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GREAT BOOKS TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY to PUBLICATION:
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A few of the books listed below have been in print for a number of years but they still offerexcellent advice and suggestions.
Creating Characters by Dwight V. Swain This manual for developing fictional characters is a rich source of detailed information. Students can browse through the 17 chapters, each titled and annotated, without reading the book from cover to cover.
How to Become a BestSelling Author by Stanley J Corwin
Make That Scene by William Noble
Manuscript Submissionby Scott Edelstein
100 Ways To Improve Your Writingby Gary Provost
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
"Shut Up!" He explained.A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogueby William Noble
Theme & Strategy by Ronald B. Tobias
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass In today's world, an author who doesn't produce a breakout novel risks getting lost in the midlist of the publishing world. Maass, the author of 17 novels who now works as a literary agent representing such distinguished writers as Anne Perry and James Patterson, knows firsthand what makes a novel rise above its category in the already saturated book market. Using his own clients as case studies, Maass defines the most crucial elements of a breakout novel a powerful sense of time and place, larger-than-life characters, a high degree of tension, good subplots, and universal themes and shows the reader how to use these elements efficiently to write a novel that will generate interest and have the potential to hit the best sellers lists.
Writing the Novel, from Plot to Print by Lawrence Block
Your Novel Proposal From Creation to Contract by Blythe Camenson & Marshall J. Cook