First novel

When Your Characters Need Therapy: Please welcome back guest Lisa Alber who writes the County Clare mysteries. Her debut novel, Kilmoon, was nominated for the Rosebud Award of Best First Novel. Kirkus calls her second novel, Whisper…

“Gabriela Garcia captures the lives of Cuban women in a world to which they refuse to surrender and she does so with precision and generosity and beauty.”— Roxane Gay

Learn how to write a first novel: These 10 do's and don'ts will help you plan and structure your process and avoid common first-time book-writing mistakes.

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Sometimes the hardest part of your book is the beginning. It’s the one you return to again and again because you just can’t seem to get it right. What if there was a formula you could follow? A simple structure that helped you flesh out a first chapter that accomplished all the things it neede

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Writing your first novel is a big undertaking, the steps outlined here will help you get started. Remember be patient, stay motivated, and believe in yourself,

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