Unputdownable: Storytelling and Self-Editing Handbook

by Nina Grove Hansen

"Unputdownable" is a book for authors who want to write fiction that's truly immersive and captivating. It helps you get the craft in place or sharpen the material you already have. Here, you’ll find tips on world-building, protagonist, goal, antagonism, genre, structure, character development, language, and "show, don’t tell." The advice in the book is based on the author’s 15 years of experience as a freelance editor. Unputdownable gives you the chance to avoid the most common pitfalls among inexperienced writers. You’ll also find the key mechanisms that help us get a story up and running, along with plenty of examples, tips, and advice. Richly illustrated, the book also presents exercises that you can try out on your own project to increase awareness around the choices you make. This way, you can raise the quality of your work and get more out of your writing time!

225 pages, Paperback

Published April 13, 2025

Reviews

[Ton Bil · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book about good story writing. It certainly is more than a guide for editing. Of course editing and writing are water and tap, or cloud and sky: one doesn't come without the other. I had the idea I was following a very extensive and well-organized writing course. I recommend for fiction writers especially.