| I remember getting my first rejection letter- I | | | | impression" to "the writer's resources of |
| was seventeen years old at the time. It was for | | | | experience". Fiction seems to grow out of a |
| a volume of poetry - well, six poems written by | | | | convincing character so the author must have |
| me in longhand ! The letter said "we have to | | | | good characters and character development . |
| advise you, that in our opinion, there would be | | | | Good fiction doesn't just happen, it is designed. |
| little demand for this work on the general | | | | Editors love character-based fiction and let's face |
| market". I have written lots of articles and short | | | | it, great fiction is character-driven. Fiction relies for |
| stories but never a full length novel, partly | | | | effect on both empathy (understanding how it |
| because I did not have the resources or help at | | | | feels to be another person) and sympathy (a |
| hand. Now that help is available and I want to tell | | | | sense of emotional kinship and support for |
| you about it below. | | | | another person). |
| What Does writing A Novel Involve? | | | | The time you invest in designing characters up |
| Writing a novel is an act of self-annihilation as | | | | front will pay off ten-fold when you start writing. |
| much as self-discovery- just like marriage! Writing | | | | Characters will assume different significance, |
| a novel is not as difficult as you might think, and | | | | some will fade into the background, some will leap |
| completing a novel is one of the most rewarding | | | | into the spotlight. Characters play a key role |
| feelings in the world. Some writers say the | | | | throughout the entire novel and have to advance |
| hardest part of writing a novel is starting it. The | | | | or regress throughout the course of the novel. |
| problem is that writing a novel is hard but there is | | | | You start hearing the voices of different |
| help at hand! Why struggle on your own ? | | | | characters. For each of your major characters, |
| The Role Of Characters In Writing A Novel | | | | take an hour and write a one-page summary |
| The most important part of writing a novel is | | | | sheet that tells:the character's name,a |
| knowing your characters well and setting up your | | | | one-sentence summary of the character's |
| story in a way that keeps the reader intrigued | | | | storyline,the character's motivation. |
| the whole way through. They say that writing a | | | | When you read the opening of a gripping novel, |
| novel is 10% telling the story and 90% editing. | | | | you are immediately drawn into the story either |
| The most important thing in writing a novel is that | | | | by the main character's drama, problem or some |
| the material can sustain your attention for the | | | | conflict. So much so, that you just have to read |
| years it will take to finish the book. | | | | on. You will find so much more advice in the link |
| Fiction can originate from "direct personal | | | | below that you will soon be writing a novel. |