Your First Novel by Ann Rittenberg
In Your First Novel, 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, you'll 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!
Laura Whitcomb was raised in Pasadena, California, where she spent 12 years in a house that was somewhat haunted. She has worked as an English teacher in both California and Hawaii. She was the runner-up in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Prize for the finest first phrase of the worst science fiction novel ever written, and she has won three Kay Snow Writing Awards. She and her dog Maximus live in Portland, Oregon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781582973883 |
| ISBN 10 | 1582973881 |
| Title | Your First Novel |
| Author | Ann Rittenberg |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | F&W Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2006-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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