Discover the tricks of the trade for writing compelling and concise fiction. Whether you've never written fiction before or are looking to brush up your skills and learn new techniques for crafting your words, this book gives you savvy advice on navigating the writing process. 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.
Discover the tricks of the trade for writing compelling and concise fiction. Whether you've never written fiction before or are looking to brush up your skills and learn new techniques for crafting your words, this book gives you savvy advice on navigating the writing process.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.
Randy Ingermanson is the award-winning author of six novels. He is known around the world as "the Snowflake Guy," thanks to his Web site article on the Snowflake method, which has been viewed more than a million times. Before venturing into fiction, Randy earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley. Randy has taught fiction at numerous writing conferences and sits on the advisory board of American Christian Fiction Writers. He also publishes the world's largest e-zine on how to write fiction, The Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine. Randy's first two novels won Christy awards, and his second novel Oxygen, coauthored with John B. Olson, earned a spot on the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age list. Visit Randy's personal Web site at www.ingermanson.com and his Web site for fiction writers at www.AdvancedFictionWriting.com. Peter Economy of La Jolla, California, is a bestselling author with 11 For Dummies titles under his belt, including two second editions and one third edition. Peter is coauthor of Writing Children's Books For Dummies, Home-Based Business For Dummies, Consulting For Dummies, Why Aren't You Your Own Boss?, The Management Bible, and many more books. Peter also serves as Associate Editor of Leader to Leader, the Apex Award-winning journal of the Leader to Leader Institute. Check out Peter's Web site at www.petereconomy.com.
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Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Ready to Write Fiction 7
Chapter 1: Fiction Writing Basics 9
Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Story? 21
Chapter 3: Finding Your Audience and Category 37
Chapter 4: Four Ways to Write a Great Novel 59
Chapter 5: Managing Your Time . . . and Yourself 71
Part II: Creating Compelling Fiction 85
Chapter 6: Building Your Story World: The Setting for Your Story 87
Chapter 7: Creating Compelling Characters 107
Chapter 8: Storyline and Three-Act Structure: The Top Layers of Your Plot 135
Chapter 9: Synopsis, Scene List, and Scene: Your Middle Layers of Plot 157
Chapter 10: Action, Dialogue, and More: The Lowest Layer of Your Plot 177
Chapter 11: Thinking Through Your Theme 203
Part III: Editing and Polishing Your Story and Characters 215
Chapter 12: Analyzing Your Characters 217
Chapter 13: Scrutinizing Your Story Structure 239
Chapter 14: Editing Your Scenes for Structure 259
Chapter 15: Editing Your Scenes for Content 273
Part IV: Getting Published 291
Chapter 16: Getting Ready to Sell Your Book: Polishing and Submitting 293
