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Researching and influencing your fiction

Researching and influencing your fiction

FromStart writing fiction - Audio


Researching and influencing your fiction

FromStart writing fiction - Audio

ratings:
Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style.
Released:
Jul 8, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (7)

This album provides the budding author with everything they need to know about approaching the art of fiction writing. Each track contains discussions and interviews with best-selling novelists from a variety of backgrounds including Alex Garland, Louis de Bernières, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Monique Roffey. This enlightening and engaging series tackles the practicalities and pitfalls of writing fiction. It contains invaluable advice on the creation of characters, the structure of narratives and how to turn an idea into the book you’ve always wanted to write. This material forms part of The Open University course A174 Start writing fiction. (New and updated content added July 2009)