Digital Issue: 2009 Novel Writing

This special newsstand-only issue is now available for download! Discover Techniques and Inpiration to Start Writing Your Novel TODAY! Table of Contents [GETTING STARTED] UPFRONT Trying (Too Hard) Not to Be Obvious o Questions & Quandaries PLOTTING A NOVEL GROUP by Marie Lamba Writing a novel doesn't have to be a solitary endeavor. Here's one group of writers who've learned to get by with a little help from their friends. WRITE LIKE YOUR LITERARY HEROES by Mort Castle Reshape, revise and reimagine the writing styles of the masters to find your own successful voice. WHAT'S HOT IN POPULAR FICTION? by Michael J. Vaughn Keep up with the latest trends in fiction with this comprehensive genre-by-genre market report. WHERE TO BEGIN? by Nancy Kress Don't know where in the timeline to begin your tale? Here are five different places to start your work. RESEARCHING YOUR HISTORICAL NOVEL by Rosemarie Ostler Uses these eight indispensable resources to bring your pe