In this day-by-day guide through the process of outlining and writing the first draft of your novel in 90 days, Watt will show you how to structure your novel without losing connection to your voice. Why you are uniquely qualified to write your novel. The dilemma at the heart of your story. How your fears are a portal into your characters. The connection between your life themes and story themes. Why you kept getting stuck, and how to break through....

"In a clear and lively style, with rich literary references from classic and contemporary fiction, Novakovich teaches you how to: uncover ideas worth writing about; evoke a vivid sense of place and time; invent believable characters for your fiction; support your story with strong organization and structure; tell your story from the best viewpoint; direct your dramatic action; open and close with power and grace; choose expressive details; write with...

"A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practical guide challenges current models of craft and the writing workshop by showing how they fail marginalized writers, and how cultural expectations inform storytelling."--

"With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting gives you all the information you need to create a sharp and believable world of people, places, events, and actions."--Back cover.

"A smart and funny guide to writing fiction, with engaging infographics that bring storytelling techniques to life. Whether you are daunted by a blinking cursor or frustrated trying to get the people in your head onto the page, writing stories can be intimidating. It takes passion, tenacity, patience, and a knowledge of and faith in the often-digressive writing process. A do-it-yourself manual for the apprentice fiction writer, Storyville! demystifies...

Goes over the techniques that that will help writers create characters and stories that won't be forgotten.

"In this instructional video, Anne references her quintet of novels about World War I to demonstrate the various themes which need to be considered when you first pick up that pen. Although writing a book can be like climbing Everest, the advice you find here will save some troublesome extra drafts, and give you a head start towards an enjoyable writing experience and a successful novel."--Container.

"To reach the heart of a great story, writers must cross the treacherous terrain of personal, social and mythological urgings aching for release. To help writers navigate the chaos and disorder of a story's arrival, this guide brings forth a legendary compass built of the creative wisdom of our literary ancestors and calibrated to the brilliant teachers of our time. The Universal Grammar of Story is an essential theory of storytelling revealing precisely...