21 Ways to Write a Commercial Novel

A 'How To Write' guide based on the first twenty-one weeks of award-winning, bestselling thriller and romance author Jane Holland'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:Starting OutFake It Till You Make ItCommercial IdeasResearchPlanningHooks And TeasersHow To Open ChaptersHow To Close ChaptersWriting A Commercial SceneLocation, Location, LocationWriting Complex CharactersStaying CommercialNovel Avoidance SyndromeWriting The Commercial SynopsisDealing With RejectionOther WritersFour-Point Commercial ChecklistChanging IdentitiesTen-Point Guide To The Commercial NovellaWriting Your NovelRowan Coleman's Advice To New Writers