The Novelist's Deskbook: EVERYTHING a Serious Writer Need to Know Paperback – November 23, 2025

EVERYTHING you need to know to write a novel … GUARANTEED!If you are looking help writing your novel, you could buy a bookshelf full of how-to, “paint-by-the-numbers” books. But those books are “one-size-fits-all” books. They ignore the fact that stories are different. Crime and spy thriller stories are not the same as science fiction, fantasy, and romance stories. And different kinds of stories require different kinds of characters and need to be written in different ways.And if you are going to write a novel, you will probably need books on writing dialogue, applying the principles of show, don’t tell, choosing the perspective from which to tell your story, plotting character arcs and a few other topics. That’s $12 to $20 dollars a book.You might also want to learn about writing flashbacks and backstory, creating side stories and secondary stories, knowing when to use [or avoid] prologues and epilogues and choosing the right setting for your story.And you should probably but a book on effective techniques for editing your book.But you don’t need all those books because The Novelist’s Deskbook includes everything you need to know to write a novel!Don’t believe me? Look inside the book [by clicking the “Read Sample” box below the cover page to the left]and review the Table of ContentsI am so sure that you will be satisfied with his book that I am offering a money-back guarantee. The detail of this offer can be found by looking inside the book. Read more