novel writing

The following is a guest post by author Roie Oknin. Make sure to meet him at the bottom of the post! In my novel Ramen, Existential Crises, the noodles cook for exactly 85 seconds. Not approximately 85 seconds. Not until …

In this guest post, author and story structure consultant Leon Conrad shares some lesser-known books on writing that he has found particularly inspirational.

I’m writing a book.  Can you even believe that? It’s been my lifelong dream to be a novelist, and I’ve finally decided to take action.  According to one of the guides I’ll describe below, I’m supposed to have a ten-word sentence …