Writing new adult fiction
By: Deborah Halverson ; foreword by Sylvia Day
Contributors: Day, Sylvia, author of foreword
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781599638003
Subjects: Authors and publishers; Authorship; Fiction
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction: Three cheers for emerging adults!; title: Mastering the new adult market; title: Creating your premise, NA-style; title: Crafting a youthful yet sophisticated voice and sensibility; title: Filling your fiction with characters who act their age; title: How to talk like a new adult; title: Strategizing an NA storyline that's fresh and wholly you; title: Structuring a satisfying storyline; title: Writing a seamless story from beginning to end; title: Cranking up the conflict, tension, and pacing in your NA fiction; title: Love and sex in the age of experimentation; title: Building a world around the new adult experience; title: Revising in a speed-driven market; title: Self-publishing your new adult fiction; title: Casting your lot with a traditional publisher; title: Marketing your new adult fiction ... and yourself.