HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST NOVEL

Sophie King

• PRICE £10.99
• EXTENT 216 pages
• BINDING Paperback
• FORMAT 234 x 153 mm
• ISBN 978-1-84528-388-9
• PUB DATE 29 January 2010
• BIC CODES CBV
• CATEGORY Creative Writing
• TERRITORIES World Rights
• KEY POINTS

• Complete beginner’s guide to writing your first novel
• Experienced novelist Sophie King guides you through the whole process, from first steps to finding the perfect ending and getting published
• Every chapter contains exercises to hone your skills and develop your craft

SOPHIE KING is the pseudonym for journalist Jane Bidder. As well as writing novels - The School Run; Mums@Home, Second Time Lucky, The Supper Club and her lastest The Wedding Party*, she has had literally hundreds of short stories published in women’s magazines such as Woman’s Weekly, Take a Break, My Weekly and Best.

Sophie lectures in creative writing for Oxford University and West Herts College. She is also the writer in residence for HMP Grendon. Visit Sophie King’s website at www.sophieking.info.

CONTENTS

• 1.Are you ready to commit?
• 2.A novel idea!
• 3.Finding your voice
• 4.The killer first sentence
• 5.It’s all in the plot: part one
• 6.It’s all in the plot: part two
• 7.Who are you? How to create convincing characters
• 8.Viewpoint
• 9.De-mystifying dialogue
• 10.Setting
• 11.How to show and not tell
• 12.Sense and sensibility
• 13.Humour
• 14.Different genres
• 15.How to keep a timeline
• 16.The art of revision
• 17.Synopsis
• 18.The title
• 19.Revealing all!
• 20.How to get published
• 21.Writing the next novel
• 22.Don’t skip this! It might help