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    A Novice's Guide To The Art Of Writing
    A Novice's Guide To The Art Of Writing
    A Novice's Guide To The Art Of Writing
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    A Novice's Guide To The Art Of Writing

    By Paula Freda

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    Newly Revised and Updated for 2015, Complete with Table of Contents and Index, and two bonus short stories by the author. ... This "How-To" book contains the Lessons with private optional assignments that can be applied to short stories, novellas, novels, articles, essays, etc., along with a wealth of knowledge in easy, simple language, that can boost your writing abilities and present your work at its best to a prospective editor. The author, Paula Freda, is a published writer, for the past 40 years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaula Freda
    Release dateJun 30, 2009
    ISBN9781452354637
    A Novice's Guide To The Art Of Writing
    Author

    Paula Freda

    About the AuthorDorothy Paula Freda, is also known under her pen names Paula Freda and Marianne Dora Rose. Herbooks range from Fiction and Non-fiction Adventure, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Poetry, Articles, Essays and How-to-Write Instructional complete with Lessons and optional assignments.Homemaker, mother of two grown sons, and former off-the-desk publisher of a family-oriented print small press, (1984 thru 1999), The Pink Chameleon, that she now publishes on line, Paula was raised by her grandmother and mother, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. Even before she could set pencil to paper, she would spin her stories in the recording booths in the Brooklyn Coney Island Arcades for a quarter per 3-minute record. She states, "I love the English language, love words and seeing them on display, typed and alive. A romantic at heart, I write simply and emotionally. One of my former editors kindly described my work, '...her pieces are always deep, gentle and refreshing....'" Paula further states, "My stories are sensitive, deeply emotional, sensual when appropriate, yet non-graphic, family fare, pageturners. My hope is that my writing will bring entertainment and uplift the human spirit, bring a smile to your face and your soul, and leave you filled with a generous amount of hope."

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      Book preview

      A Novice's Guide To The Art Of Writing - Paula Freda

      A Manuscript becomes marketable when the writing seizes the interest of the reader and holds it.

      In this book, laid out in simple laymen terms, are twelve keys that if taken to heart will open doors to creating marketable short stories, novels, novellas, essays and articles. If you enjoy writing, conversing about it, feeling the pride, enjoyment, and self-satisfaction of expressing yourself and seeing your creations in print, whether through a well-known publisher, or as an indie — independent self-publisher of e-books and paperbacks, then read on.

      Paula Freda

      The Novice’s Guide

      To the Art of Writing

      and bonus short stories

      Welcome Home, Amy

      Old Woman in the Park (Stardust)

      Copyright 1985, 2015

      by Paula Freda

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Bookcovers, photos, © Dorothy Paula Freda

      All rights reserved, including the right to

      reproduce this book or portions thereof.

      Dedication

      With thanks to my Dear Lord Jesus and his Blessed Mother Mary whose strength, guidance, and her Holy Rosary, are my anchor in this troubled world, I dedicate this book to my husband, Domenick, whose love, patience and kindness over the past 45 years have kept my dreams and view of the romantic alive and vibrant.

      The Novice’s Guide

      To the Art of Writing

      by

      Paula Freda

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction and Preface

      Lesson No. 1

      Life Experience

      Inspiration

      The Twelve Keys

      hook

      Plot and Characters

      Polti's 36 Dramatic Situations

      Optional Assignment No. 1

      includes the beginning of your story

      Lesson No. 2

      Narrative and Dialogue

      Viewpoints (who is narrating the story)

      Pacing and Continuity

      Transitional phrases

      (smooth, not jarring)

      Climax

      Optional Assignment No. 2

      includes the middle of your story

      Lesson No. 3

      includes the completion of your story

      Denouement

      Characterization, physical descriptions, time and settings, logic, reasoning, plausibility, details, foreshadowing, and more.

      Optional Assignment No. 3

      includes the completion of your story

      Lesson No. 4

      Reviewing, revising, polishing, and sending out

      your story, or self-publishing,

      Marketability,

      The Manuscript

      Cover Letter

      E-mail submissions

      Self-publishing - Indie Author

      Markets, Writer's Groups, Advertising.

      Optional Assignment No. 4

      Bonus Short Story:

      Welcome Home, Amy

      Bonus Short Story:

      Old Woman in the Park (Stardust)

      Other Novels, Novellas, Articles, Essays by Paula Freda

      The Novice’s Guide

      To the Art of Writing

      by

      Paula Freda

      Introduction

      and

      Preface

      Hi, let me introduce myself ... a fellow writer, Paula Freda, daughter, granddaughter; mother, wife and homemaker, and Grandmother (Hip Hip Hooray!), with the aforementioned priorities first, but writer on equal terms. Without those first family designations, I could not be the latter. In other words, life experience, of which each of us has in abundance.

      Over the past 70 years I have written, taken writing courses, published my writing in my local hometown newspaper (The Mid-Island Times, Hicksville, Long Island, NY), published my works in several small presses, print and online, and self-published as an indie author/publisher under my pseudonym, Paula Freda. I have edited manuscripts, coordinated writers’ groups, published a small press The Pink Chameleon that showcased works submitted by beginning and intermediate writers in print editions 1985 thru 1999, and presently on the Internet since June 2000) .

      http://www.thepinkchameleon.com

      Along with selling through Amazon and Amazon/Createspace, my e-books and paperbacks (standard print and large print editions) sell online at Barnes and Noble.com, Smashwords, Kobo, Apple, (iPads, smartphones, tablets) etc.. I also have an online storefront to sell my work as pdf ebooks, on CDs, and Microsoft Word Files.

      http://angelfire.com/falcon/dpfenter prises.com

      Despite all the aforementioned, my sales are humble, and I remain an unknown. But I've never sought riches. Well, perhaps a little to supplement my Social Security.

      I write because I enjoy writing, creating, sharing my ideas. My soul reaching out and touching another soul. You and I may never be as famous as J K Rowling or Dean Koontz, but one hundred years from now, someone may find your work in an old bookstore, and find pleasure and knowledge in your creation. Your words may uplift a sagging spirit, or enthuse a depressed or wandering mind. Your words may create another J K Rowling or inspire another writer to achieve his best work.

      Then, of course, you just might be the next writer to hit the Best Seller List.

      In 2001 I taught a series of Lessons at mysticvisions.com (a former online writers' group) on writing and marketing short stories, lessons that can also be applied to most types of writing... novellas, novel, articles, essays, etc..

      I had four pupils and we communicated via e-mail. This book contains the aforementioned lessons. I heartily recommend delving into them and the private optional assignments, especially for beginning and intermediate writers. The knowledge herein can boost your writing abilities and present your work at its best to a prospective editor, and for a self-published author, to your reader.

      This book sells as an E-book and as a paperback through several online book publishers. I have revised and updated this version

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