Writing Plots With Drama, Depth & Heart: Nail Your Novel

'Nail Your Novel is on my shortlist of indispensable writing books' - Lisa Cron, author of Wired For Story

'Comprehensive, concise and packed with helpful tips for all writers' - Geri Ahearn, Amazon Vine reviewer

What keeps a reader curious? It’s the story. You might have a dazzling prose voice and plausible characters, but if they don’t do anything, the reader is likely to lose interest.

So where do you find story ideas? How do you make them into a captivating read?

Do you know what genre you are best suited to write? What is literary fiction and how do you write that? How will you give your book depth without seeming preachy or bringing the plot to a standstill?

What are the hidden patterns that ply the reader’s emotions, regardless of your genre or style? How can you use them with originality? If you want to write a story that breaks the usual conventions, how do you do it?

Whatever type of novel you want to write, this book will show you, in down-to-earth tutorials, games and exercises.

Use it before you write and when revising, to diagnose your story’s strengths and weaknesses, to decide how to begin, what to put in the middle, how it should end. If you’ve had feedback from critique partners and editors, use it to decode what’s really wrong - instead of what they think might be.

Most of all, use it to find out where you already have spellbinding plot material. Discover where your best ideas are hiding and how to tell stories with drama, depth and heart.

Roz Morris's fiction has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide, although you won't have seen her name on the covers as she ghostwrote for high-profile authors. She is now writing acclaimed fiction under her own name. She is a writer, journalist, fiction editor and the author of the Nail Your Novel series for writers. She teaches creative writing masterclasses for The Guardian newspaper in London.

'I have a "best ever" shelf on Goodreads and haven't added to it for 8.5 months... until a moment ago when I added this one. It really reaches out to make the reader understand. Basics for beginners; insightful for experienced writers too. I've bookmarked some pages that I will reference often and am finally relieved I've found information that I've been hoping to have for revision/editing phases' - Rebecca Berto

I've read all "Nail your Novel" books and I think that they should be on every authors reference shelf. Roz knows her craft and explains the concepts clearly and concisely with examples. I would recommend this series of books to anyone with an interest in the craft of writing.' - Jason