Archive - February 11, 2014

How to Write a Novel in 100 Days: With Tips about Agents, Editors, Publishers and Self-Publishing by John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962–64). A Peace Corps Writers Book $12.39 (paperback), $6.00 (Kindle) 238 pages 2013 Reviewed by Don Messerschmidt (Nepal 1963-65) John Coyne knows how to write books. He has published 25 of them, including novels, nonfiction, collections, guide books and others. Several of his novels are award-winners and best-sellers, on sports, historical fiction, mystery, horror and romance. He’s a writing teacher and mentor, and keeps us all up to date on what PCVs and RPCVs are publishing here at peacecorpsworldwide.org/pc-writers. You can read more at johncoynebooks.com. In short, he’s well qualified to write a book about writing a book, and more than one writer will wish they’d had How to Write a Novel in 100 Days before they started their latest masterpiece. Ideally, to review his insightful and informative how-to book, . . .