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How to write a best-selling novel
The key to writing a best-selling novel is to read a lot! It sounds obvious enough.
It is the same with writing any kind of novel: read as many as you can of a similar
style to yours in your particular genre.
Research
Study the best-seller list. Read reviews given by book critics to understand the
market.
Learn from other best-selling authors
Learn from other authors of your chosen genre. Read interviews with the authors
themselves.
Open the story with a strong 'hook'
You should open the story with a strong hook which grabs the reader's attention.
Your characters should seem real, with real personalities and failings. Your characters
should captivate your readers.
Use cliffhangers at the end of each chapter
You should use a cliffhanger at the end of each chapter to sustain the interest
of your readers.
Can MyNovel help me write a best seller?
MyNovel can help you write a novel. To write a best seller, you should use
a hook at the beginning of your novel. Your prose should be exciting, intricate,
but written in plain, inelaborate language. MyNovel will help you to plan your best-seller
in fine detail and to flesh out your characters and settings. MyNovel will enable you to write
consistent language - and, with its built-in readability analysis tools, evaluate it's readability.
Download MyNovel today and become a best-selling author
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MyNovel feature list
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MyNovel
includes a complete, easy-to-use word processor specifically designed for novelists
with a spell checker and thesaurus
- MyNovel includes built-in text analysis features to evaluate readability and reading
age
- It uses an in-depth question-and-answer approach to getting you to define and get
to know the places, characters and objects you are going to use, or are already
using, in your novel
- MyNovel encourages you to plan the events, sub-plots and character developments
that you are going to use to complete your novel
- It allows you to associate research with each of your characters, events, places
and objects - for instance links to websites, links to other files on your computer
- MyNovel allows you to build an in-depth "spider-diagram" of relationships
between the characters, places and objects
- It includes our unique diagramming system whereby you can visualize parts of the
"spider-diagram" as family trees, chapter diagrams, sequences of events etc.
Read more about the MyNovel diagramming system.
- It includes templates for new novelists to use in order to follow the structures
of existing novels. The list of templates is ever-increasing. Registered users can
download new templates for free from this website. For an example, take a look at
the
Hero's Journey
template. More experienced writers do not have to use a template.
- MyNovel includes an excellent printing facility, which allow you (a) to print all
or a section of your novel in a format suitable for submission to literary agents
and publishers (b) to print a chapter plan, i.e. the "spider-diagram"
that you automatically create while using MyNovel. You will find abundant benefit
in this facility during and after writing your novel.
- Includes an export facility to Microsoft Word and other word processors. You can
export some or all of the novel; plus your chapter plan. In addition you can now
export to Adobe PDF to create e-books
and HTML.
- It includes the ability to "get inspiration" for any aspect of your novel.
This is a feature of the MyNovel website, accessible to registered users, which
will suggest characters, places and so on to you! This is an indispensible resource
which you will get for free. Additions are being made to this area of the MyNovel
website all of the time, all of which you will get for free.
More information >
- MyNovel includes a built in virtual
Writers Circle
where you can share snippets of your work with other writers to get feedback and
advice about your writing
- The ability to record the submissions you have made to literary agents and publishers.
The ability to record your success!
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