A breakout novel is one that rises out if its category - such as literary fiction, mystery, romance, or thriller - and hits the bestseller charts. Maass explains the elements that all breakout novels share and shows readers how to use these elements to write a novel that has a good chance of succeeding in a crowded marketplace. They'll learn to: - Create a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place - Develop larger-than-life characters - Sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish - Weave sub-plots into the main action - Explore universal themes that will interest a large audience
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great Insight...:
As a top literary agent, Donald gives great insight into what a top agent looks for and not just with new writers, but writers who have stalled in their careers. Nick
Some good points with weak examples:
Maass provides some useful information, but illustrates it with example passages that I didn't find to be at all inspiring. Many times I was left wondering if a particular example was really intended to illustrate what he'd written. Most of his examples left me cold, being either uninteresting or artificial-sounding, certainly nothing that I would want to read... or write. There are examples containing huge stretches of exposition and description in jumbo-length paragraphs that are devoid of action,... more info
Great Start:
Read through this text book once and am beginning again with highlighter in hand! What a great start to a writing career!
Fiction made fabulous...:
Donald Maass lays it on the line about what makes fiction ring for a reader. As a novelist focused on entertaining my readers this book has loosened my pen and bolstered my courage to dare to write the most engrossing, involving story that I can. Excellent advice, examples, and encouragement.
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