{"product_id":"writing-the-breakout-novel-paperback","title":"Writing the Breakout Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Maass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake your fiction to the next level \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe you're a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you've already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and hits the best-seller lists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaass details the elements that all breakout novels share - regardless of genre - then shows you writing techniques that can make your own books stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - establish a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place\u003cbr\u003e - weave subplots into the main action for a complex, engrossing story\u003cbr\u003e - create larger-than-life characters that step right off the page\u003cbr\u003e - explore universal themes that will interest a broad audience of readers\u003cbr\u003e - sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish\u003cbr\u003e - develop an inspired premise that sets your novel apart from the competition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, using examples from the recent works of several best-selling authors - including novelist \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e - Maass illustrates methods for upping the ante in every aspect of your novel writing. You'll capture the eye of an agent, generate publisher interest and lay the foundation for a promising career.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771326464288,"sku":"9781582971827","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9e9fe2e91ce70dc11420c6864bb0cfae.webp?v=1780384747","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/writing-the-breakout-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}