How to Grow a Novel The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them

How to Grow a Novel is an invaluable editorial workshop in print.It includes details and examples from Sol Stein's behind-the-scenes work with bestselling novelists as well as talented newcomers.Stein takes the reader backstage in the development of memorable characters and fascinating plots. The chapter on dialogue overflows with solutions for short story writers, novelists, screenwriters, and playwrights. Stein shows what readers are looking for-and what they avoid-in the experience of reading fiction.The book offers guidelines-and warnings-of special value for nonfiction writers who want to move into fiction.Stein points to the little, often overlooked things that damage the writer's authority without the writer knowing it.And this book, like no other writing book, takes the reader behind the scenes of the publishing business as it affects writers of every level of experience, revealing the hard truths that are kept behind shut doors.AUTHORBIO: SOL STEIN has edited the work of such major writers as James Baldwin, Jack Higgins, and Elia Kazan.He has taught creative writing at Columbia, Iowa, and the University of California at Irvine, which presented him with the Distinguished Instructor Award in 1993.He is the author of nine novels, including the million-copy seller The Magician, as well as the much-acclaimed Stein on Writing.

Sol Stein is the author of several novels, including the million-copy bestseller The Magician. As an editor, his authors included James Baldwin, Jack Higgins, and many others. Stein has lectured widely on creative writing, and was given the Distinguished Instructor Award by the University of California at Irvine in 1993. His columns appear regularly on America Online and elsewhere.