This Year You Write Your Novel
This narrator is our conduit to the novel.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
Many writers, and teachers of writing, spend so much time comparing work to past masters that they lose the contemporary voice of the novel being created on this day.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
A character talking is an action too.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
Always try to pare down the language of your novel. Is that word necessary? That sentence, that paragraph, that chapter? Most writers tend to overwrite. They either fall in love with their use of language or want to make sure that the reader understands everything.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
The omniscient narrator is the most powerful and most difficult narrative form. The omniscient narrator knows all.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
There are many kinds and styles of narrative voices, and it is imperative that you decide which one you will use to tell your tale.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
Details will devour your story unless you find the words that want saying.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
The structured writer may break down the whole novel into brief numbered descriptions of each story, chapter, or section.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
descriptions and condensation Any simple act or situation in life is comprised of hundreds of actions and circumstances.