Title: Write a Novel Category:Literature / English Details: Words: 1135 | Pages: 4.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Write a Novel
Seven suggestions for writing a novelSeven suggestions for writing a novel
A recent posting to the alt.books.purefiction and misc.writing newsgroups has
initiated a spate of private emails to me about getting published, and one
person wanted my street address so he could drive over and literally put his
manuscript into my hands.
I am neither a publisher nor an agent, nor do I want to become one. However, I
understand the frustration that goes with working on something for a large part
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. I immediately saw some areas ripe for serious
improvement, where minor rewriting made a huge difference.
That's all I've got right now. Those of you in this group can send me email
asking for advice, but I get over 50 emails a day and I can't answer you
individually. I'll try to post here or in misc.writing if there are common
questions.
Final point: I do not have an agent, so I can't give any advice on how to get
one
