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  Writing the Breakout Novel: Winning Advice from a Top Agent and His Best-selling Client (Paperback) By (author) Donald Maass, Foreword by Anne Perry

  

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  Short Description for Writing the Breakout NovelA breakout novel is one that rises out of its category - such as romance, mystery or thriller - and hits the bestseller lists. This title explains the elements that all breakout novels share and provides tips on how to write a breakout novel.
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  • Publisher: F&W Publications Inc
  • Published: 24 October 2002
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Creative Writing & Creative Writing Guides
  • ISBN 13: 9781582971827 ISBN 10: 158297182X
  • Sales rank: 11,812

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• A breakout novel is one that rises out if its category - such as literary fiction, mystery, romance, or thriller - and hits the bestseller charts. Maass explains the elements that all breakout novels share and shows readers how to use these elements to write a novel that has a good chance of succeeding in a crowded marketplace. They'll learn to: - Create a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place - Develop larger-than-life characters - Sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish - Weave sub-plots into the main action - Explore universal themes that will interest a large audience