A Route Map to Novel Writing Success

A Route Map to Novel Writing Success: The Workbook

A Practical Aid to Using the Waypoint Method

This workbook is designed to accompany David Hough's novel writing guide, A Route Map to Novel Writing Success: How to Write a Novel Using the Waypoint Method. You don't have to use this workbook to write a successful novel, but if you'd like some help with the different elements of the process, here's what the workbook contains:

* Checklists to help you keep track of your overall progress

* Summary pages that you can use as a quick reference when you start writing your novel

* Prompts to help you think of and decide upon your bright idea

* Prompts to flesh out your bright idea into a plot

* Prompts to help you develop your characters and setting

* Guidance for putting your chapters together

* Space to explore your novel's title and the all-important first sentence

* Space to explore your own writing style and the right point of view for your novel

* Space for jotting down expressions, descriptions, snippets of dialogue and other turns of phrase

* Space to record your research findings and references

* Space to record potential agents'/publishers' contact details and their submission guidelines

* Guidance for writing your synopsis and cover letter

* Space for your own notes

The Waypoint Method provides a systematic and a step-by-step guidance to writing your novel. It was developed by David Hough who has used it to write over thirty novels - all of which have been published by mainstream publishers. Now you can learn how to use this method to help you write a successful novel.