Your First Novel : A Published Author and a Top Agent Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream

English

ISBN: 1582973881

EAN: 9781582973883

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Authorship

Publisher: F&W Media, Incorporated

Release Date: 09/30/2006

Synopsis: Novelist Laura Whitcomb and seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg team up to provide you with the skills you need to write your dream novel and the savvy business know-how to get it published. In this all-in-one resource, youll discover essential novel-writing techniques, such as: How to best structure your research so that you can save time later, How to card your story before you start writing, What to consider when developing your cast of characters, How to adapt classic story structures to fit your own ideas ... and insider information on what it takes to get published, including: What agents do at those three-hour power lunches-and how it affects you, What makes an agent instantly reject a manuscript, How to correctly translate submission guidelines, What happens if you get multiple offers-or no offers at all. Plus, learn about the publishing process from the firsthand accounts of such noted authors as Dennis Lehane, Kathryn Harrison, Jim Fusilli, Kathleen George, and others! Book jacket.

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Your First Novel : A Published Author and a Top Agent Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.82 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 17.0 oz

Pages: 300