Your cart is empty
- Search By ISBN, Title or Subject
- Search By ISBN, Title or Subject
- Search by Institute & Course Code
- Author(s) Randy Ingermanson / Peter Economy
- Edition1
- Published13th November 2009
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
- ISBN9780470530702
A complete guide to writing and selling your novel
So you want to write a novel? Great! That?s a
worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don?t settle for
just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to
sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a
complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from
beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things
you?ll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies:
-
Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the
roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately
wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from
among the four most common creative styles; and learn the
self-management methods of professional writers. -
Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story
world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters;
build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern
novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme. -
Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your
characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure
from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and
dialogue. -
Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write
a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to
agents and editors without fear.
Writing Fiction For Dummies takes you from being a
writer to being an author. It can happen?if you
have the talent and persistence to do what you need to do.
Writing Fiction For Dummies
- Author(s) Randy Ingermanson / Peter Economy
- Edition1
- Published13th November 2009
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
- ISBN9780470530702
A complete guide to writing and selling your novel
So you want to write a novel? Great! That?s a
worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don?t settle for
just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to
sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a
complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from
beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things
you?ll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies:
-
Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the
roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately
wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from
among the four most common creative styles; and learn the
self-management methods of professional writers. -
Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story
world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters;
build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern
novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme. -
Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your
characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure
from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and
dialogue. -
Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write
a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to
agents and editors without fear.
Writing Fiction For Dummies takes you from being a
writer to being an author. It can happen?if you
have the talent and persistence to do what you need to do.
Popular Searches
translation missing: en.general.search.loading