How to Write Swell

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." --W. Somerset Maugham.

How to Write Swell is an opinionated guide for the aspiring author who asks, how do I make my novel interesting? How do I create good plots and vivid characters? How do I make my dialogue work, my prose fly, and my paragraphs look better?

This guide was written after thirty years of writing experience and is a thoroughly biased set of tips and and suggestions and even seasoned writers will discover something useful. This guide includes an appendix that tells step-by-step how to successfully publish on Kindle or CreateSpace.