In this, the spiral bound, full-color, eighth edition of StoryMasters, retitled from Novel Writing Made Simple, you’ll delve into your stories as well as your own writer-self to release what needs said—the things that cause readers’ emotional adventures to roil and burn in their chests, as the images your words conjure dance and throe in their minds.
Deep point of view, psychic distance and reader empathy
Ramping up narrative modes and free indirect discourse
Story tenses, shifts and framing
Imagery, description and interactive setting—“Dot the Dragon’s Eye”
Dynamic dialogue, internalization and subtext
Power plotting, backstory, storylines, plots and catalytic subplots—“The Protagonist’s Journey”
3D and sympathetic characters, Yen and Yang
Explosive action and realism creation
Self-editing tips, word choices, clarity and syntax
Publishing industry overview, querying editors and agents
Self-publishing and the “indie” author
500+ word lexicon and dozens of useful resources
Details
- Publication Date
- Aug 29, 2015
- Language
- English
- Category
- Reference
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Gordon A. Kessler
Specifications
- Pages
- 146
- Binding
- Coil Bound
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)