Write Your First Novel - Fix flat, screenplay-style prose, write dialogue that sounds like real people, name characters, write people unlike you, and finish a rough first draft even when it feels bad #1012521

You can hear the story in your head. On the page it reads like stage directions: people walk in, sit down and say things, and nothing feels alive. If that is where your first novel is stuck, you are not broken. You are missing a handful of craft habits nobody told you about. Write Your First Novel is a practical craft guide for hobby and indie writers who want to fix flat, screenplay-style prose, write dialogue and voice that sound like real people, and actually reach the end of a draft. It is not a guide to selling or marketing books, so it stays on the page, where your novel is won or lost. Inside, you'll learn: Bring your messy pages and a willingness to rewrite a paragraph. You will leave with a clearer idea of what is wrong, how to fix it, and how to keep going until you type the last line.