Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
- ISBN13: 9781582973883
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Product Description
In Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb and seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg team up to provide you with the skills you need to write your dream novel and the savvy business know-how to get it published. In this all-in-one resource, you’ll discover essential novel-writing techniques, such as:
· How to best structure your research so that you can save time later · How to card your story before you start writing · What to consider when developing your cast of characters · How to adapt classic story structures to fit your own ideas
… and insider information on what it takes to get published, including:
· What agents do at those three-hour power lunches—and how it affects you · What makes an agent instantly reject a manuscript · How to correctly translate submission guidelines · What happens if you get multiple offers—or no offers at all
Plus, learn about the publishing process from the firsthand accounts of such noted authors as Dennis Lehane, Kathryn Harrison, Jim Fusilli, Kathleen George, and others!
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Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
Filed Under: Books Today
Honestly, I am the co-author’s husband. I will say, however, that I know how much work she put into this, how much fun it is to read and how much her clients rely on the kind of advice and support she gives to authors in this book. I can’t imagine that a prospective novelist would not benefit a great deal from the specific, thoughtful and practical advice that Ann and Laura provide here in Your First Novel.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an outstanding read for writers desiring to know more about their craft and what it takes to get a novel published.
Rating: 5 / 5
At my age (76), I don’t know whether I’ll be able to finish a novel based on ideas and notes I’ve been accumulating for a number of years. But the combined presentation of both an author and agent on the main aspects of completing and hopefully getting a novel published are handled very well from what I’ve read so far. If nothing else, working on the novel I have in mind will keep my brain active, and hopefully keep the neurons from throwing in the towel.
Rating: 5 / 5
There are so many books on how to write, and many of them say the exact same thing, that an aspiring writer really only needs a few on their bookshelf. This book is definitely one of them. I’ve read it all the way through once, but I keep coming back to it for advice and inspiration. This is one of those books that not only gives great advice and techniques, but also gives a gentle and encouraging (though much needed) reality check. I keep this book next to my copies of Burroway, Goldberg, and Lamott’s classic books on writing.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you are planning to write a novel or if you have already started, this is a wonderful reference. I have many books in my collection and I can honestly say that if I had to pick just one that covers most things, this would be it.
I learned a lot about the agent/author relationship that I had not read anywhere else. Great information about the process of what an agent does and what the editor does. Excellent information on advances and royalties and pretty much anything else I had questions about.
Each chapter also lists recommended reading, with a short note about why they would be good references. Many were titles I hadn’t considered, but will take a look at now.
Rating: 5 / 5