a guidebook for the journey Bates, Joseph creator text ohu Cincinnati, Ohio Writer's Digest Books 2015 monographic eng

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261 p.: ill.; 24 cm "Inside this resource ... you'll find a combination of exercises, how-to instruction, and motivational passages to keep you moving forward every time you sit down in front of your computer screen. No matter your skill level or genre, Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish will help you set goals and attain tiny wins that keep you motivated along the way to your completed novel"-- Introduction -- Part one: Beginnings ; Developing initial ideas ; Character concepting ; Plot planning ; Narration ; Building a world: description and setting ; Opening scene and first-act structure -- Part one scenic overlook -- Part two: Middles ; Crafting and maintaining suspense ; Raising the stakes ; Complicating your characters ; Pivotal scenes: plotting and pacing ; Part two scenic overlook -- Part three: Endings ; The art of closing well ; Plotting for the payoff ; Coming full circle ; Revision: discovering what you meant ; Part three scenic overlook -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: practical tips for the novelist -- Appendix B: worksheets -- Index. Joseph Bates Includes index. Fiction Authorship Fiction Technique Creative writing Novela Técnica Novela Técnicas Arte de escribir Creación literaria, artística, etc PN 3365 B329w 2015 808.3 9781599639215 170811 20230410130656.0 126003