Fiction -- Authorship

A guide to building characterization for writers who want - or need - to go further, this is an ideal course for the person who doesn't have the time or money to attend an advanced fiction writing workshop. It uses an interactive workshop method to engage the writer with their material, editing a...

This is a beginner's guide to writing your first novel. It guides you through the first steps from finding ideas that will keep the plot going to crafting the perfect ending. It helps you create characters that sing from the page and unravels the mysteries of dialogue and viewpoint. It contains e...

Providing a unique insight into how a bestselling author writes, 'The Maeve Binchy's Writers' Club' includes advice, tips and a witty take on the life of a writer from the successful Irish author.

Packed with tips from bestselling and prize-winning authors, this book gives you all the practical advice you need to write and publish your novel.

In this engaging book, the bestselling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists...

This volume discusses the pleasure of reading, and why a novel succeeds or doesn't. The author delves into the character of the novelist, and reveals how novels have affected her own life. She describes the process of novel-writing, sharing the secrets of her own habits and theories of creativity.

Have you ever thought about what it takes to become a bestselling writer? If so, 'The Truth About Lisa Jewell' will reveal all. It is the story of how a novel is written, from before the start to after the finish; it's an in-depth analysis of how that novel fits into a bestselling author like Lis...

Drawing on her own experiences as a novelist and journalist, Writing Magazine's Agony Aunt Jane Wenham-Jones takes you through the minefield of the writing process, giving advice on everything from how to avoid Writer's Bottom to what to wear to your launch party.

Andy Martin spent a year in the company of Lee Child, creator of tough-guy hero Jack Reacher. 'With Child' is the diary of their adventures, tracking the publication and reception of 'Make Me', the writing of 'Night School' at an apartment in Manhattan, the filming of 'Never Go Back' in New Orlea...

Would you like to write but have no spare time? Do you not know where to begin? 'Write a novel in 10 minutes a day' will help you sculpt a full-length piece of creative writing in just ten minutes a day. Starting with a daily practical exercise, it will help you manage your writing schedule withi...