Denise Jaden

Fast Fiction (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide to Outlining and Writing a First-Draft Novel in Thirty Days

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Writers flock to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) each November because it provides a procrastination-busting deadline. But only a fraction of the participants meet their goal. Denise Jaden was part of that fraction, writing first drafts of two subsequently published novels in that tight time frame. In Fast Fiction, she shows other writers how to do what she did, step-by-step, writer to writer. To ensure success, her program begins a month before the month of drafting. During this prep period writers think through plot, theme, characters, setting, etc. Then Jaden provides day-by-day coaching for the thirty-day drafting period. After writers "race to the finish," they are not left high and dry. Jaden's "After the Draft" revision tips allow writers to determine if a draft is not just workable but compelling, so that they don't waste months or years developing it. Her camaraderie and skill allow Jaden to both instruct and inspire.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781608682553
• Artikelnr.: 40301181

Autorenporträt

Denise Jaden has been fast-drafting since 2007, when she wrote the first draft of her debut novel, Losing Faith, in twenty-one days during the NaNoWriMo writing challenge. She has participated (and won) the NaNoWriMo challenge each year since, and she now runs a secondary fast-drafting challenge on her blog each March at denisejaden.blogspot.com. Her second novel from Simon & Schuster, Never Enough, was released in 2012, and a group of companion stories, Never Enough Stories, is available for free at Smashwords.com. Writing with a Heavy Heart: Using Grief and Loss to Stretch Your Fiction was her first nonfiction work for writers. She loves teaching groups of writers of all ages and infusing them with confidence to attempt their own fast drafts. Denise lives just outside Vancouver, Canada, with her personal-trainer husband and her ten-year-old fast-drafting son. Find out more about Denise and her writing online at www.denisejaden.com or on Twitter: @denisejaden.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Part One: Before the Draft
1. The Story Idea
2. Plot and the Three-Act Structure
3. The Characters
4. Theme
5. Setting
6. Symbols, Images, and Icons
7. List of Scenes
8. Story Plan
9. How to Write a Fast Draft
Part Two: During the Draft
Days 17: Launching In
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Days 814: A New Direction
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Days 1522: Deepen the Plot
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
Days 2330: Race to the Finish
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30
The Basic Plan (Cheat Sheet)
Part Three: After the Draft
Revision Techniques
Additional Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author