Writing Fiction For Dummies

Writing a novel can be a daunting process — it will challenge you, stretch you, and change you. Whether you′ve never written fiction before or are looking to brush up your skills and learn new techniques for crafting your words, Writing Fiction For Dummies gives you savvy advice on navigating the entire writing process and turning your ideas into a well–written, marketable book. Establishing an ideal writing environment — discover how to set aside enough time and an ideal location for your writing Getting ready to write fiction — pinpoint your location on the road to publication, and set your strategic and tactical goals to get your novel published Discovering the principles of writing powerful fiction — build a realistic story world, envision unique and exciting characters, craft the layers of your plot, and grow a theme organically Editing and polishing your story and characters — put on your editing hat and analyze your characters, scrutinize your story structure, and edit your scenes to get your novel in tip–top shape Getting published — learn how to write query letters and book proposals that will ignite an agent′s or editor′s enthusiasm and help sell your novel to the right publisher Open the book and find: Your strategic roadmap to getting published Help in choosing your category Tips for building a believable plot Guidelines for creating three–dimensional characters Examples of storylines that spotlight a novel′s high concept Pros and cons of various publishing methods Advice on finding the right agent and publisherBiographie de l'auteurRandy Ingermanson is the award–winning author of six novels. He is known around the world as "the Snowflake Guy," thanks to his Web site article on the Snowflake method, which has been viewed more than a million times. Before venturing into fiction, Randy earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley. Randy has taught fiction at numerous writing conferences and sits on the advisory board of American Christian Fiction Writers. He also publishes the world’s largest e–zine on how to write fiction, The Advanced Fiction Writing E–zine. Randy’s first two novels won Christy awards, and his second novel Oxygen , coauthored with John B. Olson, earned a spot on the New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age list. Visit Randy’s personal Web site at www