How to Write & Sell Your First Novel
How to Write & Sell Your First Novel by Oscar Collier is a revised edition published by F+W Media on July 15, 1997. This 256-page book offers practical guidance for aspiring novelists, combining insights from literary agent Oscar Collier and freelance writer Frances Spatz Leighton. It provides specific advice on writing techniques and the publishing process, aimed at helping new authors navigate their journey from concept to publication.
Readers will find 100 expert tips covering essential writing skills, such as character development, dialogue, and plot structure. The book also addresses the importance of establishing a writing routine and offers strategies for revising and preparing manuscripts for submission. Additionally, it includes marketing advice, discussing the role of agents, contract negotiations, and self-promotion. The edition features enlightening interviews with newly published authors, providing valuable insights into their experiences and methods, making it a resource for those looking to start their writing careers.
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Even the most famous novelists had to start somewhere. Now you can make your start—successfully—with this book.
Literary agent Oscar Collier and successful freelance writer Frances Spatz Leighton team up to give you practical, specific advice on how to write your first novel and get it published. You’ll find 100 expert tips, including:
Solid Writing Instruction
- choose the kind of novel you want to write
- make characters, dialogue and plot work together to keep your reader (and prospective editor) turning the pages
- determine how many characters your story needs
- establish a daily writing routine that works for you—and gets your novel finished
- revise, edit and prepare your manuscript for submission
Expert Marketing Advice
- the pros and cons of using an agent—and how to represent yourself if you so choose
- contract negotiations
- publicity and self-promotion basics
Actual Case Histories
- Conversations with Five New Novelists, a chapter dedicated to enlightening and inspiring interviews with newly published authors
- valuable insight into the working methods, attitudes and specific strategies superstar novelists used to get published—to help you start building your own success
“This book should inspire many yearners to start writing and stop talking about doing so. It is rich with tactical, down-to-earth information on how to write novels and content with agents and publishers.”
—Howard Cady, former editor-in-chief of Little, Brown; Putnam’s; and Holt, Rhinehart & Winston
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