Novel Writing & Getting Published
Diploma NOV08
Journalism, Editing & Publishing
Learning Method: Correspondence with online support

Career opportunities include: Fiction Writer, Novelist, Short Story Writer, Ghost Writer.

Industries include: publishing.

Adult fiction writers plan and write manuscrupts for publication. These manuscripts can be for short stories, full length novels, trilogies or series books.

Many novelists specialise in a specific genre; however, there are others who do cross multiple genres, producing a different range of books. Some experienced novelists even delve into ghost writing--writing novels under other names (often for VIPs or celebrities). Novelists usually:

• plan and draft out the original manuscript
• develop the plot, characters and dialogue
• revise or edit the work, making sure that the style is consistent, there is proper development of the theme, plot and characterisation
• set out the original manuscript so that it is clear and legible and submit the work to a publisher
• work with other specialists, such as proofreaders and editors.

Work may be commissioned by a book publisher or may be sold by the writer or a literary agent acting on the writer's behalf.