Write That Novel!

by David Farland

Drawing from over three decades of experience and success in the fiction writing market, New York Times Bestselling author David Farland shares here dozens of articles on everything from how to structure your plot to analyzing your audience. Indispensable to aspiring novelists looking to perfect their first work of fiction. In addition to writing novels, David Farland has worked as the lead judge for one of the world's largest writing contests, as a green-lighting analyst in Hollywood, as a videogame designer, as a screenwriter, and as a creative writing instructor at Brigham Young University. With his emphasis on practical advice on penetrating large markets, he has mentored dozens of authors who have gone on to become #1 international bestsellers.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 17, 2013

About the author

David Farland is the author of the bestselling Runelords series, including Chaosbound, The Wyrmling Horde and Worldbinder. He also writes science-fiction as David Wolverton. He won the 1987 Writers of the Future contest, and has been nominated for a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award. Farland also works as a video game designer, and has taught writing seminars around the U.S. and Canada. He lives in Saint George, Utah. He passed away on January 14, 2022.

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Reviews

[Rick Yagodich · Rating 4 out of 5]

For those who've read any of Farland's other writing-instruction books, the first quarter of Write That Novel! will feel horribly repetitive. Even the cited examples are the same. At that point, I would have been hard pressed to even give it three stars.

But this book is effectively a version of a writing course Farland has given - his teaching notes, or a transcript (it even includes mentiones to a few days ago/last week)… And after the basic introduction, it picks up a gear, laying out solid, practical advice that is, at least for the most part, clear and presented in fresh packaging. Some elements even include twists I've not come across anywhere else.

[Troy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was mostly a review of Million Dollar Outlines, but the ideas are still good.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good ideas I will put into practice. But when it comes down to it, I don't think I will ever be an outlining author, so some of it doesn't apply to me.