Write Your First Novel

Writers who want a practical route into fiction will find this guide organized as a series of clear lessons on the core craft of storytelling. Two veterans of the publishing world walk readers through building a plot, developing characters, writing dialogue, and creating settings. The book also covers ways to sustain a reader's attention from the first page to the last and techniques for making characters feel vivid and real on the page.

The book opens with a foreword by Jerry B. Jenkins. It is aimed at new, experienced, and aspiring novelists alike, with the goal of giving readers both the confidence to begin a story and the know-how to develop it further. This edition builds on Gilbert Morris's earlier work, with additional material by Laube.