Writing your novel from start to finish a guidebook for the journey /
Bates, Joseph
Writing your novel from start to finish a guidebook for the journey / Joseph Bates - Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, 2015 - 261 p.: ill.; 24 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- Part one: Beginnings ; Developing initial ideas ; Character concepting ; Plot planning ; Narration ; Building a world: description and setting ; Opening scene and first-act structure -- Part one scenic overlook -- Part two: Middles ; Crafting and maintaining suspense ; Raising the stakes ; Complicating your characters ; Pivotal scenes: plotting and pacing ; Part two scenic overlook -- Part three: Endings ; The art of closing well ; Plotting for the payoff ; Coming full circle ; Revision: discovering what you meant ; Part three scenic overlook -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: practical tips for the novelist -- Appendix B: worksheets -- Index.
"Inside this resource ... you'll find a combination of exercises, how-to instruction, and motivational passages to keep you moving forward every time you sit down in front of your computer screen. No matter your skill level or genre, Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish will help you set goals and attain tiny wins that keep you motivated along the way to your completed novel"--
9781599639215
Fiction--Authorship.
Fiction--Technique.
Creative writing.
Novela--Técnica.
Novela--Técnicas.
Arte de escribir.
Creación literaria, artística, etc.
PN 3365 / B329w 2015
808.3
Writing your novel from start to finish a guidebook for the journey / Joseph Bates - Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, 2015 - 261 p.: ill.; 24 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- Part one: Beginnings ; Developing initial ideas ; Character concepting ; Plot planning ; Narration ; Building a world: description and setting ; Opening scene and first-act structure -- Part one scenic overlook -- Part two: Middles ; Crafting and maintaining suspense ; Raising the stakes ; Complicating your characters ; Pivotal scenes: plotting and pacing ; Part two scenic overlook -- Part three: Endings ; The art of closing well ; Plotting for the payoff ; Coming full circle ; Revision: discovering what you meant ; Part three scenic overlook -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: practical tips for the novelist -- Appendix B: worksheets -- Index.
"Inside this resource ... you'll find a combination of exercises, how-to instruction, and motivational passages to keep you moving forward every time you sit down in front of your computer screen. No matter your skill level or genre, Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish will help you set goals and attain tiny wins that keep you motivated along the way to your completed novel"--
9781599639215
Fiction--Authorship.
Fiction--Technique.
Creative writing.
Novela--Técnica.
Novela--Técnicas.
Arte de escribir.
Creación literaria, artística, etc.
PN 3365 / B329w 2015
808.3