Mastering the Process

From Idea to Novel

By: Elizabeth George

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Elizabeth George

As the author of 24 novels, Elizabeth George is one of the most successful - and prolific - novelists today. In Mastering the Process, George offers listeners 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 30 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 best-selling 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 this audiobook, award-winning, number one New York Times best-selling 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.

Includes a PDF of research images, a character prompt sheet, and recommended reading.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Elizabeth George (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Loved it so much ordered the hardback

I found it interesting and packed with ideas that I kept going back and listening again and taking notes. Finally, I just ordered the hardback so it can stand some deep loving, and yellow markers.

Excellent look at novel process

An interesting and unique way to view the art of writing a novel. Took plenty of good nuggets for my own work.