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The Fiction
Writer’s
Toolkit
 
The Fiction
Writer’s
Toolkit
A Guide to Writing Novels
and Getting Published
Bob Mayer
 
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explicit permission in writing from the Author.
© Copyright 2001 by Bob Mayer
First e-reads publication 1999
www.e-reads.com
ISBN 0-7592-1296-1
 
Table of Contents
Preface
viii
I: Welcome To the Novelist’s World
1
1.
Internal Characteristics of a Writer
What personality traits does it take to
be a writer?
11
2.
Things You Might Need
Hardware, software and nifty tools for day to
day work.
26
3.
What To Write
Write what you know and know what
you’re writing.
34
4.
The Original Idea
The seed that starts everything and keeps you
on track.
37
5.
Research
Gathering the details that will drive the story.
43
6.
Book Dissection
Someone’s already done it, let them help you.
45
7.
1 of N Does Not Equal N and Never Complain, Never Explain
Two tripwires to be aware of.
47
II. How to Write A Novel
53
8.
Idea Into Story
Putting muscles and flesh on the bones of the idea.
55
 
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