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How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
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Series: Advanced Fiction Writing, Book 1
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ISBN10: 1500574058
ISBN13: 9781500574055
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jul 18 2014
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781500574055
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jul 18 2014
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Magical Key to Unlock Your Creative Wizard
Are you writing a novel, but having trouble getting your first draft written? You've heard of outlining, but that sounds too rigid for you. You've heard of organic writing, but that seems a bit squishy to you. Take a look at the wildly popular Snowflake Method-ten battle-tested steps that jump-start your creativity and help you quickly map out your story. All around the world, novelists are using the Snowflake Method right now to ignite their imaginations and get their first drafts down. In this book, you'll follow the story of a fictitious novelist as she learns to tap into the amazing power of the Snowflake Method. Almost magically, she finds her story growing from a simple idea into a deep and powerful novel. And she finds her novel changing her-into a stronger, more courageous person.
Are you writing a novel, but having trouble getting your first draft written? You've heard of outlining, but that sounds too rigid for you. You've heard of organic writing, but that seems a bit squishy to you. Take a look at the wildly popular Snowflake Method-ten battle-tested steps that jump-start your creativity and help you quickly map out your story. All around the world, novelists are using the Snowflake Method right now to ignite their imaginations and get their first drafts down. In this book, you'll follow the story of a fictitious novelist as she learns to tap into the amazing power of the Snowflake Method. Almost magically, she finds her story growing from a simple idea into a deep and powerful novel. And she finds her novel changing her-into a stronger, more courageous person.
Zany, Over the Top, and Just Plain Fun
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method is a business parable-a how-to guide written in story form. It's zany. It's over the top. It's just plain fun. It shows you how it's done, rather than tells you. You'll learn by example how to grow your story idea into a sizzling first draft. You'll discover:
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method is a business parable-a how-to guide written in story form. It's zany. It's over the top. It's just plain fun. It shows you how it's done, rather than tells you. You'll learn by example how to grow your story idea into a sizzling first draft. You'll discover:
- How to define your target audience the right way, so you know exactly how your ideal readers think and feel. Forget what the experts tell you about demographics.
- How to create a dynamite selling tool that will instantly tell people whether they'll love your story or hate it. And you want them to love it or hate it.
- How to get inside the skin of each of your characters-even your villain. Especially your villain.
- How to find a deep, emotively powerful theme for your story. Do you know the best point in your novel to unveil your theme?
- How to know when to backtrack, and why backtracking is essential to writing great fiction.
- How to fire-test each scene to ensure it's high-impact-before you write it.
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