Writing fiction for dummies
By: by Randy Ingermanson, Peter Economy
Contributors: Economy, Peter
Series: --For dummies
Publisher: For Dummies; John Wiley [distributor]
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J; Chichester
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780470530702
Subjects: Authorship; Technique; Creative writing; Fiction
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: Part I
title: Getting Ready to Write Fiction
pagenum: 7; label: Chapter 1
title: Fiction Writing Basics
pagenum: 9; label: Chapter 2
title: What Makes a Great Story?
pagenum: 21; label: Chapter 3
title: Finding Your Audience and Category
pagenum: 37; label: Chapter 4
title: Four Ways to Write a Great Novel
pagenum: 59; label: Chapter 5
title: Managing Your Time ... and Yourself
pagenum: 71; label: Part II
title: Creating Compelling Fiction
pagenum: 85; label: Chapter 6
title: Building Your Story World: The Setting for Your Story
pagenum: 87; label: Chapter 7
title: Creating Compelling Characters
pagenum: 107; label: Chapter 8
title: Storyline and Three-Act Structure: The Top Layers of Your Plot
pagenum: 135; label: Chapter 9
title: Synopsis, Scene List, and Scene: Your Middle Layers of Plot
pagenum: 157; label: Chapter 10
title: Action, Dialogue, and More: The Lowest Layer of Your Plot
pagenum: 177; label: Chapter 11
title: Thinking Through Your Theme
pagenum: 203; label: Part III
title: Editing and Polishing Your Story and Characters
pagenum: 215; label: Chapter 12
title: Analyzing Your Characters
pagenum: 217; label: Chapter 13
title: Scrutinizing Your Story Structure
pagenum: 239; label: Chapter 14
title: Editing Your Scenes for Structure
pagenum: 259; label: Chapter 15
title: Editing Your Scenes for Content
pagenum: 273; label: Part IV
title: Getting Published
pagenum: 291; label: Chapter 16
title: Getting Ready to Sell Your Book: Polishing and Submitting
pagenum: 293; label: Chapter 17
title: Approaching Agents and Editors
pagenum: 315; label: Part V
title: The Part of Tens
pagenum: 327; label: Chapter 18
title: Ten Steps to Analyzing Your Story
pagenum: 329; label: Chapter 19
title: Ten Reasons Novels Are Rejected
pagenum: 337; title: Index
pagenum: 345