The Novel ProjectWriting is easy: all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. Thats one way to do it. But you risk finding yourself blocked and directionless, with a manuscript that may never be finished staring back at you. This book is about another approach, based on established theories of creativity and designand on the experience of authors who have adopted a more structured and reliable process. It could have