MAKING THE NOVEL!

I'm delighted to announce a new project that's focused on the arduous challenge of writing the novel. I invite you to read, participate (whether, as a novelist, you're published or unpublished), and/or spread the word to novel-lovers and novelists who may be interested in participating. The project is MAKING THE NOVEL. You can see it at its link, but here also is the inaugural release's Table of Contents for convenience:

The MAKING THE NOVEL project is divided into three parts:

EXCERPTS FROM UNPUBLISHED or IN-PROGRESS NOVELS

EXCERPTS THAT HAD BEEN DELETED FROM PUBLISHED NOVELS

EXCERPTS FROM FAILED NOVELS

We are grateful to the novelists, published and unpublished, for participating. Click on names below to go to the writers' contributions:

A Project Introduction & Submissions Information
Eileen R. Tabios

EXCERPTS FROM UNPUBLISHED or IN-PROGRESS NOVELS
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Lynn Crawford
Heather L. Davis
Martha King
Monica Macansantos
Sandy McIntosh
Jose Padua
Tony Robles

Forthcoming:
M. Evelina Galang
Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor
Cristina Querrer
More To Come


EXCERPTS THAT HAD BEEN DELETED FROM PUBLISHED NOVELS

Sesshu Foster
Mary Mackey

Forthcoming:
Eric Gamalinda
Reine Arcache Melvin
Renee Macalino Rutledge
More To Come

EXCERPTS FROM "FAILED NOVELS" (as defined by their writers)
Ken Edwards
Brian Marley
Eileen R. Tabios
More To Come


ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

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Submission Information: If you are interested in sharing an excerpt or deleted excerpt from your novel, go HERE for information.
Contact: email Eileen R. Tabios, at nalandaten at gmail dot com

Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you’re doomed. – Ray Bradbury

When I complete a novel I set it aside, and begin work on short stories, and eventually another long work. When I complete that novel I return to the earlier novel and rewrite much of it. In the meantime the second novel lies in a desk drawer. – Joyce Carol Oates

The things that the novel does not say are necessarily more numerous than those it does say and only a special halo around what is written can give the illusion that you are reading also what is not written. – Italo Calvino

"When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done." — Stephen King