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How to Write a Novel

I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of characters, the formation of plots, and a host of other points with which I shall deal hereafter. Although no school could turn out novelists to order there is yet enough common material in all art-work to be mapped out in a course of lessons. I shall show that the two great requisites of novel-writing are (1) a good story to tell, and (2) ability to tell it effectively. Briefly stated, my position is this: no teaching can produce "good stories to tell," but it can increase the power of "the telling," and change it from crude and ineffective methods to those which reach the apex of developed art. - Summary from the preface

Year of Publication: 1901Genres: Writing & Linguistics,*Non-fiction

Running Time: 02 hours 40 minutes 13 seconds(10 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Brett W. Downey

#	Chapter Name
	The Object in View Brett W. Downey	11:25
	A Good Story to Tell Brett W. Downey	8:39
	How to Begin Brett W. Downey	27:30
	Characters and Characterisation Brett W. Downey	12:47
	Studies in Literary Technique Brett W. Downey	15:14
	Studies in Literary Technique--Continued Brett W. Downey	15:51
	Pitfalls & The Secret of Style Brett W. Downey	18:31
	How Authors Work Brett W. Downey	20:08
	Is the Subject-Matter of Novels Exhausted Brett W. Downey	15:08
	The Novel v. The Short Story & Success: And Some of Its Minor Conditions Brett W. Downey	15:00