I wrote a literary coming-of-age novel with most of the guidelines in Sol Stein's How to Grow a Novel about twenty years ago, and I am proud of how it turned out after many edits. I've since written a few outlines and rough drafts of new novels, but nothing seems to stick once I put it through a rigorous devil's advocate interrogation. Sometimes it's as simple as, "Is this something I'd want to read?" And the answer too often is Ughhhh no. (Often the subject matter ends up too depressing/not enjoyable.) So I'm looking for another book that might guide me through this process in a way that feel less miserable, honestly. I want to write something both fun and meaningful!