As the author of twenty-four novels, Elizabeth George is one of the
most successful--and prolific--novelists today. In Mastering the
Process, George offers readers a master class in the art and science of
crafting a novel. This is a subject she knows well, having taught
creative writing both nationally and internationally for over thirty
years.
"I have never before read a book about writing that is so thorough,
thoughtful, and most of all, helpful." --Lisa See, New York Times
bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women
For many writers, the biggest challenge is figuring out how to take that
earliest glimmer of inspiration and shape it into a full-length novel.
How do you even begin to transform a single idea into a complete book?
In these pages, award-winning, number one New York Times bestselling
author Elizabeth George takes us behind the scenes through each step of
her writing process, revealing exactly what it takes to craft a novel.
Drawing from her personal photos, early notes, character analyses, and
rough drafts, George shows us every stage of how she wrote her novel
Careless in Red, from researching location to imagining plot to
creating characters to the actual writing and revision processes
themselves. George offers us an intimate look at the procedures she
follows, while also providing invaluable advice for writers about what
has worked for her--and what hasn't. Mastering the Process gives
writers practical, prescriptive, and achievable tools for creating a
novel, editing a novel, and problem solving when in the midst of a
novel, from a master storyteller writing at the top of her game.
