This Year You Write Your Novel

By: Walter Mosley

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

No more excuses. "Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," best-selling novelist Walter Mosley advises. Anyone can write a novel now, and in this essential book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Walter Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. Mosley tells how to:

• Create a daily writing regimen to fit any writer's needs - and how to stick to it.
• Determine the narrative voice that's right for every writer's style.
• Get past those first challenging sentences and into the heart of a story.

Intended as both inspiration and instruction, This Year You Write Your Novel provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer.

©2007 Walter Mosley (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Walter Mosley has penned a marvelously encouraging and -- far more important -- useful guide to writing."—San Diego Union-Tribune

Fantastically Short and to the Point

I was looking for a book to recommend to someone who wants to write, but is not a big reader and eschews fluff of any kind in instructional material. This is the book for him. It gives great advice and covers the basics of what is necessary to write a book in a year. The narrator is excellent and adds another dimension to the writing. I heartily recommend this to you if you have similar characteristics as my new writer friend.

Finally!

A prized author that is able to express what’s needed to write a novel, without the “filler” to increase the length of the book! Well done, Walter Mosely!

The best book on writing I have read or listened to

With the absolute best narrator I have heard. Check the sample and hear for yourself.

inspirational resource

This is a great book! It gets right to the point and gets you moving in the right direction. The narrator has a great voice and it's easy to listen to.

Thank U Mr. Mosley

As of October, 2023 I am a published author! After reading/listening to this book, I now know my missteps and also where I did okay. I chuckled when you said that the first draft should be completed in three months. It took me 4 1/2 months to do so, but I am still proud of my work and thankful for your book and the sharing of your gift!

As Elegant as Walter Mosley’s Fiction

An encouraging, no-nonsense guide for emerging novelists. Concise but full of illuminating concrete examples. Expertly written by Mosley and expertly read by Graham.

Inspiring and informative

This book was concise and straight to the point. I've been inspired to write daily.

This book will help you

As a procrastinating writer, this book helped inspire me. Well organized and well read. Thank you, Walter. Fingers crossed.

Practical Advice

This book does exactly what it promises to do: to encourage and instruct one to write their first novel. If you’re looking for an erudite tome with deep literary ponderings this is not it. On the other hand, if you are serious about writing your first novel and want practical advice from someone who has done it twenty seven times, this is the book. It is short, to the point and filled with little gems that will save you a lot of trouble and make your writing much more effective.

brillian

Straight, to the point. I feel empowered to write that novel! Walter Mosley has become one of my favorite writers.