num_pages: 128
description: "I have a great idea for a novel, but I'm just not sure how to start..." Sound familiar? The dream of virtually every hopeful fiction writer is to take that idea and turn it into a salable novel. In You Can Write a Novel , veteran author James Smith breaks down this complex process into simple, logical steps. His approach will guide you in a practical sequence designed to keep you focused, organized and moving forward while skillfully addressing the essentials, such as plot, character, setting, dialogue and action. Smith also shows how to generate a salable idea, develop that idea into a framework, and build that framework into a finished manuscript. What's more, he sets You Can Write a Novel apart from other how-to-write books by providing these unique The Writer's Tool an indispensable invention for even the most seasoned writer. Using index cards, a file folder, a pocket folder, a legal pad and some tape, you will create a management system for building and keeping track of characters, constructing a main story line, adding subplots, revising on the fly and more! Lifesaving Rules for the a variety of short technique advisories designed to keep you from wasting time or making fatal errors. These 
language: English
title: You Can Write a Novel
titlecomplete: You Can Write a Novel
genres: Education, Nonfiction, Reference, Writing
ratings_count: 177
publisher: Writer's Digest Books