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The everything guide to writing your first novel : all the tools you need to write and sell your first novel / Hallie Ephron.

by Ephron, Hallie.

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Adams Media, c2011.

Authorship -- Marketing.

Creative writing.

Everything series.

9781440509575 (pbk.)

1440509573 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Guide to writing your first novel

Writing your first novel

xii, 291 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes a week-by-week plan for writing your first draft.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Defining the novel -- Getting started -- Elements of a novel: an overview -- Creating the protagonist -- Creating the supporting cast and settings -- Building the plot -- Research -- Starting the rough draft -- Shaping scenes -- Writing characters -- Writing dialogue -- Writing setting -- Writing action -- Writing suspense -- Getting to "the end" -- Rewrites -- Editing and polishing -- Reviewing grammar and punctuation -- Avenues to publication -- Pitching, querying, and presenting the final manuscript -- Working with a literary agent.

This step-by-step guide helps you get past the blank page and help you cross the finish line to a first draft in only twenty-six weeks! Covers the entire novel-writing process, from polishing an idea to finding an agent and submitting to publishers.

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