HowtoWriteFiction

Published by Guardian Books 2011 ISBN: 978 085265 2701 Version 1.0 Copyright © Guardian News and Media 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this ebook may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Guardian Books. Designed and set by Suzanne Lemon. Edited by Nell Card. All illustrations by Jirayu Koo. Find out about the Guardian’s iPhone app and the new digital edition for the iPad GUARDIAN SHORTS bring you the very best of our journalism, comment and analysis, from breaking news to the season’s sports and culture. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Getting started 3. Character 4. Point of view 5. Voice 6. Dialogue 7. Description 8. Plot 9. Revising & rewriting 10. Publication 11. Self-publication 1. Introduction How to write fiction: A Guardian masterclass “Writing is a natural process,” says novelist Andrew Miller. “We are, all of us, geared up for it ... But no one writes for long without understanding that they are entering mystery ...” To guide you on your w......