Writing & Publishing Terminology
Fiction writing has a complex set of rules and terminology all its own.The first few weeks (or months, or years) of trying to learn the acronyms and master the vocabulary can be confusing, frustrating, and mind-numbing. And just when you think you've heard it all, something else whams you out of left field. Plus, not everyone is comfortable butting in on conversations between perfect strangers to ask what the heck they just said. Yet knowing how to talk about your craft, your industry, and your genre is truly important. It allows you to communicate with your peers, helps you figure out the fun stuff, and gives you credibility with agents and editors. And that's why I wrote this book. You need to learn the language, but it can be more manageable for you than it was for me. You can learn from my mental pain and suffering and from the confusion and anguish of those who taught me. How lucky are you? Writing and Publishing Terminology defines over 550 terms, listed alphabetically. It includes cross-references to common abbreviations, acronyms, and interchangeable terms as well as examples whenever practical and "see also" references to confusing, opposite, and similar terms. Writer's Bites is a series of short, topic-focused books designed to help writers attack and master one facet of the writing craft or publishing industry at a time. Each book breaks the focus subject into approachable, digestible parts and includes examples, tips, advice, and suggestions for real-life use and practice. The series kicks off with terminology, because there's no point trying to master a concept if you don't know the language. Welcome to writing!
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Writing & Publishing Terminology
Fiction writing has a complex set of rules and terminology all its own.The first few weeks (or months, or years) of trying to learn the acronyms and master the vocabulary can be confusing, frustrating, and mind-numbing. And just when you think you've heard it all, something else whams you out of left field. Plus, not everyone is comfortable butting in on conversations between perfect strangers to ask what the heck they just said. Yet knowing how to talk about your craft, your industry, and your genre is truly important. It allows you to communicate with your peers, helps you figure out the fun stuff, and gives you credibility with agents and editors. And that's why I wrote this book. You need to learn the language, but it can be more manageable for you than it was for me. You can learn from my mental pain and suffering and from the confusion and anguish of those who taught me. How lucky are you? Writing and Publishing Terminology defines over 550 terms, listed alphabetically. It includes cross-references to common abbreviations, acronyms, and interchangeable terms as well as examples whenever practical and "see also" references to confusing, opposite, and similar terms. Writer's Bites is a series of short, topic-focused books designed to help writers attack and master one facet of the writing craft or publishing industry at a time. Each book breaks the focus subject into approachable, digestible parts and includes examples, tips, advice, and suggestions for real-life use and practice. The series kicks off with terminology, because there's no point trying to master a concept if you don't know the language. Welcome to writing!
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Writing & Publishing Terminology

Writing & Publishing Terminology

Writing & Publishing Terminology

Writing & Publishing Terminology

Overview

Fiction writing has a complex set of rules and terminology all its own.The first few weeks (or months, or years) of trying to learn the acronyms and master the vocabulary can be confusing, frustrating, and mind-numbing. And just when you think you've heard it all, something else whams you out of left field. Plus, not everyone is comfortable butting in on conversations between perfect strangers to ask what the heck they just said. Yet knowing how to talk about your craft, your industry, and your genre is truly important. It allows you to communicate with your peers, helps you figure out the fun stuff, and gives you credibility with agents and editors. And that's why I wrote this book. You need to learn the language, but it can be more manageable for you than it was for me. You can learn from my mental pain and suffering and from the confusion and anguish of those who taught me. How lucky are you? Writing and Publishing Terminology defines over 550 terms, listed alphabetically. It includes cross-references to common abbreviations, acronyms, and interchangeable terms as well as examples whenever practical and "see also" references to confusing, opposite, and similar terms. Writer's Bites is a series of short, topic-focused books designed to help writers attack and master one facet of the writing craft or publishing industry at a time. Each book breaks the focus subject into approachable, digestible parts and includes examples, tips, advice, and suggestions for real-life use and practice. The series kicks off with terminology, because there's no point trying to master a concept if you don't know the language. Welcome to writing!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781489508065
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 07/06/2013
Series: Writer's Bites: Topics You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Maggie is an author, speaker, marketing strategist, freelance writer, and future professor. She's also a reader, life learner, dog schmuck, hair flower obsessionist, foodie, and dreamer. During her 20-year career, she's drafted literally hundreds of process manuals, press releases, how-tos, business plans, and lifestyle and career articles, as well as two textbooks and several award-winning marketing pieces, ads, and video scripts. She's multi-published in light erotic romance as Maggie Montgomery and is working on her first romantic suspense as Maggie Washington. She'd also like to publish in comedic and middle grades mystery, children's literature, and horror. Maggie is a member of RWA, Georgia Romance Writers, Passionate Ink, and MENSA. In April 2013, she launched a series of short reference guides, Writer's Bites: Topics You Can Sink Your Teeth Into, beginning with Writing & Publishing Terminology and Writing & Publishing Terminology for Romance Writers. She lives in metro-Atlanta's "Southern Crescent" with her husband and their four-legged kid, a black lab/German Shepherd mix named Rowdy. Connect at maggieworth.com, find her on Twitter as MaggieSheWrote or visit her blog at FiveforFiction.com.
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