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How do I write a novel? This is one of the most common questions writers ask. They ask it as they get started, they ask it after they finish their first book, and sometimes they ask it after writing half a dozen books. 

When writing a novel, there are four essential pieces you need to include–four pillars that will help your novel stand up to criticism and withstand the storms of publishing.

We have a special guest on the show today who is going to talk to us about these four pillars.  

Our guest today is an award-winning author of thirty fiction and nonfiction books, a writing coach, a workshop instructor, and a book copyeditor. She loves to help writers write their best books. You can find her school, Writing for Life Workshops, at cslakin.teachable.com.

C.S. Lakin, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

Links:

• LiveWriteThrive.com
• TheSelfPublisher.com
• CritiqueMyManuscript.com
• 12 Pillars of Novel Construction (affiliate link)
• Shades of Black I: In Darkness Cast

Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute

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You can listen to this episode The Four Essential Pillars of Novel Construction with C.S. Lakin on Christian Publishing Show.

There are two ways to get better at writing. One is to practice writing, so your first drafts are better. The second is to learn how to edit your first drafts into better second drafts. It is common for some beginning authors to feel like the second draft is different, rather than better. This doesn’t […]
You can listen to this episode How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock on Christian Publishing Show.

There are two ways to get better at writing. One is to practice writing, so your first drafts are better. The second is to learn how to edit your first drafts into better second drafts. It is common for some beginning authors to feel like the second draft is different, rather than better. This doesn’t […]
You can listen to this episode How to Edit and Proofread Your Own Manuscript with Denise Loock on Christian Publishing Show.

Many times Christian writers think that once their book is published, then they can minister to people. But they have it all backwards. You can and should start ministering to and blessing people right now, and your book will be an overflow of that ministry.  We have a guest here today to talk to us […]
You can listen to this episode How to Use Books to Complement Your Ministry & Increase Revenue with Crystal Daye on Christian Publishing Show.

Are you tired of getting distracted every time you log in to one of your Facebook author groups? Are you sick of feeling discouraged by the spammers and trolls who lurk in the depths of the group? Are you hesitant to trust the information shared in Facebook groups because you don’t know if it’s reliable? […]
You can listen to this episode A New Social Network for Authors on Christian Publishing Show.

“The first page of a book sells that book. The last page sells your next book.” –– American crime novelist Mickey Spillane When you write a novel, you want your readers to be so thrilled by the ending of your story that they immediately buy your next book.  And then they tell all their friends […]
You can listen to this episode How to Write the Last 50 Pages of Your Book with James Scott Bell on Christian Publishing Show.