Focus Of The Month-NOVELS

This month we continue looking at how to write a novel. It is a  long and sometimes an overwhelming processes so any help is always encouraged. Lorraine has found some information to help you with your novel.

Novel Types

Click on the link below to work out what type of Novel you are writing.

The information was extracted from the software "New Novelist" by Write Brothers.

Novel Types

Guide to Structuring a Novel
Very informative!
The information was extracted from the software "New Novelist" by Write Brothers.
Formula

Assessing whether a piece of writing is effective. 

Here are a few question you might need to ask yourself in order to test every scene in a novel, every short story, poem, etc.

1. The Plot Focus.
The purpose of this scene is to __________________________
eg. reveal the protagonist's childhood absuses in order to show motivation for current behaviour.

2. The Character Focus.
When the reader finishes reading this scene, he should feel ___________________________
eg. sympathy for the protagonist, yet be sceptical of her reliability as a narrator.

3. The Theme Focus.
When the reader finishes this scene, he should think __________________________
eg. that the protagonist has been using these abuses as an excuse for many oter self-destructive actions.

4. The Suspense Focus.
When the reader finishes this scene, he should wonder _______________________
e.g. whether the protagonist will be able to overcome the horror of her childhood in order to reunite with her estranged mother.
"A Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes" by Raymond Obstfeld.