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Novel Writing Courses and "Novel Writing on Edge" Work and Study Forums

From Concept to Query

Welcome to Algonkian Author Connect. Our Novel Writing and Editorial Program's course methodology, professional editorial consults, and "sell sheet" marketing approach—when coupled with supplemental AAC and "Novel Writing on Edge" guidance—creates for aspiring authors the perfect central location for the conception, writing, and production of competitive genre novels (as well as plot-focused literary novels). 

Novel Writing Program You might well ask, for starters, what is the best approach for utilizing the four forums below as efficiently as possible? If you are new to AAC, or a member and not an Algonkian alum, the single best approach is to begin with the forum, "Novel Writing on Edge." Read the introduction and the novel writing topics arrayed in the forum, and once done, proceed to the more inclusive NWOE novel writing and development guide which is broken into three major sections, all of them crucial, and linked to the NWOE main website.

att.jpg However, if you are an alum, the best course of action is to obtain a login to the Algonkian Novel Writing and Editorial Program (at no cost - request from AAC admin via the contact form), then proceed with the courses while also absorbing the NWOE guide on a parallel track.

att.jpg It is also advisable to learn from a "negative" by paying close attention to the forum that focuses on bad novel writing advice. The next forum is a great overview by writers that covers four of the best books on novel writing. Don't neglect. It's worth a close look, i.e, if you're truly serious about writing a good novel. 

att.jpg On a parallel track we would be remiss not to remind you to also examine and reflect upon the AAC content in the primary forum sections. All contain valuable and often fascinating insights and advice regarding the world of books, novel pitching, and even reviews of novel writing videos.

Forums

  1. Novel Writing on Edge - Nuance, Bewares, Actual Results

    Putrid AdvicePlatitudes, entitled amateurism, popular delusions, and erroneous information are all conspicuously absent from this collection. From concept to query, the goal is to provide you, the aspiring author, with the skills and knowledge it takes to realistically compete in today's market. Just beware because we do have a sense of humor.

    Novel Writing on Edge I've Just Landed So Where Do I go Now?
    Novel Writing on Edge Labors, Sins, and Six Acts - NWOE Novel Writing Guide
    Novel Writing on Edge Crucial Self-editing Techniques - No Hostages

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  2. Art and Life in Novel Writing

    Literary AgentMisc pearls of utility plus takeaways on craft learned from books utilized in the AAC novel writing program including "Write Away" by Elizabeth George, "The Art of Fiction" by John Gardner, "Writing the Breakout Novel" by Donald Maass, and "The Writing Life" by Annie Dillard: 

    Writing Goals The Perfect Query Letter
    Publication The Pub Board - Your Worst Enemy?
    Publication Eight Best Prep Steps Prior to Agent Query

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  3. Bad Novel Writing Advice - Will it Never End?

    Putrid Advice The best "bad novel writing advice" articles culled from Novel Writing on Edge. The point isn't to axe grind, rather to warn writers about the many horrid and writer-crippling viruses that float about like asteroids of doom in the novel writing universe. All topics are unlocked and open for comment.

    att.jpg Margaret Atwood Said What?
    att.jpg Don't Outline the Novel?
    att.jpg Critique Criteria for Writer Groups

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  4. The Short and Long of It

    The Editor Our veteran of ten thousand submissions, Walter Cummins, pens various essays and observations regarding the art of short fiction writing, as well as long fiction. Writer? Author? Editor? Walt has done it all. And worthy of note, he was the second person to ever place a literary journal on the Internet, and that was back in early 1996. We LOVE this guy!

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