a guide to writing your first novel in six months Dufresne, John 1948- creator text nyu New York W. W. Norton & Co. 2010 monographic eng

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314 pages ; 22 cm. The author presents a six-month program, arranged by week, to complete a first draft of a novel Introduction A modest proposal In the beginning were the words Weeks 1 and 2 : this is no memoir; this really happened Weeks 3 & 4 : desperate people ; desperate measures Four gates into the city Week 5 : Give me a place to stand on Noveldom Week 6 : What about what it's about? Week 7 : What's that voice I hear? Weeks 8-11 : This blessed plot Week 12 : A work in progress The shape of things to come Week 13 : Picture this Weeks 14 & 15 : Behind the scenes Week 16 : This and that Weeks 17 & 18 : All the lonely people Weeks 19 & 20 : The plot thickens Weeks 21-24 : Draftsmanship Weeks 25 & 26 : Craftsmanship Now what? What I was reading while I was writing John Dufresne. Fiction Authorship Creative writing Autoria de ficción Escritura creativa PN 3365 D864l 2010 808.3 9780393065411 0393065413 2009039296 DLC 090928 20240806101847.0 108772 eng