How to Write and Sell Your First Novel

Name: How to Write and Sell Your First Novel
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ISBN: 9780898797701

ISBN-10: 0898797705

ISBN-13: 9780898797701

Edition: 3rd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Oscar Collier, Frances S. Leighton

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Newly revised and updated, Collier and Leighton's guide to writing and publishing a novel in today's complex market features 12 case histories of first novel success, detailing how each book was conceived and sold.

Book details

List price: $16.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: F&W Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/15/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction



The Heart of It



Mainstream? Crime? Literary? Science Fiction? What Kind of Novel Do You Want to Write?



Do I Start With the Characters or the Plot?



Four Steps Are All It Takes



Profanity, Sex Scenes and Other Puzzlers



Gearing Up and Writing It



Editing Your Manuscript



Selling and Contracts and Money, Oh My!



The Publishers and Editors



They Weren't Always Superstars: How Six Famous Novelists Got Started



Writing About What You Know



Collaborating With an Expert



Genre Novelists



From Businessman to Novelist



Chasing a $50,000 Advance



Conversations With Five New Novelists



Final Checklist: Seven Do's and Seven Don'ts for First Novelists


Further Reading and References


Acknowledgments


Index