How to write a novel (creative writing)

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No Plot? No Problem!: A High-velocity, Low-stress Way to Write a Novel in 30 Days
1.  No Plot? No Problem!: A High-velocity, Low-stress Way to Write a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty
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  "Baty:  A fabulous book.  This is the one that made me write a novel in a month.  Irreverent, hilarious and:  it works."
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
2.  On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
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  "King:  Down-to-earth advice, and interesting to see what a bestselling mega-star has to say and how it's not so different from others authors say."
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The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry
3.  The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry by Julia Bell
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  "UEA:  Various essays of different quality with some useful nuggets scattered throughout."
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
4.  Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley
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  "Smiley:  Fantastic advice and eminently hands-on useful.  Half of the book is a plot summary of 100 novels; I didn't find those as good as the 'how to write / revise your novel' chapters."
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Writers on Writing
5.  Writers on Writing by James Roberts
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  "Writers on Writing:  A great collection of 'how I do it' essays, based on very good  interviews with authors at the Adelaide Festival in Australia.  Incl. Vikram Seth, Claire Messud and many more."
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Exercises in Style
6.  Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau
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  "Queneau:  The brilliant and hilarious classic of how to write the same inane anecdote in 99 differrent ways.  Truly liberating.  This made me write a host of experimental stories.  Great fun."
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Exercices De Style
7.  Exercices De Style by Queneau
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  "Queneau (French):  The same book in French so you can savour the brilliance and wit of the original."
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How to Write a Novel
8.  How to Write a Novel by John Braine
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  "Braine:  Useful, no-nonsense, hands-on advice on how to write a mainstream novel."
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