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David Hough

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​David Hough was born in Cornwall and grew up in the Georgian City
of Bath. He spent forty years working as an air traffic controller in
Northern Ireland, Scotland and England before retiring early in 2003 and becoming a writer.

​David has written over 30 novels and enjoys writing "a rattling good yarn with a dose of hard grit". He now lives with his wife in Dorset, on the south coast of England.

Click here to find out more about David's novels.
Visit David's website: www.TheNovelsofDavidHough.com

David's non-fiction books


A Route Map to Novel Writing Success:
How to Write a Novel Using the Waypoint Method

ISBN: 978-1910929070
Paperback; 174 pages
​15.2 cm x 1 cm x 22.9 cm

This book is also available as a Kindle edition and can be read free with Kindle Unlimited.
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​Are you planning on writing a novel?
Do you have doubts about how to get started?
Do you need help to ensure your story will be
​good enough for publication?

​This guidebook could be just what you need.

​The book will help you construct your story systematically. It will give you confidence as you write your novel. And it will minimise the risk of you meeting the dreaded ‘writer’s block’ which defeats so many new authors.
 
At the heart of this guidebook is a system called the Waypoint Method. It is a step-by-step process that will ensure your story will work well from the outset. Your plot will run smoothly from start to finish, and your characters will be designed to fit neatly into that plot.
 
As you work through this guidebook, you will follow a route map that will ensure you take the rights steps in the right sequence to achieve success. Once your novel is completed, you will be given valuable advice on how to get it published.
 
The Waypoint Method was developed by David Hough who has used it to write over thirty novels – all of which have been published by mainstream publishers. Now you can learn how to use this method to help you write a successful novel.

A Route Map to Novel Writing Success: The Workbook
A Practical Aid to Using the Waypoint Method

ISBN: 978-1547095711
Paperback; 160 pages
19 cm x 0.9 cm x 23.5 cm

​This workbook is designed to accompany David Hough’s novel writing guide, A Route Map to Novel Writing Success: How to Write a Novel Using the Waypoint Method. You don’t have to use this workbook to write a successful novel, but if you’d like some help with the different elements of the process, here’s what the workbook contains:

  • Checklists to help you keep track of your overall progress
  • Summary pages that you can use as a quick reference when you start writing your novel
  • Prompts to help you think of and decide upon your bright idea
  • Prompts to flesh out your bright idea into a plot
  • Prompts to help you develop your characters and setting
  • Guidance for putting your chapters together
  • Space to explore your novel’s title and the all-important first sentence
  • Space to explore your own writing style and the right point of view for your novel
  • Space for jotting down expressions, descriptions, snippets of dialogue and other turns of phrase
  • Space to record your research findings and references
  • Space to record potential agents’/publishers’ contact details and their submission guidelines
  • Guidance for writing your synopsis and cover letter
  • Space for your own notes
​If you're interested in David's novels, check out his books
​published by Luscious Books' fiction imprint Cloudberry