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Break into Fiction

Books on Craft for the Intermediate Fiction Writer

July 30, 2010 by Margaret Duarte

Books on Craft for the Intermediate Fiction Writer

If you’re an intermediate fiction writer and are ready to write a novel then Break Into Fiction will put you on the right path.  National workshop speakers,  Mary Buckham and Dianna Love, point out that there’s a logical progression of steps to take.  “Although there is no formula for writing a book,” they say, “the instructions and templates […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Writers Tagged With: Break into Fiction, intermediate fiction writer, The First Five Pages

The Synopsis. Yikes!

July 16, 2010 by Margaret Duarte

The Synopsis. Yikes!

Okay. I’ve been putting this off for too long.  Consider it an exercise in self-coaching, positive-imaging, or focusing on a targeted goal.  I’m going to discuss the key to the gate for the unpublished writer–the synopsis. And what do I, a writer standing on the precipice, know about the synopsis? Well, for starters, I had a heck […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Writers, Publishing and Marketing Tagged With: Break into Fiction, Dianna Love, Jon Franklin, Mary Buckham, outlining, synopsis, Writing for Story

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