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102 Ways to Write a Novel

  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Then draw off lines from the centre and at the ends of the lines put words such as ‘plot’, ‘characters’, ‘location’, ‘time frame’, ‘symbolism’, ‘emotions’, ‘suspense’, ‘point of view’, ‘other media’, ‘theme’, ‘genre’, or ‘conflicts’.
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    Put the title of the novel underneath, if you have one.
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    Start by writing the word ‘novel in the centre of a large sheet of paper.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Mindmapping is a technique that combines elements of free association and chance to pull ideas out of your mind. Variants of it are called clustering, branching or spider drawing, but they’re all basically the same.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    19.
    MAP YOUR MIND
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Just leave them out. What was it Elmore Leonard said? ‘Leave out the parts that readers tend to skip.’
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    In fact, there’s no need to write those intervening scenes if they’re not interesting.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    If you’re stuck at a particular place, zip forwards to the next scene that really interests you.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Or try writing your book non-chronologically.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted4 years ago
    Change your main character’s name, for example, or their sex, or their location.
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