Reviewed first for scribes world, Sol Stein presents a good handbook
, "The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them" for the beginning and/or more experienced

How to Grow a Novel The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Themis divided into two major sections: The Responsibilities of the Writer 15 chapters and The Responsibilities of the Publisher 3 chapters. How to Grow a Novel The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them I found included under Responsibilities for Writers are Chapter 2: Is Conflict a Necessity? Chapter 7: Our Native Language is not Dialogue and Chapter 13: Revision as Opportunity and Danger to be especially interesting and helpful. The three chapters under Responsibilities of the Publisher are Chapter 16: The Prospect Before Us, Chapter 17: Putting Out to the World, and Chapter 18: Midlist, and Other Fictions of Publishing. Author Stein has a nice readable writing style. How to Grow a Novel The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them offers dandy, well thought out, tips for his peers. I especially enjoyed Chapter 10 Where Writers Go Wrong: Stein says, ‘All of the most successful novels I have edited over the years have had stories that could be synopsized in a single paragraph.’ He continues in the same vein by pointing out that ‘The process of finding out whose (story) it is can become an important learning adventure for the writer.’ And, Stein explains ‘beats’. Writer Stein says ‘A beat is usually a minor action that breaks up dialogue when a pause is needed to keep the scene visual.’ All of this is handy, sound information for all writers to keep in mind as they prepare their first, or that next novel. I enjoyed reading How to Grow a Novel The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them and believe there is much here for all writers who desire to improve their craft. Enjoyed the read, happy to recommend. ============================= Reviewed by: Molly's Reviews molly martin ============================= http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mollymartin Amazon Product Details 2016 edit TITLE How to Grow a Novel The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them AUTHOR Sol Stein GENRE Reference book, self help, writing help Amazon Product Details Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (March 20, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312267495 ISBN-13: 978-0312267490 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches Product Details included for the 2003 review.   Reviewed first for scribes world Title: . How to Grow a Novel The most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them Author: . Sol Stein Line/Publisher: . St Martin’s Griffin Release Date: . 2002 ISBN: 0-312-20949-5 recommended 4 stars