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10 STEPS TO WRITING A NOVELLA

By: Delilah S. Dawson @DelilahSDawson

When I sold my first book to Pocket in 2011, it sold in a three-book series. Shortly after that, they requested three e-novellas. I'd never written a novella before, but I jumped at the chance. Here's what I learned about telling an exciting story in 40,000 words or less using my first novella, The Mysterious Madam Morpho, as the example.

1. A novella is not a book, so keep your ideas smaller.

Novellas run between 20k to 40k, which means you have less than half a book to tell a complete story. It's best to begin with a rock-solid premise that won't require too many twists and turns to be exciting. Example: A mysterious woman with a dangerous past joins the traveling circus and falls in love with a reclusive clockwork inventor.

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1. Guest Author Delilah S. Dawson 10 Steps to Writing a Novella @DelilahSDawson http://ow.ly/kBZUx  
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3. Why Writers Shouldn't Rush Into Publication http://ow.ly/kAy61 via @JodyHedlund
4. 5 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Writing a Book http://ow.ly/kzB4E Essential points from @BrianKlems
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6. The 7 Types of Plots: Rags to Riches http://ow.ly/kACL3 via @write_practice
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8. Using Pinterest as Inspiration: http://t.co/yhDmIKKDbm @Kendel_Lynn RT @elizabethscraig
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11. Do You Have A Premise or a Plot? http://t.co/uNjeXs0A3a @Janice_Hardy
12. Info Dumps, Lectures, AYKB, and Other Author Intrusions http://ow.ly/kBmlo @JodieRennerEd
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14. Podcast covering how authors can best use Pinterest for promo: http://t.co/g5dRDgWGb3 @JeffRutherford RT @elizabethscraig
15. Uncertainty: The Normal Writing Process http://ow.ly/kBYyT via @FictionNotes
16. Never, Never, Never Lose Your Work! http://ow.ly/kBZ2M via @RachelleGardner
17. Beginning and Ending http://ow.ly/kBZfU via Writer Unboxed
18. “Size” Matters http://ow.ly/kBq9c via Daily Writing Tips 

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