How Not to Write a Novel
200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
by Howard Mittelmark, Sandra Newman · first published 2008
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"What do you think of my fiction book writing?" the aspiring novelist extorted."Darn," the editor hectored, in turn. "I can not publish your novel! It is full of what we in the business call 'really awful writing.'""But how shall I absolve this dilemma? I have already read every tome available on how to write well and get published!" The writer tossed his head about, wildly."It might help," opined the blonde editor, helpfully, "to ponder how NOT to write a novel, so you might avoid the very thing!"Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On th
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"How not to write a novel" may be a good first read https://www.amazon.com/Write-Novel-Them-Misstep-Misstep/dp/0...
on “Ask HN: A book or course on novel writing basics” ↗Besides TV tropes, the page made me think of the quite entertaining "How Not to Write a Novel"[1][2], which not only details tropes to avoid, but also quite humorously illustrates them with short stories. If you're already a TV Tropes addict, I can strongly recommend the book. [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/HowNotToWr...…
on “Stories We’ve Seen Too Often” ↗