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Featured Title:

"Writing the Breakout Novel"

 

by 

Donald Maass

 

 

Writer's Digest Books

ISBN#158297182X

$16.99(Check Amazon.com for discount amount)*

 

Foreward by Anne Perry

 

Introduction

 

Chapter One

Why Write the Breakout Novel?

 

Chapter Two

Premise

 

Chapter Three

Stakes

 

Chapter Four

Time and Place

 

Chapter Five

Characters

 

 

Chapter Six

Plot

 

Chapter Seven

Contemporary Plot Techniques

 

Chapter Eight

Multiple Viewpoints, Subplots, Pace, Voice, Endings

 

Chapter Nine

Advanced Plot Structures

 

Chapter Ten

Theme

 

Chapter Eleven

Breaking Out

 

Index

 

SYNOPSIS: Learn how to build on your ideas to create a story that will captivate your readers.  This book tells you how to create personal stakes for your characters, build conflict, and weave themes and symbols into your writing.  Not only for romance writing, this book crosses all genres, exploring universal themes and developing larger plot structures.  If you want to break out of mid-list and into best-seller status, this book is for you! 

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