Seven suggestions for writing a novelSeven suggestions for writing a novel A recent posting to the alt.books.purefiction and misc.writing newsgroups has initiated a spate of private emails to me about getting published, and one person wanted my street address so he could drive over and literally put his manuscript into my hands. I am neither a publisher nor an agent, nor do I want to become one. However, I understand the frustration …showed first 75 words of 1085 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1085 total…for serious improvement, where minor rewriting made a huge difference. That's all I've got right now. Those of you in this group can send me email asking for advice, but I get over 50 emails a day and I can't answer you individually. I'll try to post here or in misc.writing if there are common questions. Final point: I do not have an agent, so I can't give any advice on how to get one