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    Troubleshooting Your Novel: Essential Techniques for Identifying and Solving Manuscript Problems

    By Steven James and Steve Berry

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    Take your story to the next level of excellence!

    You've completed the first draft of your novel--now what? Chances are, it's not perfect...at least not yet. In order to increase your chances of getting a literary agent, selling your manuscript to a  publisher, or garnering an audience for your self-published work, you need targeted, practical instruction on tackling the problem areas and weak spots in your story. You need Troubleshooting Your Novel.

    In this hand-on, easy-to-use guide, award-winning author Steven James provides helpful techniques and checklists, timesaving tricks of the trade, and hundreds of questions for manuscript analysis and revision. You'll learn how to:
    • ADJUST elements of story progression, from causality, tension, and setbacks to plot twists, climaxes, and endings.
    • DEVELOP authentic, riveting characters by exploring their attitudes, desires, beliefs, and more.
    • LEARN narrative techniques for elements such as dialogue, flashbacks, suspense, voice, subtext, and flow.
    • ENSURE reader engagement by aligning with their expectations, fulfilling promises, and instilling trust.
    • CHECK issues with context and continuity.
    You owe your book more than just a polish and a proofread. Strengthen your story, prepare it for the marketplace, and make it the best it can be with Troubleshooting Your Novel.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWriter's Digest Books
    Release dateSep 20, 2016
    ISBN9781599639840
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    Troubleshooting Your Novel: Essential Techniques for Identifying and Solving Manuscript Problems
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    Steven James

    Steven James is the critically acclaimed, national bestselling author of sixteen novels. His work has been optioned by ABC Studios and praised by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, the New York Journal of Books, and many others. His pulse-pounding, award-winning thrillers are known for their intricate storylines and insightful explorations of good and evil.  When he’s not working on his next book, he’s either teaching master classes on writing throughout the country, trail running, or sneaking off to catch a matinee.

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