How to Write an Outstanding, Great Novel
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Insider advice for taking your fiction to the next level.
A writer needs not only to write . . . but to know how to turn a novel into something so exciting that readers will love it. To do this you'll need to know how to up the stakes, tweak the plot, and create characters that are unforgettable!
If you want a novel that stands out and above the rest, a good book to learn from is Writing the Breakout Novel
by Donald Maass.Donald Maass's official site
This is his literary agency:
- Donald Maass Literary Agency
- The Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York City is a literary agency for professional novelists. Donald Maass’s pioneering work and writing about the development of fiction careers has made DMLA a leading agency for fiction writers.
Writing The Breakout Novel
Writing the Breakout Novel
Amazon Price: $6.64 (as of 02/16/2012)
A comprehensive novel writing manual with chapters on improving your novel's premise, raising the stakes, making your characters memorable, contemporary plot techniques, viewpoints, voice, pace, ending, plot structures and themes. In other words, this novel tells you how to improve all these elements of novel writing so your novel will stand out in an exciting way and capture an editor's attention.
Quotes from comments at Amazon on "Writing the Breakout Novel"
I always read the comments before I buy a book from Amazon, don't you?
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"The major contribution of this book was getting me to think BIGGER. To see the novel as an orchestra and to consider what I wanted the final product to look like and how to achieve it." - A reader
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"As a novelist focused on entertaining my readers this book has loosened my pen and bolstered my courage to dare to write the most engrossing, involving story that I can." - Linda M. Tuininga
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"There are many books on my shelves written for and about authors and the craft. I've read them all. Some are mediocre, some good, some great. None of them can touch Writing the Breakout Novel." - Frank A. Rogers
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"If I had to choose the one book of writing instruction that is a must to own above all others, Writing the Breakout Novel would be it. The techniques presented are filled with insight, based on many years of experience, and explained in such a way that you will benefit from them whether you are a hopeful new writer or a seasoned veteran." - Kathy Hurley
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"This is an inspiring book because if anything, it'll convince you that you can write a breakout novel." - Bill Garrison
Author Melinda Hutchings
She recommends "Writing the Breakout Novel".
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Rakhi_Dalal
Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:27 pm | delete
- Seems interesting!! I am an aspiring writer, currently working on my first book, so I would definitely like to give it a try. Thanks for putting this up :)
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BevsPaper
Oct 11, 2009 @ 7:34 pm | delete
- Wonderful book review!
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LindaJM
Sep 11, 2010 @ 2:56 pm | delete
- Thanks Bev.. I hope all prospective novelists will read the book! It really helps!
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