George Green is a senior lecturer in creative writing at Lancaster University and the author of two novels. Lizzy Kremer is an agent at David Higham Associates, one of the UK’s leading literary agencies.

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• Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Writing a Novel and Getting Published 5Chapter 1: Entering the Writer’s World 7Chapter 2: Meshing Your Talent and Technique 13Chapter 3: Getting to the Writing 19Part II: Building from the Basics 35Chapter 4: Following the Hero’s Journey 37Chapter 5: Scheming and Plot ting: Using Stories 47Chapter 6: Considering the Grand Concept 59Chapter 7: Structuring the Story 67Part III: Examining the Elements 81Chapter 8: Creating Characters 83Chapter 9: Exploring Relationships 105Chapter 10: Talking about Dialogue 113Chapter 11: Including Conflict 129Part IV: Fine-tuning and Finishing Up 141Chapter 12: Adding Depth and Detail 143Chapter 13: Getting Creative 153Chapter 14: Ending and Editing 163Part V: Publishing 181Chapter 15: Publishing Your Novel 183Chapter 16: Finding an Agent 199Chapter 17: Preparing for Publication 223Chapter 18: Coping with the Business Side of Being an Author 237Chapter 19: Taking Control: Self-Publishing 249Part VI: The Part of Tens 279Chapter 20: Ten Top Tips for Writers 281Chapter 21: Ten Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 289Chapter 22: (Answers to) Ten Questions Put to Agents 293Chapter 23: Ten Tips from Published Authors 299Index 303

George Green is a senior lecturer in creative writing at Lancaster University and the author of two novels. Lizzy Kremer is an agent at David Higham Associates, one of the UK’s leading literary agencies.

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• Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Writing a Novel and Getting Published 5Chapter 1: Entering the Writer’s World 7Chapter 2: Meshing Your Talent and Technique 13Chapter 3: Getting to the Writing 19Part II: Building from the Basics 35Chapter 4: Following the Hero’s Journey 37Chapter 5: Scheming and Plot ting: Using Stories 47Chapter 6: Considering the Grand Concept 59Chapter 7: Structuring the Story 67Part III: Examining the Elements 81Chapter 8: Creating Characters 83Chapter 9: Exploring Relationships 105Chapter 10: Talking about Dialogue 113Chapter 11: Including Conflict 129Part IV: Fine-tuning and Finishing Up 141Chapter 12: Adding Depth and Detail 143Chapter 13: Getting Creative 153Chapter 14: Ending and Editing 163Part V: Publishing 181Chapter 15: Publishing Your Novel 183Chapter 16: Finding an Agent 199Chapter 17: Preparing for Publication 223Chapter 18: Coping with the Business Side of Being an Author 237Chapter 19: Taking Control: Self-Publishing 249Part VI: The Part of Tens 279Chapter 20: Ten Top Tips for Writers 281Chapter 21: Ten Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 289Chapter 22: (Answers to) Ten Questions Put to Agents 293Chapter 23: Ten Tips from Published Authors 299Index 303