TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bates,Joseph
TI  - Writing your novel from start to finish: a guidebook for the journey 
SN  - 9781599639215
AV  - PN 3365 B329w 2015
U1  - 808.3 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cincinnati, Ohio
PB  - Writer's Digest Books
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Technique
KW  - Creative writing
KW  - Novela
KW  - Técnica
KW  - Técnicas
KW  - Arte de escribir
KW  - Creación literaria, artística, etc
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -