21 Ways To Write A Commercial Novel

I'm delighted to announce that my first non-fiction title is now available digitally. Kindle only, I'm afraid, for those who don't own Kindles, though you can access it via free Kindle apps on other devices like laptops, iPads or computers. Just go to the book page on Amazon and try to buy it - Amazon will then guide you through the process of installing one of these Kindle-reading apps on whichever device you are on.

This new book is based on my Creative Writing blog, and is called 21 WAYS TO WRITE A COMMERCIAL NOVEL. 

21 WAYS TO WRITE A COMMERCIAL NOVEL: UK link

[Find this book on Amazon. com]

A 'How To Write' guide based on the first twenty-one weeks of award-winning author Victoria Lamb's 52 WAYS TO WRITE A NOVEL blog.

Bursting with up-to-date information and entertaining anecdotes from the world of writing and publishing, this guide also features helpful comments on writing from both new and established writers, including Rowan Coleman, Katie Fforde, Judy Astley, Lesley Cookman, Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Alison Morton, Elizabeth Moss and many, many others. 

A goldmine of advice for writers from an author of over twenty commercial novels, covering these general topics: 

Beginnings

Fake It Till You Make It

Commercial Ideas

Research

Planning

Hooks And Teasers

How To Open Chapters

How To Close Chapters

Writing A Commercial Scene

Location, Location, Location

Writing Complex Characters

Staying Commercial

Novel Avoidance Syndrome

Writing The Commercial Synopsis

Dealing With Rejection

Other Writers

Four-Point Commercial Checklist

Changing Identities

Ten-Point Guide To The Commercial Novella

Writing Your Novel

Rowan Coleman’s Advice To New Writers