{"product_id":"this-year-you-write-your-novel-9780316065498","title":"This Year You Write Your Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel \u003ci\u003enow\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls,\" bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish their novel in one year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intended as both inspiration and instruction, this book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer. Mosley teaches you how to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs -- and how to stick to it. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetermine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook readers with dynamic characters. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No-nonsense advice that is sure to set beginning writers along the righteous path to real authorhood.\" --\u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Mosley\u003c\/b\u003e is one of America's most celebrated and beloved writers. A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, he has won numerous awards, including the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy, a PEN USA's Lifetime Achievement Award, and several NAACP Image Awards. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. His short fiction has appeared in a wide array of publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and his nonfiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDown the River unto the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625520501010,"sku":"9780316065498","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a860af5-990e-4048-977b-62ddaf777d5f.jpg?v=1732631073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-year-you-write-your-novel-9780316065498","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}