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How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels: Your Key to Writing Addictive Stories That Get Reads, Reviews and Sales Paperback – August 23, 2019

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You can write the Light Novel or Webnovel you want…

Right now, writers just like you are making stories that are setting the world on fire. Light Novels are getting turned into games, anime, and movies, while Webnovels are making authors into millionaires with legions of fans.

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You’re creative and you have amazing ideas – you just need a little extra help in shaping those ideas into something that brings out their potential. Let a writing teacher with over twenty years of experience guide you through the writing process of making your story dreams into story reality.

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The 10 things popular Light Novels and Webnovels have in common
How to master the 8 major webfiction genres, including Isekai, litRPGs, Fantasy, Slice-of-Life and Romance
About all 3 styles of Asian light fiction – Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and what makes each of them special.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kung Fu Action Theatre (August 23, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1989357059
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1989357057
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches

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Rob is a teacher, writer, podcaster, and blogger based in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a teacher at Fanshawe College, one of the hosts of the Department of Nerdly Affairs podcast, and the scripter of the hit webcomic Lord of Goblins on Webtoon. He is married to his beautiful wife Connie, and owned by his dogs Winston and Penny.

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karl schimelfening

good book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2022

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A good book has much helpful information on how to write light novels.

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Zach

Great primer on Light Novels, Webnovels and solid adivce

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 15, 2020

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I wasn't sure about this book at first, because what a niche subject it is, I wasn't sure how good of a how-to guide there could be for it without seeming too hackneyed or pigeonholed into particular tropes- but after looking into the author, I learned that he put 3 years of research behind this book and that gave me a lot more faith in checking it out.

He goes over Japanese Light Novel style writing and tropes, Chinese Webnovel writing, and Korean Webnovel writing. Very informative- for instance, I always liked Wuxia from a distance, but this book really gave me a boost of information and awareness of the genre (and inspired me to get more into reading Chinese novels in general.) Japanese Light Novel tropes don't always vibe with me, so in reading this book, I was surprised that as a writer I more naturally gravitate towards the style of Chinese Webnovel tropes.

This is a book with a lot to offer- probably more than you're looking for, in fact, as I didn't really need to go over some sections, such as LitRPGs, and that's fine- even without reading the sections for genres you lack interest in writing, there's still a wealth of context and knowledge to be gained by reading the sections pertaining to what you -do- have interest in. The technical approaches of "Scene Blocking" and "Duel" writing are very intuitive and inspiring approaches that allow you to use simple yet modular methods to guide you to create consistently exciting and compelling scenes.

This was a lot of fun to read, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to write and enjoys Anime, Manga, jRPGs or Visual Novels, and wants to write anything that evokes those kind of feelings.

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Reader and Hobbyist

Some very usefull information

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2022

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Before I read this, I thought I knew what the Japanese light novel genre was... oh boy, I had a lot to learn. And this book gives the needed info so you'll know what the market is like. The information will gradually get outdated, but overall I think it will remain relevant for several years to come.

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Nice

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 9, 2019

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I like the material of the copy and paper, hard to explain how the cover feels. It doesnt have a plastic glossy, and feels like it has a hint of rubber feeling to it if that makes sense. And it is rather tall.
But a corner is rather folded.
As for the content, what's written is good. Most of what's written I don't need because I don't write in those genres, or I already knew by reading light novels. But the ones I do need, do give some refreshers, and some ideas.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2020

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As an avid light novel reader that doesn't quite get all the anime/manga tropes. I thought about writing my own to make the harem with the MC that I want to see. This book was incredibly useful. I no longer have to ask my long time anime watching friends about the tropes. They are over joyed that I now "get it" and we no longer have to pause anime so they can say, "Because Japan!"

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Solid information

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2019

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An excellent writing resource, most informative. I'd never heard about web novels or light novels before, so might give them a try!

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set aside what you THINK you know about writing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2019

and read How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels. It is quite possibly the best book on writing that I've ever read.

I've read through it twice now and I'm still finding more information.

I know it was geared to a specific type of writing. Don't let that fool you. It's filled to the brim with good writing advice in general.

To be honest, when I first borrowed this book (it's in KU), I was expecting a small book on the differences between light novels and webnovels. A really high level discussion.

I was NOT expecting the depth of material in what I read. That's a very good thing. It's just blown me away.

It contains more than just what light and web novels are. It really digs deep into the subject and lays out very specific similarities and differences. Then it goes even deeper and offers advice on how to construct stories.

Lest you believe that it is just limited to light and web novels, let me warn you now that it is NOT. Even for a writer of commercial genre, it has so much good advice, tips and tricks that will really help your book go deeper.

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Easily the best resource currently on the market

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2019

This book is a fantastic work detailing on how to get started on writing Light Novels and Webnovels and just learning how to write in general. I've read many things on writing, but this book has the basics of all you need to get started as a new writer along with a deeper look at the different types of Webfiction and their common traits. Definitely a must read for anyone looking to learn how to write Light Novels or Webnovels.

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1999UK

Brilliant Book about these Genres

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 18, 2021

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Comprehensive guidance for anyone who is interested in writing Light fiction etc but is unsure about the nuts and bolts of it. It will give you the knowledge and confidence to do it successfully. For me, amongst the 100s of writing 'how to' books I've bought over the years, this is one of the very best.

Robert Coleman

Very useful.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 4, 2021

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I purchased this with Kindle Vella in mind.

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Molto ben fatto

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on August 30, 2019

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Veramente scritto bene. È in inglese ovviamente, ma è scritto semplice. Molto esplicativo da ottime linee guida. In molti argomenti è illuminante e vi rendete conto che ha ragione! Adesso devo provare a scrivere pure io.
Schifezze in arrivo gente!

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