How to Write a Novel
Joanna Penn
Writing a novel will change your life.
It might not be in the way that you expect, but when you hold your book in your hand and say, “I made this,” something will shift.
The process of getting to that point will light a spark in your creative soul and help you discover unexpected aspects of yourself. It will be one of the things you are most proud of in your life.
I’m Joanna (J.F.) Penn, award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 18 novels and novellas with nearly a million books sold in over one hundred countries.
This book will help you write your first novel, or improve your creative process so you can write more books and reach more readers. It covers mindset, ideas and research, plotting/outlining and discovery writing, aspects of craft from character to setting to voice and much more, how to write a first draft, and work through an editing process to a finished book.
If you want to (finally) write your novel, then buy How to Write a Novel today.
Duration - 6h 49m.
Author - Joanna Penn.
Narrator - Joanna Penn.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Joanna Penn ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Writing a novel will change your life. It might not be in the way that you expect, but when you hold your book in your hand and say, “I made this,” something will shift. The process of getting to that point will light a spark in your creative soul and help you discover unexpected aspects of yourself. It will be one of the things you are most proud of in your life. I’m Joanna (J.F.) Penn, award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 18 novels and novellas with nearly a million books sold in over one hundred countries. This book will help you write your first novel, or improve your creative process so you can write more books and reach more readers. It covers mindset, ideas and research, plotting/outlining and discovery writing, aspects of craft from character to setting to voice and much more, how to write a first draft, and work through an editing process to a finished book. If you want to (finally) write your novel, then buy How to Write a Novel today. Duration - 6h 49m. Author - Joanna Penn. Narrator - Joanna Penn. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Joanna Penn ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:28
Introduction
Duration:00:09:11
Part 1 First Principles 1.1 Why are you writing a novel?
Duration:00:05:41
1.2 What has stopped you from completing a novel before?
Duration:00:08:00
1.3 Principles to keep in mind as you create
Duration:00:13:11
Part 2 Ideas, Research, Plotting, and Discovery Writing 2.1 How to find and capture ideas
Duration:00:22:35
2.2 How to research your novel and when to stop
Duration:00:13:23
2.3 Outlining (or plotting)
Duration:00:08:57
2.4 Discovery writing (or pantsing)
Duration:00:14:53
2.5 What are you writing? Genre
Duration:00:12:50
2.6 What are you writing? Short story, novella, or novel
Duration:00:02:49
2.7 What are you writing? Stand-alone, series, or serial
Duration:00:07:01
Part 3 Aspects of a Novel 3.1 Story structure
Duration:00:10:37
3.2 Scenes and chapters
Duration:00:11:10
3.3 Character: Who is the story about?
Duration:00:32:33
3.4 Point of view
Duration:00:11:11
3.5 Dialogue
Duration:00:11:47
3.6 Plot: What happens in the story?
Duration:00:21:58
3.7 Conflict
Duration:00:05:14
3.8 Openings and endings
Duration:00:06:55
3.9 Setting and world-building: Where does the story happen?
Duration:00:16:02
3.10 Author voice
Duration:00:03:30
3.11 Theme
Duration:00:07:54
3.12 Book or story title
Duration:00:07:14
3.13 Language versus story and tools versus art
Duration:00:02:42
Part 4 Writing the first draft 4.1 Attitude to the first draft
Duration:00:05:43
4.2 How to write the first draft
Duration:00:16:25
4.3 Dictate your book
Duration:00:11:55
4.4 Write fast, cycle through, or write slow
Duration:00:06:27
4.5 Writer’s block
Duration:00:08:34
4.6 Writing tools and software
Duration:00:07:03
4.7 When is the first draft finished?
Duration:00:05:06
Part 5 Editing 5.1 Overview of the editing process
Duration:00:06:40
5.2 Self-editing
Duration:00:16:26
5.3 How to find and work with a professional editor
Duration:00:14:24
5.4 Beta readers, specialist readers, and sensitivity readers
Duration:00:05:52
5.5 Editing tools and software
Duration:00:03:38
5.6 Lessons learned from editing my first novel after more than a decade
Duration:00:23:50
5.7 When is the book finished?
Duration:00:03:21
Conclusion
Duration:00:05:16
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:39