Writing the Novel Workbook

Mr. Smoke has been teaching a course (Writing the Novel) at the Palos Verdes Art Center for the last year. Even though he has spoken at seminars and at colleges in the past he has never given a multi-week course before this year. It was based on his course Stephen Smoke’s Mystery Writing Course, first published in 1983. Since that time Mr. Smoke has written and published twenty books, most of them novels. He has just published Stephen Smoke’s Writing the Novel Workbook, and will sell in exclusively on this site.

The Workbook helps writers turn ideas into chapters and chapters into a finished book. It focuses on the two most difficult steps of novel writing: getting started…and finishing. Learn plot and character development, pacing, sustaining interest/tension, editing and getting your manuscript ready for the marketplace.

This book is for writers who want the motivation and discipline that come from making a commitment to writing. Learn advanced “tips and tricks” from someone who has actually published major lead-title novels through major New York publishers. The workshop focuses on developing the student’s work beyond the initial stages and includes writing exercises specifically designed by Mr. Smoke to stimulate creativity.

Buy Now