A Novel Idea: Writing Is an Art

by Ruth Silver

Do you love to write? Do you have difficulty starting your novel? Ruth Silver, the author of the Aberrant Series loves to hand write her character outlines and basic story plot. She finds it easier to go back and reference when writing her first draft. She created A NOVEL IDEA after following this method for both ORENDA and DEAD GIRL WALKING, two highly anticipated series coming to bookstores in 2014. A NOVEL IDEA is just like using a notebook to pen the beginning details of your novel. Blank pages line this book for you to use. Jot down character traits, your main plot and more as you begin working towards your first draft. Included is a simple guide to help you get started. A perfect gift for a writer at any age!

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2013

About the author

Ruth Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She has written under three unique pseudo names and penned well over a hundred stories.

She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, "Deuces are Wild", which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories.

Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She runs her own book blog and also enjoys photography and traveling.

Her favorite YA genre is a mix of Dystopian & Fantasy which is evident in the upcoming release of her latest book, Aberrant. Slated for release April 2013 by Lazy Day Publishing, it is the first in a trilogy.