{"product_id":"2940013944107","title":"How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction","description":"How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction by Grant Richards\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003eThis little book is one which so well explains itself that no introductory word is needed; and I only venture to intrude a sentence or two here with a view to explain the style in which I have conveyed my ideas. I desired to be plain and practical, and therefore chose the direct and epistolary form as being most suitable for the purpose in hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1. THE OBJECT IN VIEW\u003cbr\u003eAn Inevitable Comparison\u003cbr\u003eA Model Lesson in Novel-Writing\u003cbr\u003eThe Teachable and the Unteachable\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2. A GOOD STORY TO TELL\u003cbr\u003eWhere do Novelists get their Stories from?\u003cbr\u003eIs there a Deeper Question?\u003cbr\u003eWhat about the Newspapers?\u003cbr\u003eHere is the paragraph:\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3. HOW TO BEGIN\u003cbr\u003eFormation of the Plot\u003cbr\u003eThe Agonies and Joys of “Plot-Construction”\u003cbr\u003eCare in the Use of Actual Events\u003cbr\u003eThe Natural History of a Plot\u003cbr\u003eSir Walter Besant on the Evolution of a Plot\u003cbr\u003ePlot-Formation in Earnest\u003cbr\u003eCharacters first: Plot afterwards\u003cbr\u003eThe Natural Background\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4. CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISATION\u003cbr\u003eThe Chief Character\u003cbr\u003eHow to Portray Character\u003cbr\u003eMethods of Characterisation\u003cbr\u003eThe Trick of “Idiosyncrasies”\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5. STUDIES IN LITERARY TECHNIQUE\u003cbr\u003eNarrative Art\u003cbr\u003eMovement\u003cbr\u003eAids to Description\u003cbr\u003eTHE POINT OF VIEW\u003cbr\u003eSELECTING THE MAIN FEATURES\u003cbr\u003eDESCRIPTION BY SUGGESTION\u003cbr\u003eFACTS TO REMEMBER\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6. STUDIES IN LITERARY TECHNIQUE\u003cbr\u003eColour: Local and Otherwise\u003cbr\u003eWhat About Dialect?\u003cbr\u003eOn Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7. PITFALLS\u003cbr\u003eItems of General Knowledge\u003cbr\u003eSpecific Subjects\u003cbr\u003eTopography and Geography\u003cbr\u003eScientific Facts\u003cbr\u003eGrammar\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8. THE SECRET OF STYLE\u003cbr\u003eCommunicable Elements\u003cbr\u003eIncommunicable Elements\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 9. HOW AUTHORS WORK\u003cbr\u003eQuick and Slow\u003cbr\u003eHow many Words a Day?\u003cbr\u003eCharles Reade and Anthony Trollope\u003cbr\u003eThe Mission of Fancy\u003cbr\u003eFancies of another Type\u003cbr\u003eSome of our Younger Writers\u003cbr\u003eCurious Methods\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 10. IS THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF NOVELS EXHAUSTED?\u003cbr\u003eThe Question Stated\u003cbr\u003e“Change” not “Exhaustion”\u003cbr\u003eWhy we talk about Exhaustion\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 11. THE NOVEL _v._ THE SHORT STORY\u003cbr\u003ePractise the Short Story\u003cbr\u003eShort Story Writers on their Art\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 12. SUCCESS: AND SOME OF ITS MINOR CONDITIONS\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth about Success\u003cbr\u003eMinor Conditions of Success\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDICES\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX 1. THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION[175:1]\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX 2. BOOKS WORTH READING\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX 3. MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON WRITING FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073844232432,"sku":"2940013944107","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013944107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}