Project Gutenberg 2008-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 110 Duchess 1897 Hungerford, Mrs. (Margaret Wolfe Hamilton) Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe Hamilton Hungerford, Margaret Hamilton How I write my novels Produced by Daniel Fromont "How I write my novels" by Duchess is a reflective writing on the creative process of novel writing, extracted from Mrs. Hungerford's work "An anxious moment." It is likely penned in the late 19th century. The text serves as an exploration of the author's personal inspirations and struggles in crafting stories and characters, shedding light on the emotional and mental journeys involved in being a writer. In this essay, the author recounts her initial experiences with writing, including the rejection of her first manuscript and the subsequent encouragement she found in her later works. She describes how ideas can come to her unexpectedly, often in quiet moments, and emphasizes the significance of spontaneity in her writing process. Characters emerge vividly as she visualizes scenes and settings, always favoring the vibrancy of youth. The piece details her working habits, highlighting that she writes for short bursts of time and allows herself to be guided by inspiration rather than forcing her creativity, ultimately expressing a deep connection between imagination and the art of storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Authorship PR Text Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 36145 2025-06-11T11:16:55.841877 text/html 35966 2025-01-11T14:07:41.051955 text/html 81593 2025-06-11T11:16:59.917858 application/epub+zip 80508 2025-06-11T11:16:57.739852 application/epub+zip 80508 2025-06-11T11:16:56.580831 application/epub+zip 175656 2025-06-11T11:17:01.476820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170613 2025-06-11T11:16:59.208830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147315 2022-09-13T03:38:59.957710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27917 2025-06-11T11:16:55.609852 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27730 2021-01-04T13:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10944 2021-01-04T13:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17078 2025-06-11T11:17:01.616807 application/rdf+xml 13293 2025-06-11T11:16:57.124822 image/jpeg 3534 2025-06-11T11:16:56.851835 image/jpeg 81478 2025-06-11T11:16:55.846865 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia