How to Write a Novel: From Idea to Book
Written by Joanna Penn
Narrated by Joanna Penn
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About this audiobook
It might not be in the way that you expect, but when you hold your book in your hand and say, “I made this,” something will shift.
The process of getting to that point will light a spark in your creative soul and help you discover unexpected aspects of yourself. It will be one of the things you are most proud of in your life.
I’m Joanna (J.F.) Penn, award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 18 novels and novellas with nearly a million books sold in over one hundred countries.
This book will help you write your first novel, or improve your creative process so you can write more books and reach more readers. It covers mindset, ideas and research, plotting/outlining and discovery writing, aspects of craft from character to setting to voice and much more, how to write a first draft, and work through an editing process to a finished book.
If you want to (finally) write your novel, then buy How to Write a Novel today.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing book. A definite must read for anyone looking to start a book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another outstanding book in Joanna's non-fiction series of books on publishing. Very useful for me and others like me who are just starting out as aspiring novelists. A book I'm sure I'll go back and read again soon.