2009-01-29 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 808.3 Illustrations no illustrations Media Book Author Sandra Newman Short Title HOW NOT TO WRITE A NOVEL Language English Pages 272 Subtitle 200 Mistakes to avoid at All Costs if You Ever Want to Get Published UK Release Date 2009-01-29 Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-02-09 AU Release Date 2009-02-09 We've got this

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