The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel | Tom Monteleone
Drawing on his own personal expertise, as well as insights from such best-selling authors as Janet Evanovich, Peter Straub, and Whitley Streiber, a novelist and editor takes readers through the entire writing process, from developing a style and coming up with ideas, to creating believable settings and characters, to the final editing and rewriting tasks. Original. 15,000 first printing.