. . "This year you write your novel"@en . "This year you write your novel" . . . "No more excuses. \"Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls,\" bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. Anyone can write a novel now, and in this essential book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Walter Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Intended as both inspiration and instruction, the book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley tells how to: - Create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs--and how to stick to it. - Determine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style. - Get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story."@en . "No more excuses! Anyone can write a novel, novelist Mosley advises, and in this book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, he promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Intended as both inspiration and instruction, the book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley tells: how to create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs--and how to stick to it; how to determine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style; and how to get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story.--From publisher description." . "No more excuses! Anyone can write a novel, novelist Mosley advises, and in this book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, he promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Intended as both inspiration and instruction, the book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley tells: how to create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs--and how to stick to it; how to determine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style; and how to get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story.--From publisher description."@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . "In this invaluable book of tips, wisdom, and practical guidance, Mosley teaches you how to: create a daily writing regimen that fits your lifestyle; develop a narrative voice that suits the tale; hook readers with dynamic characters; get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story. Offering both motivation and instruction, the author provides the tools you need to turn out a first draft in just three months, and then revise it into something finer. - Back cover." . . . "REFERENCE Writing Skills." . . "LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Composition & Creative Writing." . . "LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Rhetoric." . . "Reference." . . "Fiction Authorship." . . "Fiction Technique." . . . .