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Writing new adult fiction / Deborah Halverson ; [foreword by Sylvia Day].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [2014]Edition: First editionDescription: 281 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781599638003 (pbk.)
  • 1599638002 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.3
LOC classification:
  • PN 3355 H197w 2014
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Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction: Three cheers for emerging adults! -- Mastering the new adult market -- Creating your premise, NA-style -- Crafting a youthful yet sophisticated voice and sensibility -- Filling your fiction with characters who act their age -- How to talk like a new adult -- Strategizing an NA storyline that's fresh and wholly you -- Structuring a satisfying storyline -- Writing a seamless story from beginning to end -- Cranking up the conflict, tension, and pacing in your NA fiction -- Love and sex in the age of experimentation -- Building a world around the new adult experience -- Revising in a speed-driven market -- Self-publishing your new adult fiction -- Casting your lot with a traditional publisher -- Marketing your new adult fiction ... and yourself.
Summary: "From Sylvia Day's 'Bared to You' to Jamie McGuire's 'Beautiful Disaster', new adult fiction has arrived--and it's hotter than ever. But there's more to this category than its 18- to 26-year-old characters: The success of your story depends on authentically depicting the transition of your young protagonists from teenhood into adulthood. With 'Writing New Adult Fiction', you'll learn how to capture the spirit of freedom, self-discovery, and romance that defines the new adult experience"--Back cover.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 3355 H197w 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000119655

Includes index.

Foreword -- Introduction: Three cheers for emerging adults! -- Mastering the new adult market -- Creating your premise, NA-style -- Crafting a youthful yet sophisticated voice and sensibility -- Filling your fiction with characters who act their age -- How to talk like a new adult -- Strategizing an NA storyline that's fresh and wholly you -- Structuring a satisfying storyline -- Writing a seamless story from beginning to end -- Cranking up the conflict, tension, and pacing in your NA fiction -- Love and sex in the age of experimentation -- Building a world around the new adult experience -- Revising in a speed-driven market -- Self-publishing your new adult fiction -- Casting your lot with a traditional publisher -- Marketing your new adult fiction ... and yourself.

"From Sylvia Day's 'Bared to You' to Jamie McGuire's 'Beautiful Disaster', new adult fiction has arrived--and it's hotter than ever. But there's more to this category than its 18- to 26-year-old characters: The success of your story depends on authentically depicting the transition of your young protagonists from teenhood into adulthood. With 'Writing New Adult Fiction', you'll learn how to capture the spirit of freedom, self-discovery, and romance that defines the new adult experience"--Back cover.

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