The Everything Guide to Writing a Novel: From Completing the First Draft to Landing a Book Contract--all You Need to Fulfill Your Dreams (Everything Series: School and Careers) - Softcover

9781593371326: The Everything Guide to Writing a Novel: From Completing the First Draft to Landing a Book Contract--all You Need to Fulfill Your Dreams (Everything Series: School and Careers)

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This step-by-step guide teaches you the tricks of the trade, with advice on all you need to know to compete in the world of fiction. Whether you are seeking to hone your writing style, shape an existing work-in-progress, or begin the submission process to publishers, successfully published novelists Joyce and Jim Lavene give you all you need to know to set you on the fast track to fulfilling your writing dreams!

This authoritative guide shows you how to:
  • Turn your creative idea into a sellable premise
  • Build a strong plot
  • Create realistic characters
  • Develop a first draft
  • Find an agent
  • Market and sell your work to publishers

Whether you're writing literary fiction, a terrifying thriller, a sweeping epic, or a passionate romance,The Everything Guide to Writing a Novel is your essential reference to creating the next bestseller!

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About the Author

Joyce and Jim Lavene have written and sold more than forty novels, along with several short stories. They have also taught writers' workshops and classes across America. They live in Midland, NC.

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  • PublisherAdams Media Corp
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 1593371322
  • ISBN 13 9781593371326
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages305

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