Nicholas Royle 
The Art of the Novel 

How do you write a novel?
Practising novelists and teachers of creative writing reveal their working methods and offer practical advice. Subjects covered range from magic realism to characterisation, surrealism to historical fiction, via perspective, plot twists and avoiding being boring, among many others.
This book is for
creative writing students
writers and readers of novels
teachers of creative writing
With contributions from Leone Ross, Tom Bromley, Jenn Ashworth, AJ Dalton, Nikesh Shukla, Stella Duffy, Mark Morris, Alison Moore, Nicholas Royle, Alice Thompson, Kerry Hudson, Toby Litt, Livi Michael, Joe Stretch, James Miller, Sarah Butler, Will Wiles, Graeme Shimmin
Featuring
Eighteen specially commissioned essays
Creative writing exercises
Top tips
Lists of recommended novels

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Will Wiles is the author of Care of Wooden Floors (2012), which won a Betty Trask Award, and The Way Inn (2014), which was shortlisted for the Encore Award. His next book is called Plume. When not writing novels he works as an architecture and design journalist. He lives in London.