Halverson, Deborah creator Day, Sylvia prologuista text ohu Cincinnati, Ohio Writer's Digest Books [2014] 2014 First edition. monographic eng Eng

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281 p. ; 22 cm "From Sylvia Day's 'Bared to You' to Jamie McGuire's 'Beautiful Disaster', new adult fiction has arrived--and it's hotter than ever. But there's more to this category than its 18- to 26-year-old characters: The success of your story depends on authentically depicting the transition of your young protagonists from teenhood into adulthood. With 'Writing New Adult Fiction', you'll learn how to capture the spirit of freedom, self-discovery, and romance that defines the new adult experience"--Back cover. Foreword -- Introduction: Three cheers for emerging adults! -- Mastering the new adult market -- Creating your premise, NA-style -- Crafting a youthful yet sophisticated voice and sensibility -- Filling your fiction with characters who act their age -- How to talk like a new adult -- Strategizing an NA storyline that's fresh and wholly you -- Structuring a satisfying storyline -- Writing a seamless story from beginning to end -- Cranking up the conflict, tension, and pacing in your NA fiction -- Love and sex in the age of experimentation -- Building a world around the new adult experience -- Revising in a speed-driven market -- Self-publishing your new adult fiction -- Casting your lot with a traditional publisher -- Marketing your new adult fiction ... and yourself. Deborah Halverson ; [foreword by Sylvia Day]. Includes index. Fiction Authorship Authorship Authors and publishers Novela Técnicas Arte de escribir PN 3355 H197w 2014 808.3 9781599638003 (pbk.) 1599638002 (pbk.) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015295003-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015295003-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015295003-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015295003-d.html BTCTA 150421 20230410130655.0 spa