Publisher's Synopsis
Looking for ways to fix your novel? Or: Is your fiction writing in peril?
Based on real advice gleaned from thousands of writing critiques, 179 Ways to Save a Novel is more than a collection of ideas for troubleshooting your work-in-progress (though it holds plenty of practical writing advice). This inspiring guide doubles as a thoughtful examination of the writing life-and not just with respect to writing, but to the reading habits and thought processes of writers.
The 179 meditations in this book are grouped under six headings:
- Substance
- Structure
- Style
- Symbol, Myth & Metaphor
- Soul
- and Other Matters
