How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome ThemEach year thousands of fiction writers, from beginners to bestselling author, benefit from Sol Stein's sold-out workshops, featured appearances at writers' conferences, software for writers, on-line columns, and his popular first book for writers, Stein on Writing. Stein practices what he teaches: He is the author of nine novels, including the million-copy bestseller The Magician, as well as editor of such major writers as James Baldwin, Jack Higgins, Elia Kazan, Budd Schulberg, W. H. Auden, and Jacques Barzun, and the teacher and editor of several current bestselling authors. What sets Stein apart is his practical approach. He provides specific techniques that speed writers to successful publication. |
Contents
The Reader Is Looking for an Experience | 3 |
Is Conflict a Necessity? | 19 |
Capturing the Reader | 29 |
Success Lies in Seeing the Details | 54 |
Characters Who Are Characters | 66 |
Backstage Where Writers Get Their Plots | 77 |
Our Native Language Is Not Dialogue | 90 |
Getting Intimate with the Reader Advanced Point of View | 108 |
Some Fundamentals for Emigrants from Nonfiction | 162 |
A Few Guidelines for Living Forever | 172 |
The Responsibilities of the Publisher | 177 |
The Prospect Before Us | 179 |
Putting Out to the World | 187 |
Midlist and Other Fictions of Publishing | 193 |
Envoi | 203 |
Welcome to the 21st Century | 205 |
Do You Promise to Tell the Truth So Help You? | 123 |
Where Writers Go Wrong | 127 |
How to Pilot Words Precisely | 139 |
You Have All the Time You Need | 148 |
Revision as Opportunity and Danger | 150 |
Practical Matters | 213 |
Appendix One The Little Things That Damage the Writers Authority | 215 |
Appendix Two Where Writers Get Help | 224 |
Glossary | 237 |
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How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to ... Sol Stein Limited preview - 1999 |
How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to ... Sol Stein Limited preview - 2002 |
How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to ... Sol Stein Limited preview - 2014 |