The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel: All the tools you need to write and sell your first novel - Brossura

Ephron, Hallie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1440509573 ISBN 13: 9781440509575

Casa editrice: Adams Media, 2010

Riassunto

For an aspiring novelist, nothing is more intimidating than a blank page or computer screen. This step-by-step guide helps you get past that hurdle, start writing, and cross the finish line to first draft in only twenty-six weeks! This guide covers the entire novel-writing process--from polishing an idea to finding an agent and submitting to publishers.

This practical guide takes you through the ins and outs of writing and publishing your first book, including how to:

• Create authentic characters, engaging plotlines, and believable settings
• Edit for tone, structure, and pacing
• Find the right agent
• Market and sell your work to publishers
• Build a career as a novelist

Complete with writing exercises, inspiring examples, and expert advice from bestselling novelists, this book is an excellent starting place for anyone interested in the art, craft, and business of writing fiction.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Hallie Ephron is an award-winning book reviewer for the Boston Globe and the author of six novels, including Never Tell a Lie, and of two books about books, including The Bibliophile's Devotional. She also wrote the Edgar-nominated Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock 'Em Dead with Style. An avid reader of novels of all kinds, Ephron teaches at several writing conferences and workshops.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Adams Media
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1440509573
• ISBN 13: 9781440509575
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Paesi Bassi