Yes! No! but Wait...!: The One Thing You Need to Know To Write a Novel

Yes! No! But Wait…! is the most straightforward book on writing a novel ever published. It is also the most practical, honest and useful. Tim Lott admits he can’t teach someone how to write a novel (that’s one of the myths propagated by the novel-writing industry). But he can help anyone construct a solid platform on which they can stand to discover whether they have the talent, will and imagination required of any novelist. A distillation of a lifetime’s reading, writing and thinking about stories and how to tell them, Yes! No! But Wait…! is the one book any aspiring author needs.

‘A decent, digestible beginners’ guide to plotting a commercial novel’ – Bookmunch

‘The book really takes flight when the author brings his central theme of change to bear on the inner life of fictional characters ... a pleasure to read’ - Joe Moran, TLS

‘Tim Lott is one of the few novelists who truly understands story structure’ - John Yorke, author of Into the Woods

‘Tim Lott has long experience of the practice of writing fiction as well as a deep knowledge the theory of story craft – a rare yet essential combination’ - Will Storr, author of The Science of Storytelling

‘Shaping a novel chapter by chapter requires complex psychological insight. Tim Lott possesses that insight’ - Robert McKee, author of Story

Yes! No! But Wait…! is the most straightforward book on writing a novel ever published.

It is also the most practical, honest and useful.

Tim Lott admits he can’t teach someone how to write a novel (that’s one of the myths propagated by the novel-writing industry).

But he can help anyone construct a solid platform on which they can stand to discover whether they have the talent, will and imagination required of any novelist.

A distillation of a lifetime’s reading, writing and thinking about stories and how to tell them, Yes! No! But Wait…! is the one book any aspiring author needs.

• | Author: Tim Lott
• | Publisher: Swift Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781800752214
• | ISBN-10: 1800752210