A Writer's Guide to Fiction: A Concise, Practical Guide for Novelists and Short-

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Helps readers navigate that art, craft, and marketing of fiction writing.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The second book in the Writer's Compass series from professional writing instructor Elizabeth Lyon offers both aspiring and established authors the fundamentals of writing and selling a great novel or short story. In addition to the basics of characterization, plot, pacing, and theme, A Writer's Guide to Fiction also features a plan for revising fiction, a guide to marketing, samples of cover and query letters, and methods of honing the writing craft.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Lyon, a regular speaker at writing conferences and retreats nationwide, has been a contributor to Writer's Digest and is a mentor, editor, and teacher for many writers. The author of Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write and The Sell Your Novel Toolkit, she lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Table of Contents

A Writer's Guide to FictionNORTH: Getting Your Bearings1. The Lay of the Land2. Finding the Characters for Your Story3. Finding a Map for Your Story4. Heroes and Heroines5. First Steps6. Deepening Your Characters7. Casting Characters for Story and Plot8. Mapping from A to B to Z9. Narration and Visuals: Settings, Description, and Imagery10. Finding Your Gait11. Ending StepsSOUTH: Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving12. Problems of Characterization, Structure, Technique, and StyleEAST: Your Rising Star13. Learning to MarketWEST: Refining Your Vision14. New HorizonsIndexAbout the Author

Review

"A pragmatic marketing guide written for and about real writers in the trenches."

Excerpt from Book

ONE The Lay of the Land I believe that stories have this power--they enter us, transport us, they change things inside us, so invisibly, so minutely, that sometimes, we''re not even aware that we come out of a great book as a different person from the person we were when we began reading it. Julia Alvarez THE MOMENT YOU lay down your first words of fiction, you become a magician like David Copperfield. Through the alchemy of craft and story, you create an illusion where the reader suspends disbelief, just as Copperfield makes his audiences believe he''s made a Boeing 747 airplane disappear. Modern neuroscientists have discovered what ancient shamans have known all along: Stories have power. Power to heal, to destroy, and to change history. In fact, fiction may have a longer-lasting effect than magic. Thought releases brain chemicals and neural electricity. Stories can "get under the skin" and integrate into the interior landscape of the self--and perhaps of the soul. We writers receive no greater compliment than to have our readers lament the ending of a story. Imagine how you would feel knowing that your characters--their lives, dilemmas, and triumphs--live on in the memory of your readers side by side with memories of actual people and situations. Stories move people to think and act. Ana

Details ISBN039952858X Author Elizabeth Lyon Short Title WRITERS GT FICTION Series Writer's Compass Language English ISBN-10 039952858X ISBN-13 9780399528583 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 808.3 Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Pages 288 Imprint TarcherPerigee Subtitle A Concise, Practical Guide for Novelists and Short-Story Writers Country of Publication United States Affiliation Elizabeth Lyon DOI 10.1604/9780399528583 UK Release Date 2004-06-01 US Release Date 2004-06-01 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2004-06-01 Audience General NZ Release Date 2004-05-31 AU Release Date 2004-05-31 We've got this

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