Elizabeth Lyon

A Writer's Guide to Fiction

A Concise, Practical Guide for Novelists and Short-Story Writers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House Sea
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 131mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780399528583
• ISBN-10: 039952858X
• Artikelnr.: 22108321

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Lyon

Inhaltsangabe

A Writer's Guide to FictionNORTH: Getting Your Bearings
1. The Lay of the Land
2. Finding the Characters for Your Story
3. Finding a Map for Your Story
4. Heroes and Heroines
5. First Steps
6. Deepening Your Characters
7. Casting Characters for Story and Plot
8. Mapping from A to B to Z
9. Narration and Visuals: Settings, Description, and Imagery
10. Finding Your Gait
11. Ending Steps
SOUTH: Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving
12. Problems of Characterization, Structure, Technique, and Style
EAST: Your Rising Star
13. Learning to Market
WEST: Refining Your Vision
14. New Horizons
Index
About the Author