A Route Map to Novel Writing Success: The Workbook
A Practical Aid to Using the Waypoint Method
This workbook is designed to accompany David Hough's novel writing guide, A Route Map to Novel Writing Success: How to Write a Novel Using the Waypoint Method. You don't have to use this workbook to write a successful novel, but if you'd like some help with the different elements of the process, here's what the workbook contains:
* Checklists to help you keep track of your overall progress
* Summary pages that you can use as a quick reference when you start writing your novel
* Prompts to help you think of and decide upon your bright idea
* Prompts to flesh out your bright idea into a plot
* Prompts to help you develop your characters and setting
* Guidance for putting your chapters together
* Space to explore your novel's title and the all-important first sentence
* Space to explore your own writing style and the right point of view for your novel
* Space for jotting down expressions, descriptions, snippets of dialogue and other turns of phrase
* Space to record your research findings and references
* Space to record potential agents'/publishers' contact details and their submission guidelines
* Guidance for writing your synopsis and cover letter
* Space for your own notes
The Waypoint Method provides a systematic and a step-by-step guidance to writing your novel. It was developed by David Hough who has used it to write over thirty novels - all of which have been published by mainstream publishers. Now you can learn how to use this method to help you write a successful novel.
