After decades in the industry, editor Nina Grove Hansen reveals the secrets to creating compelling fiction. This accessible handbook will guide you through constructive rounds of self-editing, mirroring the exact process that Nina uses with her authors. Each editing round hones your story further, leading with the broad brushstrokes of genre, plot and structure before focusing on the finer details of character, viewpoints and how to show but not tell. Unputdownable is filled with practical exercises and tools to overcome the most persistent obstacles to the creative process. At its heart is What-if?, a tried-and-tested method that fosters originality by turning a writer’s assumptions upside down. Stop struggling. Start writing. Don’t let another story idea go to waste. In praise of Unputdownable: ‘Nina’s method helped move from random inspirations into a conscious plotting and structured story building. This allowed me to focus on writing strong scenes, and I finally understood ‘show, don’t tell’ properly!’ Aina Skoland ‘This book would have been invaluable when I wrote my first book. I find it just as useful now, even having written many.’ Liv Alver ‘With Nina’s help, I secured interest from all three of Norway’s biggest publishing houses.’ H.S. Palladino