This Year You Write Your Novel

Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls, bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish their novel in one year.

Intended as both inspiration and instruction, this book provides the tools to turn out a first draft painlessly and then revise it into something finer.

Walter Mosleyis one of America’s most celebrated and beloved writers. A Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, he has won numerous awards, including the Anisfield-Wolf Award, a Grammy, a PEN USA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and several NAACP Image Awards. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. His short fiction has appeared in a wide array of publications, includingThe New Yorker,GQ,Esquire,Los Angeles Times Magazine, andPlayboy, and his nonfiction has been published inThe New York Times Book Review,The New York Times Magazine,Newsweek, andThe Nation. He is the author ofDown the River unto the Sea. He lives in New York City.

• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; Reprint edition (January 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 128 pages
• ISBN-10: 0316065498
• ISBN-13: 9780316065498
• Item Weight: 4.4 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.38 x 8.25 inches