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helene
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Writing a novel - 08/24/2006 Hey JFG,

Writing a novel is hard work - but definitely worth the challenge! Congrats on your decision to write a novel.

To start, you can browse the fiction section of WriteSpot.org. Here are a few helpful articles that come to mind:

http://writespot.org/content/view/78/63/
This one's called "Basics of Writing a Short Story". Although a novel is indeed different from a short story, the elements needed remain the same. It's a really great piece... very indepth and complete with links to other resources. I think you'll find it useful.

http://writespot.org/content/view/30/63/
This one's called "Starting Writing Your First Novel". It will give you a few pointers on sticking with it once you decide to write a novell.

http://www.bsu.edu/classes/vancamp/litterms.html
Here's a link I found at a university site. It's a nice little page w/ links and some info.

Good luck!

-helene
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Writing a novel - 08/22/2006 A novel is a fictional essay. Just embellish it with some dialog, and develop the characters. Once you start, the ideas will flow, sometimes, and pretty soon it's not so essayish any more. Of course, you could always just wing it, that's what I do.
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Writing a novel - 08/22/2006 I don't possess the breadth of knowledge that our wondorous editors here possess but would say to check out some of the articles from previous issues of The Write Spot ezine. I know that I've read a few which would be of definite help.
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Writing a novel - 08/22/2006 I was just wondering if there are any websites which you would recommend that cover the format of writing a novel. I'm stuck in essay mode from University. It has been a while since I wrote any kind of story and I almost forget!
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