Let's Get Creative: Writing Fiction That Sells!

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An exciting collection of anecdotes from the writer's prolific career on the how to's of creating fiction and selling it. The book analyzes short stories as to construction, characters, and dramatic development. It concludes with practical advice for dealing with publishers and agents.

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William F. Nolan has been widely published in a dozen fields including science fiction, mystery, auto racing, westerns, dark fantasy, ...

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Overview

An exciting collection of anecdotes from the writer's prolific career on the how to's of creating fiction and selling it. The book analyzes short stories as to construction, characters, and dramatic development. It concludes with practical advice for dealing with publishers and agents.

About the Author:
William F. Nolan has been widely published in a dozen fields including science fiction, mystery, auto racing, westerns, dark fantasy, biography, and mainstream fiction. Internationally famous for his genre classic Logan's Run (best selling novel, MGM film, CBS television series, and mega-budget remake from Warner Bros.). He has 80 books to his credit and achieved some 1,500 sales since his first short story was published in 1954. Nolan resides in Bend, Oregon where he works on novels and stories.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781884956508
  • Publisher: Linden Publishing
  • Publication date: 12/28/2006
  • Pages: 244
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents


Foreword     xv
Preface     xvii
Introduction     xix
Advice to Beginning Writers
In the Beginning     2
Novels and Short Stories     8
Logan's Run     11
In the Land of You     15
A Basic Requirement     20
Finding the Time to Write     25
Expressing Your Individuality     27
Developing a Writing Style     28
Don't Compromise     29
Clarity in Prose     31
Breaking the Block     33
A Writer's Material and Tools
Harvesting Your Dreams     36
Homing in on Your Hometown     53
Where Ideas Come From     55
Those Golden Notebooks     57
The Outline     70
The Importance of Research     72
How Is the Weather?     75
Humor as a Tool     76
Character Development
Characterization within Action     80
Building a Character     81
Making the Reader Care     84
Putting Your Hero through the Fire     86
Character Transformation     88
Terminating Your Characters     90
Techniques for Writing Fiction
Hooking YourReader     96
Point of View     102
Diving into 'The Pool'     104
Employing the Five Senses     121
Describing Your Fictional Worlds     122
Dialogue     126
Suspense     130
Stay with the Heat     131
Developing Conflict     133
Climax as Resolution     135
The Right Ending     136
Creating an Echo     150
Revision     152
Writing Screenplays
Shifting Gears     156
Adapting 'The Party'     162
Selling Your Writing
The Truth about Publishing     194
Let's Talk about Agents     197
Ego     200
Versatility     202
Self-discipline Full Time     204
How to Cope with Rejection     206
Resources     209
Index     213
About the Author     219
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