Troubleshooting Your Novel: Essential Techniques for Identifying and Solving Manuscript Problems

by Steven James

Steve Berry (Foreword)

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Take your story to the next level of excellence!

You've completed the first draft of your novel--now what? Chances are, it's not perfect...at least not yet. In order to increase your chances of getting a literary agent, selling your manuscript to a  publisher, or garnering an audience for your self-published work, you need targeted, practical instruction on tackling the problem areas and weak spots in your story. You need Troubleshooting Your Novel.

In this hand-on, easy-to-use guide, award-winning author Steven James provides helpful techniques and checklists, timesaving tricks of the trade, and hundreds of questions for manuscript analysis and revision. You'll learn how to:

   • ADJUST elements of story progression, from causality, tension, and setbacks to plot twists, climaxes, and endings.
   • DEVELOP authentic, riveting characters by exploring their attitudes, desires, beliefs, and more.
   • LEARN narrative techniques for elements such as dialogue, flashbacks, suspense, voice, subtext, and flow.
   • ENSURE reader engagement by aligning with their expectations, fulfilling promises, and instilling trust.
   • CHECK issues with context and continuity.
You owe your book more than just a polish and a proofread. Strengthen your story, prepare it for the marketplace, and make it the best it can be with Troubleshooting Your Novel.
  • ISBN10 1599639807
  • ISBN13 9781599639802
  • Publish Date 20 September 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher F&W Publications Inc
  • Imprint Writer's Digest Books