Have a great idea for a novel, but don't know where to start? Have you started your novel, but got bogged down after only the first few pages and don't know how to go on? Then this book is for you! Chapter One is a beginning writing course taught at Frederick Community College, in Frederick, Maryland. This book can be used in conjunction with the course or instead of it. You can do it the super-easy way by reading the "Basics" and getting right to work, or get a little more in-depth by reading the "Details". You take this writing course your way. Plenty of worksheets at the end of each chapter make getting started writing your novel a breeze.