Novel Writing on Edge is dedicated to the art of novel writing, and while we're at it, to assisting you in becoming published by a major commercial imprint or traditional literary press.
Platitudes, entitled amateurism, popular delusions, and erroneous information are all conspicuously absent from this website. As the official blog of Algonkian Writer Conferences, and sister website to Algonkian Author Connect, it's mission is to provide you, the aspiring novel or narrative non-fiction author, with the realistic skills and knowledge it takes to succeed in the difficult book market of the 21st century.
NOVEL WRITING TRIP WIRES AND CHECKLISTS
ADVANCED TECHNIQUE, SCENES, AND PROSE
Platitudes, entitled amateurism, popular delusions, and erroneous information are all conspicuously absent from this website. As the official blog of Algonkian Writer Conferences, and sister website to Algonkian Author Connect, it's mission is to provide you, the aspiring novel or narrative non-fiction author, with the realistic skills and knowledge it takes to succeed in the difficult book market of the 21st century.
We tell it straight up. It's not always easy or comforting, but neither is the great task of writing a novel. Many if not most of our readers are "second stage," i.e., they've passed through the fire and entered the epiphany light to realize their initial preconceptions about the novel writing process were in error. In this context, we exist to place the horse back in front of the cart (forgive the cliché). From the beginning, we refocus attention on one crucial question, and one that often and unbelievably goes unexplored:
Are you writing a commercially viable novel in the first place? In other words, is the story reasonably high-concept, as well as in the process of being developed and written in the precise way publishing professionals demand?
We are here to help you provide a realistic answer. When it comes to the task of providing professional guidance on matters of methodical novel development and competitive prose narrative, Novel Writing on Edge utilizes an effective "model and context" strategy which relies on portraying models of technique, structure, or craft sampled from the best authors (both classic and recent, genre and literary). The writer is thereby able to pick and choose from these models for the purpose of creating or enhancing their narrative, characters, scenes, sets, and other major story elements in the context of their own novel-in-progress.
We all stand on the shoulders of great writers gone before. You will find here an array of articles and essays on novel writing and development that gel to form an effective start-to-finish guide. Below are samples from this guide--a great way to begin your journey here.
Scimus via.
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NOVEL WRITING TRIP WIRES AND CHECKLISTS
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/aspiring-authors-must-cross-epiphany.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2017/02/timeless-and-valuable-editors-rejection.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/10/seven-narrative-rejection-sins-bad.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2019/07/check-points-to-turn-novel-into-film.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/important-coverage-checklist-for.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2015/05/top-seven-reasons-why-aspiring-authors.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2015/04/top-ten-worst-pieces-of-writing-advice.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/10/spotting-thin-skinned-narcissist.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/the-novels-agon-primary-conflict.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/10/antagonists-in-novel-most-important.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/great-settings-maximize-opportunity.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/learning-exposition-from-classics.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/the-six-act-two-goal-novel.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/protagonist-sympathy-factors-in-hook.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/10/deep-and-fresh-traits-for-majors.html
ADVANCED TECHNIQUE, SCENES, AND PROSE
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/12/scenes-to-z-glue-drama-sex-sass.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2013/02/algonkian-writer-conferences-michael.html
https://novelwritingonedge.com/2020/08/four-levels-of-third-person-pov.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/11/writing-brilliant-fiction-narrative-in.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/09/narrative-enhancement-via-nabokov.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/10/boot-was-for-more-verve.html
https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/2020/10/interior-monologue-by-gail-godwin.html
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