Before You Write Your Novel

Before You Write Your Novel

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Writing a good, publishable novel is not an easy task, but this book can help you get there. Previously available as Before You Write a Word, Before You Write Your Novel addresses one of the major stumbling blocks of fiction writing: the importance of planning and structure.

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Before You Write Your Novel by James Mccreet

Previously available as "Before You Write a Word", Before You Write Your Novel sets out the essential techniques and approaches that lay the perfect foundation for writing your first novel. This concise and readable guide addresses the major stumbling blocks of fiction writing: the importance of planning and structure. This book covers the essential components of novel writing including narrative, story, plot, pace, chronology, character arc and engagement techniques, as well as research, story building, plotting and editing. Using an open and honest approach, feeding from his own experience as a published novelist and creative writing teacher, James McCreet offers a guide to the structural mechanisms of the novel, helping you plan a first draft through to a finished novel.
James McCreet has worked as a teacher, a bookseller, an editor, a copywriter, and a journalist. He teaches the MA Novel course at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9781138186736
ISBN 10 1138186732
Titre Before You Write Your Novel
Auteur James Mccreet
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Taylor & Francis Ltd
Année de publication 2016-03-24
Nombre de pages 214
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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