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Yes! No! But Wait…!

Tim Lott

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.

Paperback

ISBN: 9781800752214

Published: June 15, 2023

Ebook

ISBN: 9781800752221

Published: June 15, 2023

Category:
Non-fiction

Reviews for Yes! No! But Wait…!

‘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

Author

Tim Lott

Tim Lott is the author of ten novels and a memoir, The Scent of Dried Roses, which won the PEN/J.R. Ackerley Prize and is a Penguin Modern Classic. White City Blue won the Whitbread First Novel Award, Rumours of a Hurricane was shortlisted for both the Costa Best Novel Prize and the Encore Award, and his young adult book Fearless was longlisted for the Guardian Children’s Book Award. He has been published in sixteen countries and has worked extensively as a screenwriter.

Tim has been teaching writing for the last ten years. He’s taught at the Faber Academy, Guardian Masterclasses, the Novelry and Brunel University. He has lectured at the University of East Anglia, the How To Academy, the Idler Academy and the School of Life.

For his website and info on mentoring services visit www.timlott.co.uk

Find him on Twitter @timlottwriter or at Substack on timlott.subtack.com