

Big enough to warrant 75,000 to 100,000 words?.Intensify your main character’s problems.

Engage the theater of the reader’s mind.Start in medias res (in the midst of things).Create an unforgettable main character.Determine whether you’re an Outliner or a Pantser.I hope you enjoy it and can apply it to your own writing! This guide shows you how to write a novel (based on the process I use to write mine). Of course this goes without saying, but first you must finish a novel manuscript. If other writers enjoy such things, why can’t you? Imagine letters from readers telling you your novel changed their lives, gave them a new perspective, renewed hope. Or, best of all, your name on the cover of a newly published book - does that excite you? Better yet, imagine a finished manuscript. And that’s what I reveal to you in this definitive guide. I use a repeatable novel-writing plan - one that helps me smash through those obstacles. You may be surprised that even after writing 200 books (two-thirds of those novels) over the last 45+ years, including several New York Times bestsellers (most notably the Left Behind Series), I face those same problems every time. You ran out of ideas and had no clue what to do next.You feared your writing wasn’t good enough.

Maybe you’ve tried before, only to get a few, or several, pages in and lose steam because: Ramachandran, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.Īpart from her literary contributions, she was well known for her "anti-divorce counselling" work.You’ve always wanted to write a novel. In addition to films, many of her stories such as Archanai Pookal, Paasam and Kanakanden Thozhi have been adapted into television serials.

The 1988 Telugu film Oka Baarya Katha based on her work won five Nandi Awards. Balachander won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues in 1991. It was adapted into a film of the same name.įollowing this, her other novels Kootu Puzhukkal, Oru Malarin Payanam and Oru Veedu Iruvasal were adapted into films in various languages such as Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. One of her early works 'Sirai' (Jail), won a gold medal for the best short story from Ananda Vikatan. Her works were mainly centred on family and everyday happenings. In a career that spanned over 30 years, Anuradha wrote nearly 800 novels and 1,230 short stories. Anuradha's literary career started in 1977 while working for the magazine. This prompted her to join Mangai, a Tamil magazine after the editor found her writings very interesting. Anuradha started her career as an artist before making several unsuccessful attempts to get a job with popular magazines. Balasubramaniam was an actor who inspired Anuradha to become a writer. Anuradha Ramanan (அனுராதா ரமணன்) was a Tamil writer, artist and a social activist born in 1947 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
