A practical and succinct guide designed to help you give your manuscript its best chance to be noticed by literary agents. Contains a systematic chapter-by-chapter look at the symptoms of bad writing and how to avoid them. Written in an engaging and friendly style by a successful literary agent with a knowledgeable insider's perspective.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I: PRELIMINARY PROBLEMS
- 1: Presentation
- 2: Adjectives and Adverbs
- 3: Sound
- 4: Comparison
- 5: Style
- PART II: DIALOGUE
- 6: Between the Lines
- 7: Commonplace
- 8: Informative
- 9: Melodramatic
- 10: Hard to Follow
- PART III: THE BIGGER PICTURE
- 11: Showing Versus Telling
- 12: Viewpoint and Narration
- 13: Characterization
- 14: Hooks
- 15: Subtlety
- 16: Tone
- 17: Focus
- 18: Setting
- 19: Pacing and Progression
- Epilogue
- Index
