Includes advice on perfecting dialogue, plot, and endings Turn your bright idea into a brilliant novel With a published author advising you on how to write a great novel, and a literary agent on how to get a publishing deal, this guide gives you the complete inside track on the art and science of breaking into the fiction publishing industry. It takes you step-by-step from concept to contract so you have all the tools you need to tell your story with skill, and approach agents and publishers with confidence. * Structure your novel * Develop believable characters * Put the seven basic stories to work * Troubleshoot and edit your work * Get a good agent * Negotiate a deal
- ISBN10 0470059109
- ISBN13 9780470059104
- Publish Date 13 April 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 April 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Edition UK ed
- Format Paperback
- Pages 314
- Language English