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Evan Marshall

author Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success;

Novel Writing 16 Steps serialisation

During 2005 we serialised extracts from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success

by Evan Marshall

The book is published by  A & C BlackClick for A & C Black Publishers Publishers References listing Writing Handbooks series. These  excerpts appear by kind permission of the publisher.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16

Novel Writing 4

This is the fourth excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall

We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.

Creating Your Lead

There’s an old argument among novelists. Some insist that characters determine plot, whilst others maintain that plot determines characters.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16

Novel Writing 5

This is the fifth excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall

We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.

Surprising the Reader

For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of reading a novel is being surprised. I love nothing more than to be shocked by a revelation or story development. I think most readers feel this way.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16

Novel Writing 6

This is the sixth and last excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall

We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.

Finding the time to write

Ideally, you’ll set up a regular schedule. For example, you’ll always work on your novel on the bus, or on that bench near your company’s parking lot.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16

Novel Writing 3

This is the third excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall

We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.

Creating Your Lead

There’s an old argument among novelists. Some insist that characters determine plot, whilst others maintain that plot determines characters.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16

Novel Writing 1

This is the first excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall

We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.

The right choice

So what should you write? It’s been right in front of you all the time: what you love to read.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16

Novel Writing 2

This is the second excerpt from Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success by Evan Marshall

We are running several excerpts from this title from the A & C Black Writing Handbooks series, by kind permission of the publisher.

Beginning to define your lead

To begin developing your story idea you need a crisis to present to your story’s main character – your lead. But what constitutes a crisis depends on who it’s happening to.  Read more

© Evan Marshall 2016-16
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January 2022
  • ‘If there is anything I believe to be foundational to the business of writing then it is this: writing is work. To frame it in this way is to acknowledge that good writing doesn't come out, fully formed, at two in the morning; and nor does it require anything extraordinary in the way of genius or education, although of course it's possible to have an aptitude for it, and reading helps.
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